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G-7 Meeting Leaves U.S. Isolated over Metal Tariffs

June 4, 2018

Whistler, Canada- Most of the Group of Seven major countries expressed regrets over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs at a meeting that ended Saturday, leaving the United States isolated in the rich countries’ club. “Concerns were expressed that the tariffs

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Japan, U.S., Australia Agree on Maritime Security Cooperation

June 4, 2018

Singapore- Japan, the United States and Australia on Saturday agreed that the international community needs to cooperate to deal with any attempt to change the status quo in the South China Sea unilaterally. The agreement, which apparently had in mind

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EXCLUSIVE: MOF Officials Testify Sagawa Ordered Tampering

June 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Ministry of Finance officials have testified that then senior official Nobuhisa Sagawa instructed them to falsify documents related to a controversial state land sale to Moritomo Gakuen, Jiji Press learned Saturday. Sagawa saw problems with Moritomo-related documents to

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Abe Voices Expectations for U.S.-North Korea Summit

June 2, 2018

Otsu, Shiga Pref.- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe voiced on Saturday his expectations for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which will be held on June 12. Speaking at a convention of

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U.S. Blasted over Tariffs at G-7 Finance Meeting

June 2, 2018

Whistler- The United States on Friday faced a barrage of criticism from other Group of Seven major countries over its new steel and aluminum tariffs during their meeting in Canada. The G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors kicked off

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Onodera Calls for Keeping Pressure until N. Korea Denuclearized

June 2, 2018

Singapore- Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera on Saturday underlined the need to keep maximum pressure on North Korea until Pyongyang completely scraps all of its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. “It is indispensable to maintain maximum pressure on

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Statue of WWI Western Japan POW Camp Head Unveiled

June 2, 2018

Naruto, Tokushima Pref.- A statue of the head of a World War I camp in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, for German prisoners was unveiled in the western Japan city on Friday. Born in Aizuwakamatsu in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima in

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INTERVIEW: N. Korea Eyeing Deal on Nuke Control, Not Abolishment

June 2, 2018

Washington- With last-minute efforts under way to realize the June 12 U.S.-North Korea summit, Michael Green, a former U.S. government expert on Asia, believes North Korea is aiming to win a deal on the management, not the scrapping, of its

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