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NYT: In Japan, US losing diplomatic ground to China
The New York Times gives an overview report today on the recent straining of US-Japan relations and concurrent thawing of China-Japan relations. Since last year’s election, there have been a flurry of diplomatic visits between China and Japan. The Yoimuri Shimbun even cited an anonymous diplomatic source that said there could [...] -
China, Japan tensions flare over natural gas
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his Japanese countepart Katsuya Okada met Sunday to further promote China-Japan relations, but what made headlines was a spat over disputed boundary claims in the East China Sea. In his talks with Yang, the Japanese foreign minister said that Tokyo would take “action” if China violated a 2008 agreement over [...] -
China, Japan, South Korea sign memorandum on food safety
TOKYO: Health ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed on Monday to step up efforts to ensure food safety following concerns over pesticide-tainted Chinese dumplings. Japanese Health Minister Akira Nagatsuma, his Chinese counterpart Chen Zhu and South Korean health chief Jeon Jae-Hee signed their first joint memorandum on food safety after a meeting in Tokyo, [...] -
Japan in the spotlight in the lead-up to APEC 2009 Singapore
BY PETER DRYSDALE - When the 21 APEC leaders get together at their summit in Singapore next month, the spotlight will be on Japan and its new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. For one thing, this year is the twentieth anniversary of the birth of APEC in Canberra, in 1989. APEC is the child of a remarkable Japanese and Australian diplomatic initiative [...].
