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China welcomes end of Japan-South Korea military info pact

August 24, 2019

Beijing–China signaled support Friday for South Korea’s decision to terminate an agreement to share military intelligence with Japan. A bilateral agreement should contribute to regional peace and stability and promote the peace process on the Korean Peninsula without hurting the

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S. Korean lawmakers to visit Takeshima on August 31

August 24, 2019

Seoul–Seven South Korean lawmakers will visit the Takeshima Islands in the Sea of Japan on Aug. 31, one of the lawmakers said Friday, a trip that could stir up tensions between Tokyo and Seoul. The visit to the islands controlled

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EXCLUSIVE: License plate-based olympic traffic control plan aborted

August 24, 2019

Tokyo–Authorities have scrapped the idea of restricting private vehicles’ entry into the Metropolitan Expressway based on license plates during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, informed sources said Friday. The organizing committee for the quadrennial sporting event and the central

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Japan not to take countermeasures over S. Korea’s exit from pact

August 24, 2019

Tokyo–Japan does not intend to take any countermeasures anytime soon, though it is frustrated by South Korea’s decision to scrap a bilateral intelligence-sharing pact, sources familiar with the situation said. Japanese officials Friday expressed displeasure with the South Korean decision

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July heatstroke sufferers decrease year on year in Japan

August 23, 2019

Tokyo–The number of people taken to hospital by ambulance due to heatstroke in Japan in July tumbled some 70 pct year on year to 16,431, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Friday. In July last year, the number climbed

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Japan-US Ministerial Trade talks to run into third day

August 23, 2019

Washington–Japan and the United States will extend their ministerial trade talks into a third day after completing the scheduled two-day session Thursday, Japanese Economic Revitalization Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said. “Discussions have considerably neared a conclusion,” Motegi told reporters after the

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Abe, Trump to meet on G-7 sidelines, possibly to discuss trade

August 23, 2019

Washington–U.S. President Donald Trump will hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of a three-day Group of Seven summit in Biarritz, southwestern France, from Saturday, the White House said Thursday. The two leaders are widely expected

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U.S. “disappointed” over S. Korea’s ending of intel pact with Japan

August 23, 2019

Washington–U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday expressed disappointment over South Korea’s decision to terminate an agreement to share military intelligence with Japan. “We’re disappointed to see the decision that the South Koreans made” about the information-sharing pact with

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