Japan-Australia defense deal not aimed at China: Abe
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied  on Monday that a groundbreaking security agreement he is to  sign with Australian Prime Minister John Howard in Tokyo this  week was aimed at reining in China.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Japan will not apologize for forcing Asian women to act as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers even if a U.S. House of Representatives resolution demanding such an apology is adopted.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Wednesday wrapped up a visit to Japan in which he signed a landmark security pact.
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Japan&#39;s armed forces must contribute to global peace to secure safety at home, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Sunday amid signs his government will extend an unpopular military deployment in Iraq.
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Shosei Koda did not go to Iraq to distribute aid, reconstruct the country or strike it rich in the oil business. He was not connected with Japan's government or its armed forces.
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Japan is trying to agree on dates for  fence-mending summits between its new prime minister, Shinzo  Abe, and the leaders of China and South Korea, a senior  Japanese foreign ministry official said on Monday.
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TOKYO, Sept. 26 -- After easily winning election in votes by parliament, Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, pledged Tuesday to repair tattered relations with China, bolster his country's long-standing alliance with the United States and overhaul the pacifist constitution.
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A rare visit to Japan by a Chinese defense minister has done little to erase mutual suspicion over the Asian rivals' military ambitions, despite his assurances that Beijing poses no threat, Japanese media said on Friday.
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Japanese Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma   said on Friday that China's military build-up was a concern   rather than a threat, retracting earlier comments that had   triggered a rebuttal from Beijing.
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China's rapid military expansion risked causing greater instability in the region, Australia said in a new defense strategy paper launched by Prime Minister John Howard on Thursday.
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Front-runner Shinzo Abe has opened his bid to become Japan's next prime minister with calls for a more assertive nation but also better relations with Asian neighbors.
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Australia said on Sunday the coming Asia-Pacific leaders' summit in Sydney, which will focus on global warming, would set no binding targets for greenhouse gas reduction but might agree on a post-Kyoto consensus.
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Japan's leader Shinzo Abe will hold summits next week with both China and S Korea, all three nations confirm.
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Australia assured neighbouring Indonesia that it was not promoting an arms race by considering whether to enrich uranium which can be used in nuclear weapons.
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Japan&#39;s Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, says his country will never go to war with China, and that bilateral ties are satisfactory.
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Japan announces key changes in its defence stance, including a bigger role in global military cooperation.
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Japan's new PM Shinzo Abe uses his first speech to say he wants to repair relations with China and South Korea.