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A New Path for Japan By
Yukio Hatoyama
(New York Times, Aug. 27, 2009) Yukio Hatoyama
heads the Democratic Party of Japan, and would become prime minister should
the party win in Sunday’s elections.
Government and Policy
The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs very useful site
Foreign Policy Page Japan Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
House of Councilors (National Diet of Japan,
Sangi-in)
House of Representatives (National Diet of Japan,
Shugi-in)
The Constitution of Japan English translated
version
Japan-China Relations, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Japan
Overview - Japan-ASEAN
Relations
Permanent Mission of Japan
to the United Nations Japan's
position on issues, Japan's
Policy and Press Releases
Information and Research
NIRA (National Institute
for Research Advancement, Japan)
Japan Institute of
International Affairs (JIIA)
Japanese Journal Information
Web
The National
Security-Archive U.S.-Japan Project Papers on diplomatic,
security, and economic relations between the U.S.
and Japan
Japan Center for International Exchange (A nonprofit and
non-governmental institution, Japan)
Japan Policy Research
Institute (JPRI) U.S.-Japan relationship and its implications for the Pacific Rim
Japan Economic Institute of
America (JEI) information on Japanese economy, politics, foreign policy
and U.S.-Japan relations
Kyodo News Web
Japan Times
Japan Offers New Plan in
Okinawa Dispute
(New York Times, Mar. 4, 2010) The Japanese
government has approached United States
officials with a new proposal for resolving a festering dispute over an
American air base in Okinawa, the Japanese
news media reported.
Japan May Take China to
Tribunal Over East China Sea Gas Field
(Bloomberg, Feb. 22, 2010) Japan may take a dispute
with China over developing a natural gas field in the East China Sea to an
international maritime tribunal, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano
said.
Ma Meets Japan Envoy, Calls
for FTA
(Taipei Times,
Feb. 5, 2010) President Ma Ying-jeou met the new Japanese representative to Taiwan, Tadashi Imai, and expressed the hope
that Taipei and Tokyo could sign a free-trade agreement
(FTA).
New Joint Study Fails to
Bridge Divide between Japan and China on Nanjing (AFP, Feb. 1, 2010) Japanese and Chinese academics published the
results of a three-year joint study that showed they could not resolve
differences on controversial modern events including the 1937 Nanjing
Massacre.
Japan, U.S. Vow to Expand
Ties Despite Base Feud
(Reuters, Jan. 19, 2010) They will work with
China and also jointly deal with North Korea's nuclear and missile threats,
the two countries' foreign and defense ministers said in a statement to mark
the 50th anniversary of the U.S.-Japan security treaty.
Japan Threatens Action on
China Gas Project: Report
(Reuters, Jan. 17, 2010) Japan warned China
that it would take action if Beijing starts
gas production in a disputed field in the East China Sea, Japan's Kyodo news agency
reported.
Japan Leader Wants More
Equal Ties with U.S.
(AP, Jan. 4, 2010) Japan's
prime minister said he will press for more equal ties with Washington
this year, the 50th anniversary of a joint security treaty that grants many
special privileges to U.S.
troops stationed in the country.
Japan Urged to View Taiwan
Differently
(CNA, Dec. 25, 2009) Japan
should look at Taiwan
from a new perspective and develop a new relationship, as both countries have
changed, National Security Council Secretary-General Su Chi said.
Ma Wishes to Boost Links
with Japan’s Ruling Party
(CNA, Dec. 15, 2009) President Ma Ying-jeou said
that he hopes to increase links with Japan's ruling Democratic Party, which
he said would facilitate efforts to promote Taiwan Japan ties.
For China, Japan Sets Aside
Royal Protocols
(Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 14, 2009) Haketa
said he made an exception this time because it is, after all, the government
that rules Japan,
not the Emperor. But he added that “This is very sad. Something like this
should not occur simply because the other nation is considered important. This
must never happen again.”
High-Profile DPP Delegation
Visits Japan
(CNA, Dec. 14, 2009) A high-profile delegation
organized by Taiwan's main opposition party Democratic Progressive Party
arrived in Tokyo Sunday to reach out to Japanese politicians from across the
political spectrum.
