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General view of the first working session of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (AFP PHOTO/POOL/SERGEI KARPUKHIN)

Leaders of China, Japan hold ‘brief talk’ at G20

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 6, 2013 | World

Beijing, AP—Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke briefly with his Japanese counterpart at the Group of 20 summit in Russia, in the first contact between the two leaders amid yearlong tensions over disputed islands, state media reported Friday. China had earlier ruled...

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A general view of a building of Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen from a bus during a media tour at the plant in Fukushima prefecture in this June 12, 2013, file photo. (REUTERS/Noboru Hashimoto/Pool/Files)

Japan vows quick action, public funds for Fukushima

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 2, 2013 | World

Tokyo, Reuters—Japan vowed quick, decisive action, including the use of public funds, to tackle the worsening problem of contaminated water pouring from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, as the authorities step in to help the facility’s embattled operator....

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during the “Bahrain – Japan Business Meetings” in the Bahraini capital Manama, on August 25, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH)

In conversation with Shinzo Abe

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Aug 25, 2013 | Interviews

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Although not traditionally known for playing a role in the affairs of the Middle East, Japan’s leaders have of late been trying to strengthen links between their country and the states of the Gulf in particular, as the world’s—and...

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) escort ship “Kurama” leads other vessels during a fleet review in water off Sagami Bay, south of Tokyo, on Sunday, October 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Japan’s PM calls for high-level talks with China

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 26, 2013 | World

Singapore/London, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Friday for a leaders’ summit or a foreign ministers’ meeting between his country and China as soon as possible. Ties between China and Japan have been strained by a...

Japan ruling bloc wins upper house election

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 21, 2013 | World

Tokyo, AP—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition won a majority in the upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, media projected, giving it control of both chambers and a mandate to press ahead with difficult economic reforms. The win is an...