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US JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2018
Defense Ministry pursues record spending amid plan to buy more U.S. arms: report
The Cabinet is set to sign off on the five-year, u00a527 trillion spending surge this month as Japan moves to narrow its trade gap with the U.S., a report says.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2018
Japan's Upper House approves free trade pact with EU by majority vote
The Diet on Saturday approved an economic partnership agreement with the European Union that's set to create a free trade bloc accounting for 30 percent of world output.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 7, 2018
South Korea's waning interest in Japan ties
South Korean President Moon Jae-in's behavior gives no indication that he attaches importance to bilateral ties with Japan.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2018
Lawyers in South Korean wartime labor case set deadline for response from Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
Lawyers representing South Korean plaintiffs in a World War II labor court case against Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. have set a Dec. 24 deadline for the firm to show willingness to discuss a court verdict on compensation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2018
The United States, China and the preferred superpower
For Japan, the U.S. has traditionally held the role — but that was before the Trump administration.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
74% of Russians oppose handing disputed islands to Japan
Over 70 percent of Russians oppose handing control of the four Moscow-held islands claimed by Japan over to Tokyo, a survey by a Russian nongovernmental research organization has shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2018
Japan may seize South Korean assets amid row over wartime labor
The central government may seize South Korean assets in Japan if the holdings of Japanese firms in South Korea are confiscated following recent Supreme Court rulings against them over the issue of wartime labor, sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2018
Breaking down the issue of wartime labor that has rocked Japan-South Korea ties
The diplomatic crisis between Seoul and Tokyo deepened further Thursday as two South Korea courts ordered two Japanese firms to pay compensation to South Korean wartime laborers.

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