Japan’s New Taiwan Envoy
(AFP, Dec. 5, 2009) Mr Tadashi Imai, Japan's
former ambassador to Israel and Malaysia, will be the new head of the
Interchange Association in Taipei, said a lawmaker
of the ruling Kuomintang.
Taiwan-Japan Relations Firm
Despite Resignation: MOFA
(CNA, Dec. 3, 2009) Taiwan's
relations with Japan will
not be affected by the resignation of the Japanese representative to Taiwan,
an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Japanese Representative to
Taiwan Saito Resigns
(Taipei Times, Dec. 2, 2009) Japan’s Interchange Association — Tokyo’s representative
office — confirmed that Representative Masaki Saito has resigned .
Fishing Deal Signed with
Japan: COA
(CNA, Nov. 30, 2009) Taiwan
and Japan
will begin allowing on-board inspections of each other's fishing boats in
international waters from late December, according to the Fisheries
Administration under the Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture.
China, Japan Plan First
Joint Military Exercise
(Reuters, Nov. 27, 2009) Japan and China agreed
to conduct their first joint military training exercise, in the latest sign
of warming ties between the Asian neighbors.
Obama, Japanese Premier at
Odds over Air Station Negotiations
(Washington
Post, Nov. 17, 2009) The wrestling match between the United States and Japan
over the location of the U.S. Marine air station in Okinawa is far from
over—despite President Obama's chummy visit here with Japanese Prime Minister
Yukio Hatoyama.
Japanese Have Better Image
of Pres. Ma: JCCI Head Ogura
(CNA, Nov. 7, 2009) Businesspeople in Japan no
longer cling to President Ma’s past reputation as an anti-Japanese Tioyutai
warrior but instead are convinced that Taiwan is their best partner for
developing the huge potential market in China.
Japan-Taiwan Talks Urged by
JCCI
(CNA, Nov. 1, 2009) The normally reserved
Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) in Taipei
recently called on Taiwan
and Japan
to establish a channel for direct talks between officials at the ministerial
level.
Foreign Ministry Asks Japan
to Release Seized Boat
(China Post, Sep. 17, 2009) The foreign ministry
yesterday lodged a formal protest with Japan after a Taiwanese fishing boat
was seized by Japanese maritime patrol authorities near the Tiaoyutai islands.
Taiwan Boat Seized
(China Post, Sep. 15, 2009) Taiwan backed down in a brief confrontation on
the seas with Japan
yesterday morning, letting the Japanese seize a Danshui-based sports fishing
boat and take its skipper and his crew member prisoner.
Japan’s New Leader Reassures
U.S. on Alliance
(New York Times, Sep. 4, 2009) Scrambling to mend
fences with his country’s biggest ally, Japan’s next leader, Yukio Hatoyama,
told President Obama and the United States ambassador that the American
alliance was the basis of Japanese foreign policy.
MOFA Seeks Friends in
Japanese Diet
(Taipei
Times, Sep. 2, 2009) Just over half of the parliamentarians in the
Sino-Japanese Diet Members Conference lost their seats after Japanese voters
went to the polls on Sunday.
Election Won’t Affect
Taiwan, Japan Ties
(China
Post, Aug. 30, 2009) The Democratic Party of Japan is expected to sweep to a
landslide victory, but the change of government in Tokyo
won't affect relations between Japan
and Taiwan, Japan
watchers here said.
Ma Cool in Meeting with
Envoy
(Taipei Times,
Aug. 12, 2009) While the president was very cordial to visiting Japanese
lawmakers, his displeasure with Tokyo’s
representative was clear.
Senate Confirms China, Japan
Ambassador Nominees
(AP, Aug. 7, 2009) The Senate confirmed Utah Gov.
Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China, giving the Republican the task of
nurturing a sometimes shaky relationship that President Barack Obama sees as
crucial to solving many of the world's most difficult crises.
Election Won’t Alter
Japan-U.S. Alliance: Commander
(AP, Jul. 28, 2009) The top commander for U.S. troops
in Japan brushed off any possible doubts Tuesday about the durability of the
U.S.-Japan security alliance, even if next month's parliamentary elections
put a different party in power.
