Japan Approves Removal of South Korea from Trusted Trading Partner List
Japan fired the latest salvo in its rapidly-escalating feud with South Korea on Friday by approving a proposal to remove South Korea from its list of trusted trading partners.
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Japan-South Korea Conflict Plays into China’s Hands
Thousands of South Koreans rallied in Seoul on Saturday night, carrying banners that read “No Abe!” and “Apologize for forced labor!”
South Korean Lawmaker Claims Japan Violated North Korea Sanctions
A nasty diplomatic dispute between South Korea and Japan grew even more intense on Thursday as a South Korean lawmaker accused the Japanese of shipping banned materials to North Korea on 30 different occasions over the past 20 years, in some cases shipping items that were useful in the production of nuclear weapons.
Japan Holds Naval Drills in South China Sea as China Tests Anti-Ship Missiles
Japan’s largest warship, the Izumo, completed joint drills with allies including the U.S., France, and Australia this week, demonstrating Japan’s improved ability to project power across the region – pointedly including ground actions on islands like the ones China has been militarizing. China just used those islands to conduct missile tests that a growing list of Asian powers found disturbing, as did the United States.
Japan PM Abe Confronts China’s Xi Jinping over Hong Kong at G20 Summit
Despite China’s demands that Hong Kong not be discussed in any way at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo confronted Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping on Thursday over China’s human rights abuses and told him “a free and open Hong Kong” must be allowed to “prosper under the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy.”
Pompeo: U.S. Assesses Iran Conducted Attacks on Oil Tankers in Gulf of Oman
Pompeo announced Thursday that the U.S. has assessed Iran is responsible for attacks on two oil tankers that morning in the Gulf of Oman.
Japan Announces PM Abe to Meet with President and Ayatollah in Iran
The Japanese government formally announced on Tuesday that Prime Minister Abe Shinzo will depart for Tehran on Wednesday to meet with President Hassan Rouhani, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Trump: ‘I Really Believe Iran Would Like to Make a Deal’ – Iran Says No, We Wouldn’t
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he believes Iran “would like to make a deal” on nuclear disarmament, while Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi became the latest senior Iranian official to rule out the possibility of negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
