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Japan Wants To Refill World War II Peace Treaty Row With Russia
Japan wants to resolve a territorial row that has over-shadowed ties with Russia since World War Two, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday.
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Shinzo Abe, Vladimir Putin To Improve Japan-Russia Ties But Breakthrough On Islands Unlikely
Japan and Russia look set to improve ties and clinch some business deals when their leaders meet next week, but both sides are scaling back expectations of a big breakthrough in a territorial row that has blocked a peace treaty to formally end World War Two.
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Japan, China To Hold Talks Amid Island Row
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, the Japanese government said, the first such meeting in more than a year as Asia's two largest countries are locked in a territorial dispute.
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Japan PM Urges Vladimir Putin To Work Together To Resolve Island Dispute
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday to work together to resolve once and for all an island row that has marred ties for more than seven decades.
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Vladimir Putin Says Keen To Solve Japan Island Row
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was keen to resolve a territorial dispute with Japan ahead of talks Friday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, although a solution appears far off.
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PM Shinzo Abe's Cabinet Approves Largest Defence Budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet today approved Japan's biggest ever annual defence budget, as the country bolsters its military amid territorial rows and concerns over China's expanding naval reach.
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Hundreds Protest in Taipei After Student Suicide
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Taipei early today calling for the education minister to resign after a student committed suicide, amid a deepening row over the island's "China-centric" school curriculum.
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China Has Drilling Rigs Close To Disputed Waters: Japan
China has put 16 drilling rigs close to its de facto maritime border with Japan, Tokyo said today, in the latest twist in a row over gas fields in waters disputed by the two countries.
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Japan Joins US-Australia War Games Amid China Tensions
The United States and Australia kicked off a massive joint biennial military exercise on today, with Japan taking part for the first time as tensions with China over territorial rows loom over the drills.
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Japanese Prime Minister Pledges to Resolve Island Row with Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today pledged to resolve a row with Russia over an island chain claimed by both nations and sign a bilateral peace treaty delayed since World War II.
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Number of Japanese Living in China Drops 10 Percent Amid Island Row
The number of Japanese living in China fell more than 10 percent in 2013, figures showed, amid flaring nationalism and a dispute over the ownership of an island chain.
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Japan to 'Strongly Protest' Against Russia's Military Exercises on Disputed Islands
Japan said on Wednesday that Tokyo would "strongly protest" against Russia's military exercises on disputed Pacific islands also claimed by Japan, a row over which has strained relations between the two nations since the end of World War Two.
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Taiwan's First Lady Postpones Japan Visit Over Name Row
Taiwan's first lady has postponed a rare visit to Japan after a diplomatic row over the wording of posters promoting the island's exhibition in Tokyo of treasured artefacts.
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Taiwan Threatens to Call Off Japan Art Loan in Poster Row
Taiwan threatened on Friday to terminate a loan of treasured artefacts to Japan after the name of its national museum was changed in promotional posters in a row highlighting the island's sensitivity over its global diplomatic status.
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Obama in Tokyo backs Japan in China island row
US President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to defend Japan if China attacks over a tense territorial dispute, but also urged Beijing to step in to thwart North Korea's "dangerous" nuclear march.
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Japan Wants To Refill World War II Peace Treaty Row With Russia
Japan wants to resolve a territorial row that has over-shadowed ties with Russia since World War Two, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday.
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Shinzo Abe, Vladimir Putin To Improve Japan-Russia Ties But Breakthrough On Islands Unlikely
Japan and Russia look set to improve ties and clinch some business deals when their leaders meet next week, but both sides are scaling back expectations of a big breakthrough in a territorial row that has blocked a peace treaty to formally end World War Two.
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Japan, China To Hold Talks Amid Island Row
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, the Japanese government said, the first such meeting in more than a year as Asia's two largest countries are locked in a territorial dispute.
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Japan PM Urges Vladimir Putin To Work Together To Resolve Island Dispute
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday to work together to resolve once and for all an island row that has marred ties for more than seven decades.
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Vladimir Putin Says Keen To Solve Japan Island Row
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was keen to resolve a territorial dispute with Japan ahead of talks Friday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, although a solution appears far off.
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PM Shinzo Abe's Cabinet Approves Largest Defence Budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet today approved Japan's biggest ever annual defence budget, as the country bolsters its military amid territorial rows and concerns over China's expanding naval reach.
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Hundreds Protest in Taipei After Student Suicide
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Taipei early today calling for the education minister to resign after a student committed suicide, amid a deepening row over the island's "China-centric" school curriculum.
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China Has Drilling Rigs Close To Disputed Waters: Japan
China has put 16 drilling rigs close to its de facto maritime border with Japan, Tokyo said today, in the latest twist in a row over gas fields in waters disputed by the two countries.
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Japan Joins US-Australia War Games Amid China Tensions
The United States and Australia kicked off a massive joint biennial military exercise on today, with Japan taking part for the first time as tensions with China over territorial rows loom over the drills.
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Japanese Prime Minister Pledges to Resolve Island Row with Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today pledged to resolve a row with Russia over an island chain claimed by both nations and sign a bilateral peace treaty delayed since World War II.
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Number of Japanese Living in China Drops 10 Percent Amid Island Row
The number of Japanese living in China fell more than 10 percent in 2013, figures showed, amid flaring nationalism and a dispute over the ownership of an island chain.
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Japan to 'Strongly Protest' Against Russia's Military Exercises on Disputed Islands
Japan said on Wednesday that Tokyo would "strongly protest" against Russia's military exercises on disputed Pacific islands also claimed by Japan, a row over which has strained relations between the two nations since the end of World War Two.
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Taiwan's First Lady Postpones Japan Visit Over Name Row
Taiwan's first lady has postponed a rare visit to Japan after a diplomatic row over the wording of posters promoting the island's exhibition in Tokyo of treasured artefacts.
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Taiwan Threatens to Call Off Japan Art Loan in Poster Row
Taiwan threatened on Friday to terminate a loan of treasured artefacts to Japan after the name of its national museum was changed in promotional posters in a row highlighting the island's sensitivity over its global diplomatic status.
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Obama in Tokyo backs Japan in China island row
US President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to defend Japan if China attacks over a tense territorial dispute, but also urged Beijing to step in to thwart North Korea's "dangerous" nuclear march.