Gov’t Still Urging Japan to
Recall Envoy on Remark
(China Post, Jul. 23, 2009) Taipei
is still mulling whether it will continue pressing Tokyo
to replace its de facto ambassador over his controversial remark about Taiwan's
sovereignty status, local reports said.
Japan’s Troop Movement Won’t
Affect Fishermen
(CNA, Jul. 10, 2009) MOFA said that it will not
comment on the Japan government's plan to move some of its troops from
Okinawa to Yonaguni Island near Taiwan's east coast, but is confident that
the plan will not affect the operations of Taiwanese fishermen in the area.
Japan May Deploy Troops Near
Disputed Islands
(AFP, Jul. 2, 2009) Japan's defence ministry is
considering deploying troops on an island in the East China Sea near a group
of islets that is claimed by Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei, according to a
ministry spokesman.
No Plans to Seek Saito
Recall: Deputy Minister
(Taipei Times, May 6, 2009) The government has no
plans to demand that Tokyo
recall Interchange Association Representative Masaki Saito, Deputy Minister
of Foreign Affairs David Lin told a group of lawmakers.
KMT Lawmakers Call for
Recall of Japanese Envoy on Comments
(China
Post, May 3, 2009) Masaki Saito, Japan's Interchange Association representative
in Taipei, must be considered persona non
grata for stating in public the status of Taiwan has not been decided,
legislators of the ruling party said.
76% in Japan See Good
Relationship
(CNA, May 2, 2009) Three-quarters of Japanese responding
to a recent poll commissioned by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said
that bilateral relations between Taiwan and Japan are good and over 60
percent indicated they were interested in visiting Taiwan.
China, Iran Hit for Nuke
Secrecy
(Japan Times, Apr. 28, 2009) Shedding light on
China and Iran's secretive nuclear arms programs is key to advancing global
disarmament, Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone said in
Tokyo.
China Announces Visit by
Japanese Leader
(AP, Apr. 24, 2009) Japanese Prime Minister Taro
Aso will make an official visit to China
next week, Beijing
announced, a day after protesting an offering given by the Japanese leader to
a war shrine.
Japan Aims for Walking Robot
on the Moon by 2020
(AP, Apr. 3, 2009) Japan hopes to have a
two-legged robot walk on the moon by around 2020, with a joint mission
involving astronauts and robots to follow, according to a plan laid out by a
government group.
Japan Sends Navy to Join
Somalia Anti-Pirate Patrols
(Reuters, Mar. 13, 2009) Japan ordered two naval
vessels to join international patrols aimed at curbing pirate attacks off
Somalia, after months of deliberations on how to help protect cargo ships
without breaching its pacifist constitution.
Taiwan, Japan Reach Deal
After Ocean Incident
(Reuters, Feb. 28, 2009) Taiwan and Japan
agreed during talks in Taiwan
to share any urgent information about fishing boat activity and to let a pair
of non-governmental agencies hash out any disputes.
Japan Fishing Talks to be
Resumed After 4-Year Hiatus
(CNA, Feb. 18, 2009) Taiwan and Japan will hold
their 16th round of fisheries talks late this month in Taipei to search for a
solution to fishing rights issues in disputed waters,Tsai Ming-yao,
secretary-general of the quasi official Association of East Asian Relations
(AEAR), said.
Japan Orders Ships to Fight
Somalia Pirates
(AP, Jan. 27, 2009) Japan's
defense minister ordered the dispatch of ships to fight pirates off the shores of Somalia, joining countries ranging from the United States to Iran
to China
in the battle against the outlaws.
Taiwan to Woo Japan in 2009
(Reuters, Jan. 21, 2009) Taiwan will try to improve relations with Japan following strained ties
with its former colonial ruler since President Ma Ying-jeou came to office,
the government said.
Japan, China Meet Over Gas
Row
(AFP, Jan. 9, 2009) JAPAN and China
held talks on a renewed row over gas fields in the East China Sea, a dispute
that has long clouded ties between Asia's
two biggest economies.
Talks with Japan on Fishing
Rights to Open Next Month
(Taipei Times, Jan. 7, 2008) The 16th round of
talks between Japan and Taiwan on fishing rights disputes will be held in
Taipei next month, MOFA said, but added that the matter of sovereignty over
the Diaoyutai islands would not be discussed.
