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"Totally Unacceptable": Japan On China's Fukushima-Linked Seafood Ban
Japan has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that China's ban on Japanese seafood after the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was "totally unacceptable", the Japanese foreign ministry said late on Monday.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Arrives In Kyiv: Report
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, Japanese media reported, after the foreign ministry announced he was headed on a surprise trip to Ukraine.
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Japan PM Kishida To Meet Ukraine's Zelensky Today In Surprise Kyiv Visit
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday to offer "solidarity and unwavering support," Japan's foreign ministry said.
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Beijing's Response On Japan PM's "Ukraine-Like China Threat In Asia"
China's foreign ministry accused Japan of exaggerating a perceived threat from Beijing as an excuse to boost its own military might, after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned the invasion of Ukraine could be replicated in East Asia.
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PM Modi, President Biden Meet At Quad Summit With Japan, Australia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga came together this evening in a virtual meeting of the leaders of the "Quad" group of nations. The first summit - seen as part of efforts to balance China's growing military and economic power - will focus on a "...
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India Has Longstanding Interest In Developing Colombo Port: Foreign Ministry
Days after Sri Lanka unilaterally cancelled Indian and Japanese participation in the development of East Container Terminal at Colombo port, India on Thursday said it has a longstanding interest in participation in the port.
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Maldives Denies Its Ship Used To Transfer Goods From North Korean Vessel
Maldives on Wednesday denied a Japanese foreign ministry statement that said a Maldives-flagged vessel was used to illegally transfer goods from a North Korean-flagged tanker in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
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After Years Of Talks, Japan, European Union Near 'Broad Agreement' On Free Trade Pact
Japan and the European Union are nearing a broad agreement on a free trade pact, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and a senior EU trade official agreed on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said.
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Japan Urges China To Play Bigger Role In Restraining North Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's top security adviser has urged China to play a bigger role in restraining North Korea's nuclear and missile development programmes, Japan's foreign ministry said in a statement.
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Japan To Conduct Simulated Drills For China-Taiwan Clash: Report
Japan will carry out a tabletop exercise next week to simulate its response in the event of a military clash between China and Taiwan, Japanese media said. The Self-Defence Forces will conduct drills from Monday through Friday with the US military participating as an observer, a Japanese government source told Kyodo News.
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Japan Protests Over China's Radar Unit Near Disputed Waters
Japan has filed a protest to Beijing after the discovery that China installed radar equipment in a gas exploration platform close to disputed waters in the East China Sea, a Japanese foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
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Japan Protests After Chinese Ships Sail Near Disputed Islets
Japan protested to China on Friday after Chinese coastguard ships and fishing vessels entered what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around a group of disputed islets, the Japanese foreign ministry said.
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Japan Scrambles Jets to Intercept 'Russian' Plane
Japan scrambled four fighter jets to intercept a foreign aircraft -- believed to have been Russian -- which briefly violated its airspace, the defence ministry was reported as saying today.
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Ban Ki-Moon Defends China Parade Trip After Japanese Concern: Report
Chinese state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has defended his trip to Beijing next week to watch a military parade marking the end of World War Two following concern from Japan.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe Expresses World War II Remorse, But Not Enough for Victims
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed deep remorse Friday over World War II and said previous national apologies would stand, but Asian nations that suffered under Tokyo's militarism were unmoved.
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"Totally Unacceptable": Japan On China's Fukushima-Linked Seafood Ban
Japan has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that China's ban on Japanese seafood after the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was "totally unacceptable", the Japanese foreign ministry said late on Monday.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Arrives In Kyiv: Report
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, Japanese media reported, after the foreign ministry announced he was headed on a surprise trip to Ukraine.
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Japan PM Kishida To Meet Ukraine's Zelensky Today In Surprise Kyiv Visit
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday to offer "solidarity and unwavering support," Japan's foreign ministry said.
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Beijing's Response On Japan PM's "Ukraine-Like China Threat In Asia"
China's foreign ministry accused Japan of exaggerating a perceived threat from Beijing as an excuse to boost its own military might, after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned the invasion of Ukraine could be replicated in East Asia.
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PM Modi, President Biden Meet At Quad Summit With Japan, Australia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga came together this evening in a virtual meeting of the leaders of the "Quad" group of nations. The first summit - seen as part of efforts to balance China's growing military and economic power - will focus on a "...
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India Has Longstanding Interest In Developing Colombo Port: Foreign Ministry
Days after Sri Lanka unilaterally cancelled Indian and Japanese participation in the development of East Container Terminal at Colombo port, India on Thursday said it has a longstanding interest in participation in the port.
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Maldives Denies Its Ship Used To Transfer Goods From North Korean Vessel
Maldives on Wednesday denied a Japanese foreign ministry statement that said a Maldives-flagged vessel was used to illegally transfer goods from a North Korean-flagged tanker in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
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After Years Of Talks, Japan, European Union Near 'Broad Agreement' On Free Trade Pact
Japan and the European Union are nearing a broad agreement on a free trade pact, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and a senior EU trade official agreed on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said.
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Japan Urges China To Play Bigger Role In Restraining North Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's top security adviser has urged China to play a bigger role in restraining North Korea's nuclear and missile development programmes, Japan's foreign ministry said in a statement.
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Japan To Conduct Simulated Drills For China-Taiwan Clash: Report
Japan will carry out a tabletop exercise next week to simulate its response in the event of a military clash between China and Taiwan, Japanese media said. The Self-Defence Forces will conduct drills from Monday through Friday with the US military participating as an observer, a Japanese government source told Kyodo News.
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Japan Protests Over China's Radar Unit Near Disputed Waters
Japan has filed a protest to Beijing after the discovery that China installed radar equipment in a gas exploration platform close to disputed waters in the East China Sea, a Japanese foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
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Japan Protests After Chinese Ships Sail Near Disputed Islets
Japan protested to China on Friday after Chinese coastguard ships and fishing vessels entered what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around a group of disputed islets, the Japanese foreign ministry said.
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Japan Scrambles Jets to Intercept 'Russian' Plane
Japan scrambled four fighter jets to intercept a foreign aircraft -- believed to have been Russian -- which briefly violated its airspace, the defence ministry was reported as saying today.
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Ban Ki-Moon Defends China Parade Trip After Japanese Concern: Report
Chinese state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has defended his trip to Beijing next week to watch a military parade marking the end of World War Two following concern from Japan.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe Expresses World War II Remorse, But Not Enough for Victims
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed deep remorse Friday over World War II and said previous national apologies would stand, but Asian nations that suffered under Tokyo's militarism were unmoved.
