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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inspect the honour guards during a welcoming ceremony at the Bogor Palace, West Java, Indonesia Jan 15, 2017. Reuters

Indonesia, Japan Boost Maritime Ties in Anticipation of Beijing Threats

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 16, 2017 | World

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reaffirmed on Sunday their commitment to cooperate on maritime security and deepen defense ties, as both nations feud with China over sea territory. Abe said during a joint press...

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Japanese Emperor Akihito receives Saudi deputy crown prince in Tokyo (SPA)

Energy and Culture Highlight Cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Japan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 2, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Tokyo-Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe oversaw on Thursday the signing of seven memoranda of understanding in several fields, mainly energy, economy, industry and culture. Prior to the official signing ceremony that...

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A view of the derelict medals podium at the disused ski jump from the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics on Mount Igman, near Sarajevo September 19, 2013. Abandoned and left to crumble into oblivion, most of the 1984 Winter Olympic venues in Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo have been reduced to rubble by neglect as much as the 1990s conflict that tore apart the former Yugoslavia. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Tokyo to Vote for New Governor amidst Olympics, Financial Scandals

by Najeeb al-Khash | Jul 31, 2016 | World

Tokyo- Tokyo residents will vote for a new governor on Sunday 31 July. However, surveys show that former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike is the front-runner. Koike has tight relations with the Arab World, yet differences are slight between Koike and her two other...

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Japanese Prime Minister and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Shinzo Abe reacts as he arrives at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, 10 July 2016. The Upper House election was held on 10 July, and Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito won a majority in the election, E.P.A

Japan’s Ruling Bloc Wins Landslide in Upper House Election

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 10, 2016 | World

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling coalition had a massive win on Sunday in an election for parliament’s upper house, despite concerns about his economic policies and plans to revise the nation’s post-war pacifist constitution for the first...

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People gather around the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, southwestern Japan. AP

Obama at Hiroshima: ‘Death Fell from the Sky’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 27, 2016 | World

Barack Obama on Friday paid tribute to the 140,000 people killed by the world’s first atomic bomb attack, becoming the first incumbent U.S. president to visit Hiroshima. He also sought to bring global attention to his unfulfilled vision of a world without...