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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Japan firms worried about escalation of boycott in S. Korea
August 23, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese businesses are increasingly concerned about a possible escalation of the boycott of Japanese products in South Korea following Seoul’s surprising decision on Thursday to scrap its military intelligence-sharing pact with Tokyo. As the bilateral tensions have spread to the
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