Envoy to Japan Ready to
Upgrade Two-Way Ties
(CNA, Jan. 6, 2009) Taiwan's top envoy to Japan,
John C. T. Feng, promised to do his best to enhance and cement ties between
the two countries.
Japan Says China’s Gas
Drilling ‘Regrettable’
(Reuters, Jan. 5, 2009) Japan's foreign minister
said Tokyo had protested over Chinese gas drilling in a disputed East China
Sea field, which it called regrettable, and urged Beijing to resume talks
quickly.
A 21st Century Vision for the Alliance By
Yoichi Funabashi
(PacNet #7, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Feb. 18, 2010)
In redefining the Japan-US alliance for the challenges posed by this century,
the pact needs to evolve from being “against” something to one that is “for”
something.
Will Japan Emerge from Its
Shell?—Part II By Daniel Sneider
(YaleGlobal, Feb. 5, 2010) Japan’s new tack not
only has caught the US flat-footed, but also has other countries in the Asia
Pacific worried. Most importantly, Tokyo seems
to be making uncharacteristically friendly overtures to Beijing. But it would be wrong to assume
that Sino-Japan relations are really much improved.
Transatlantic, Meet Pacific:
China’s Bold Stance at Munich Security Conference By
Robert Marquand (Christian Science Monitor,
Feb. 5, 2010) In front of 300 diplomats, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi
said the US was violating international law by a proposed arms sale to
Taiwan, and defended Chinese TV and radio as more reliable than Western
media.
Economic Realities Limit Japan’s Security Options By
Robert Madsen and Brad Glosserman
(PacNet #2, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Jan. 19, 2010) The Hatoyama government’s
desire to “rebalance” Japan’s foreign policy have triggered alarms and raised
fears of a rupture, but those fears are misplaced.
In Japan, U.S. Losing
Diplomatic Ground to China By Martin Fackler
(New York Times, Jan. 24, 2010) American experts
say the Obama administration has been slow to realize the extent of the
change in Japan’s thinking about its traditional protector and its
traditional rival.
Has the Obama Administration
Been Too Tough on Japan?
(Editorial, Washington Post, Jan. 5, 2010) Japan's
nascent two-party system is a democratic achievement, not a diplomatic nuisance;
give it a little time to find its course.
U.S. Concerned about New
Japanese Premier Hatoyama By John Pomfret (Washington Post, Dec. 29, 2009) Since the election, a series of
canceled dinners, diplomatic demarches, and publicly and privately broken
promises from the new government has caused new concern about the U.S.
friendship with its closest Asian ally.
Does Japan Still Matter? By
Fred Hiatt
(Washington
Post, Dec. 11, 2009) Japan
still matters. And despite the "crisis" set in motion by the
electoral defeat of the party that had ruled for half a century, the United States
has more to fear from Japanese defeatism than from the assertiveness of its
new government.
Japan to Give U.S. a Plan on
Air Base By Martin Fackler
(New York Times, Dec. 10, 2009) Japan’s prime
minister, Yukio Hatoyama, said that he wanted to present concrete proposals
to President Obama next week in hopes of ending a growing rift between his
new government and Washington over an American military air base in Okinawa.
Report: Japan Suspends Talks
about U.S. Air Base By Blaine Harden (Washington Post, Dec. 9, 2009) A rift between the United States
and Japan over the future of a military air station on Okinawa widened, as
Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada told Japanese media that talks on relocating
the base have been suspended.
U.S. Struggle to Keep Step
with Japan’s Shifting Foreign Policy By
John Pomfret and Blaine Harden (Washington Post, Dec. 5, 2009) Daniel
Sneider, a Japan expert at
Stanford University,
said the United States
has yet to really take into account the significance of the political changes
wrought by the August election.
Japan’s Relationship with
U.S. Gets a Closer Look By Martin Fackler (New York Times, Dec. 2, 2009) This reconsideration is not a
pulling away from the United States so much as part of a broader, mostly
domestic effort to outgrow Japan’s failed postwar order, say political
experts here.
Risky Business: U.S. Pressure Over Okinawa Base
Could Poison the Alliance By Ayako Doi (PacNet #71A,
Pacific Forum, CSIS, Nov. 4, 2009) The tension over the Security alliance
created by Secretary of Defense Robert Gate’s two-day stop in Tokyo late last
month has casted a cloud over the prospects for cooperation on the broad
range of other issues.
