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Japan Records High Trade Deficits in 2012 Due to Fall in Exports to China

Japan’s economy had record high deficits during 2012 due to falling exports to Europe and China in a trade gap estimated at $78 billion.   Newly elected Liberal Democratic Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has proposed an aggressive round of stimulus spending to stoke the fires of economic development in the world’s third largest economy. The […]

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National Defense University Colonel Warns of Nuclear War in China and Japan’s Ongoing Dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands

China’s National Defense University Senior Colonel Liu Mingfu warns Australia not to dance with the ‘tiger’ (US) and the ‘wolf’ (Japan), raises the possibility of a nuclear attack on Japan. Diplomats are increasingly hoping for an eleventh hour miracle in the talks to resolve the ongoing dispute between two of East Asia’s greatest powers, the […]

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United States and Japan to Review Security Agreement Amid Tensions with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Over the Senkaku(尖閣諸島)/Diaoyu( 釣魚台列嶼) Islands

The United States and Japan will be conducting a thorough review of their joint security arrangements after the election of Shinzo Abe returned the US-friendly Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (自由民主党) to power in Tokyo. Amid worsening tensions with China over the Senkaku Islands(尖閣諸島)/Diaoyu Islands (釣魚台列嶼), and the spectre of a nuclear North Korea capable of […]

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Japanese Electronics Giant Canon Ceases Operations in 3 of 4 Factories in the People’s Republic of China Due to Protests Over Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands

Japanese electronics giant Canon announced it was suspending operations at 3 of its 4 Chinese factories over the weekend in response to the violent riots that have gripped the PRC since the Japanese government’s announcement of a plan to nationalize the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands. Panasonic has reported that it is the victim of sabotage at one […]

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