Tag Archives: Japan

  1. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan speaks at a tourism conference in Tokyo, April 17, 2012 (WTTC)

    Vietnam Key to Japan’s Southeast Asia Policy

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    Relations between Japan and Vietnam are reaching the level of strategic partnership. Both regard China’s rise warily.

  1. Tokyo, Japan at night, December 4, 2008 (cocoip)

    Japan’s Central Bank Tries More Quantitative Easing

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    Central bank’s cheap lending policies are a temporary fix. The government needs to tackle long term impediments to growth.

  1. British prime minister David Cameron arrives for a visit in Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2012

    Britain, Japan Initiate Bilateral Defense Relations

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    After the United States, the United Kingdom becomes the first nation to maintain defense relations with Japan.

  1. The Japan helicopter destroyer JS Kurama leads ships during a rehearsal for a fleet review, October 21, 2009

    Japan Ready to Shoot Down North Korean Missile

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    Tokyo has activated its early warning radar system in anticipation of a North Korean satellite launch.

  1. Energy industry in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, October 7, 2007 (Ryan McCune)

    Japan Agrees to Reduce Iranian Oil Imports

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    Japan follows Europe and the United States in imposing an oil embargo although it is quite dependent on Iranian crude.