Questions for Tokyo: Remember ANZUS? By Ralph A Cossa and
Grad Glosserman (PacNet #71, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Nov. 3,
2009) Facing
a similar choice when an anti-nuclear government came to power in New Zealand in 1984, the U.S. chose to let go of its long-standing
ANZUS alliance and continue bilaterally with Australia alone.
Japan Cools to America As It
Prepares for Obama Visit By Helene Cooper (New York Times, Nov. 12, 2009) President Obama will arrive in Tokyo on Friday, at a time when America’s relations with Japan are at their most
contentious since the trade wars of the 1990s.
Why Pearl Harbor Is Still
Essential By James Holmes
(Taipei Times, Nov. 11, 2009) Pearl Harbor will
remain essential as long as the US
remains an Asian sea power — a status the US has no intention of
surrendering. But unless Washington manages
its alliance with Tokyo wisely, Hawaii could become a
bridge to nowhere.
Japan Minister Trip to U.S.
Not Set, Ties Strained By Chisa Fujioka
(Reuters, Nov. 2, 2009) A trip by Japan's foreign minister to Washington to try to soothe strained ties
was up in the air as doubts simmered over whether a feud about a military
base will be resolved before a visit by President Barack Obama.
Don’t Put US Credibility to
the Test By James Holmes
(Taipei Times, Oct. 26, 2009) US and Japanese
leaders must manage their alliance relations wisely, so as to reduce the
chances of a miscalculation that overstrains US extended deterrence. Let’s
not put US
credibility to the test.
Japan-U.S. Ties More
Important with China Rise: Minister By
Isabel Reynolds (Reuters, Oct. 15, 2009) Japan's alliance with the United States will become more important with China's
rise as a military power, Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said.
Japan Promotes Asian
Economic Bloc By Yuka Hayashi
(Wall Street Journal, Oct. 9, 2009) When the
leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea meet for a trilateral summit in
Beijing, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will try to persuade his
counterparts to share his vision that Asia needs its own economic bloc.
Chinese Economic Juggernaut
Is Gaining on Japan By Hiroko Tabuchi (New York Times, Oct. 2, 2009) Many economists expect Japan
to cede its rank as the world’s second-largest economy sometime next year, as
much as five years earlier than previously forecast.
Japan’s ‘Change’ Agenda By
Fred Hiatt
(Washington Post, Sep. 28, 2009) Given the
diverse views within his ruling coalition, a degree of inconsistency should
come as no surprise. It may reflect, too, the ambivalence many Japanese feel.
China’s Hu, Japan’s Hatoyama
Agree to Extend Thaw in Relations By
Sachiko Sakamaki (Bloomberg, Sep. 22, 2009) China’s President Hu Jintao and Japan’s new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
agreed to push for closer ties between the two erstwhile enemies at their
first meeting in New York.
An Opening in Japan’s
Election By Yukio Okamoto
(Washington
Post, Sep. 18, 2009) When Hatoyama addresses the U.N. General Assembly and
participates in the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh
next week, he must assure the world that Japan will have continuity in its
foreign policy.
Japan’s New Leader Seeks
Revision of Relations with U.S.
By Blaine Harden (Washington Post, Sep. 17, 2009) Hours after he became prime
minister, Yukio Hatoyama said he wants to change Japan's
"somewhat passive" relationship with the United States and review the
large American military presence here.
Will Japan Finally Get a
Cabinet That Makes Policy? By Karel van Wolferen (YaleGlobal, Sep. 10, 2009) In the past, Japan rarely rocked the boat when
it came to US geopolitical and strategic goals. But this state of affairs is
likely to change with election of the DPJ.
Sea-change in Japanese
Politics Offers Hopes for Better Ties with China By
Willy Lam(China Brief, Jamestown Foundation,
Sep. 10, 2009)
The ascendancy of the Democratic Party of Japan as
the new ruling party in the landslide general election on August 30 could
have a pivotal impact on the country’s relations with China.
A Rising Sun Sets By
Francesco Sisci
(Asia Times, Sep. 3, 2009) The landslide victory
on Sunday of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) over the Liberal Democratic
Party (LDP) is the latest signal of a momentous transformation in Asia.
U.S. Is Seeing Policy Thorns
in Japan Shift By Mark Landler and Martin
Fackler (New York Times, Sep. 2, 2009) Japan’s
landmark election presents the Obama administration with an untested government,
creating a new set of imponderables for a White House already burdened by
foreign policy headaches.
Hatoyama Seeks
‘Yukio-Barack’ Rapport as He Plans to Woo China By
John Brinsley (Bloomberg, Sep. 1, 2009) When
Yukio Hatoyama travels to the U.S. this month as Japan’s new prime minister,
he’ll have a chance to tell President Barack Obama just what he envisages in
calling for a “more equal alliance.”
With Bold Stand, Japan
Opposition Wins a Landslide By Martin Fackler (New York Times, Aug. 31, 2009) Japan’s voters handed a landslide
victory to a party that campaigned on a promise to reverse a generation-long
economic decline and to redefine Tokyo’s relationship with Washington.
A New Path for Japan By
Yukio Hatoyama
(New York Times, Aug. 27, 2009) Yukio Hatoyama
heads the Democratic Party of Japan, and would become prime minister should
the party win in Sunday’s elections.
Japan Democrat Win Could Warm
China Ties By Chris Buckley
(Reuters, Aug. 27, 2009) The expected victory for
the opposition Democrats in Japan's election could open the way for a
tentative improvement in ties with China, with both powers keen to avoid
distractions from their economic priorities.
Japan’s Coming Election
Could Mean Its Withdrawal from the World By
Ko Mishima (YaleGlobal, Aug. 25, 2009) The
result of Japan’s upcoming election could be more than a test of confidence
for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. It might determine the nature of the
country’s engagement with the world.
China’s Claims to an
Extended Continental Shelf in the East China Sea: Meaning and Implications By
James Manicom (China Brief, Jamestown
Foundation, Jul. 9, 2009) While China’s submission to the CLCS does
strengthen its claim to the East China Sea, it does little to bring the
dispute to a cooperative end. As noted above, it could very well exacerbate
tensions in the area.
Taipei Nixes Protest Voyage
to Senkakus
(Kyodo, May 6, 2009) A planned protest voyage
from Taiwan to the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands
was called off just hours before the scheduled departure amid government
pressure, according to one of its organizers.
Japan and China Talk Up
Cooperation, Sidestep Tensions By Yoko Kubota (Reuters, Apr. 30, 2009) Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso held
out agreements on fighting the financial crisis, global warming and swine flu
as evidence of deepening ties with sometime rival China, sidestepping tensions over
the past.
Japan, China Summit to Focus
on Positive, Not Feuds By Yoko Kubota (Reuters, Apr. 28, 2009) Leaders of Japan
and China will be seeking
to send an upbeat economic message when they meet this week, tiptoeing around
a feud over a Tokyo
shrine for war dead.
Japan Set to Fire at N.
Korean Missile if Launch Goes Awry By
Blaine Harden (Washington Post, Mar. 28, 2009) Japan ordered its military on
Friday to destroy a North Korean missile or its debris if the launch fails
and falling pieces of the rocket imperil Japanese territory.
Japanese Military Assumes
More Global Role By Eric Talmadge
(AP, Mar. 22, 2009) The political leadership and
military planners _ with the blessing of Washington, their closest ally _ are
cautiously moving the military away from its longtime role as a stay-at-home
force.
Japan, China Must Get in
Tune on Security Issues
(Editorial, Yomiuri Shimbun, Mar. 22, 2009)
Differing perceptions between Japan
and China on key East Asia
security issues were again all too obvious during talks between the defense
ministers of the two nations in Beijing.
It is essential that both sides make efforts to narrow these gaps through
more frequent dialogues.
Obama ‘Panda-Huggers’ Stoke
Japan’s Anxiety Over U.S. Relations By
Bradley K. Martin and Sachiko Sakamaki (Bloomberg, Jan. 16, 2009) Paralyzed by a political stalemate
that has given it three prime ministers in two years and enmeshed in the
first recession since 2001, Japan is now suffering from an attack of angst
over what is widely perceived to be the U.S.’s greater focus on China.
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