Iraq, N.Korea on agenda as Cheney arrives in Japan
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Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Japan on Tuesday on a visit to reassure America's close ally that a troop buildup will help quell violence in Iraq, just weeks after Japan's defense minister said starting the war was a mistake.
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Japan and North Korea will resume talks on Thursday toward establishing diplomatic relations after discord over Japanese abducted by Pyongyang suspended the first day of discussions, Japan's chief negotiator said.
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived in Japan  on Wednesday on a trade mission that some think could also be  aimed at showing off his diplomatic prowess as a prelude to a  possible presidential campaign in 2008.
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By Michiyo Ishida, Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Japan bureau chief. Japanese troops are in Iraq mainly to help in the country&#39;s reconstruction but the mission is also seen as a signal that Tokyo wants a larger role in world affairs.
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US Vice President Dick Cheney promised Thursday to help the parents of a Japanese girl abducted by North Korea in the 1970s as the emotionally charged row cast a shadow over a nuclear deal with Pyongyang.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell is set to hold talks in Tokyo on the first leg of his East Asian tour.
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Feeling betrayed by the North Korea talks, Tokyo wants the U.S.  -  and a visiting Dick Cheney  -  to show some love
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Japan&#39;s defense minister was due to return home on Monday from a flying visit to Iraq after declaring the town of Samawa safe, setting the stage for the government to extend its troops&#39; humanitarian mission there.
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Japan may extend its controversial non-combat troop dispatch to Iraq, a key gesture of support for Washington ahead of a meeting on Tuesday between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and US President George W. Bush.
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Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for talks with King Abdullah on the Middle East.
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Japan is to tighten security at its military camp in Iraq after a rocket shell landed inside the facility, the latest sign of a worsening security situation that is fuelling demands in Japan that the troops be pulled out.
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A Japanese minister arrived in Jordan on Thursday to seek the release of a hostage in Iraq, less than 24 hours before a deadline set by his captors, who have threatened to behead the youth unless Japan withdraws its troops.
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Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in  Japan on Tuesday on a visit to reassure America's close ally  that a troop build-up will help quell violence in Iraq, just  weeks after Japan's defense minister said starting the war was  a mistake.
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Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President George W. Bush agreed to meet soon to maintain their countries' close alliance, the premier's office said.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell is scheduled to arrive here Monday for a summit he hopes will spur more international support for the interim Iraqi government and elections planned for Jan.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Tokyo for two days next weekend to discuss security and trade as well as stalled talks aimed at ending North Korea&#39;s nuclear ambitions, Japanese officials said on Sunday.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Japan, China and South Korea beginning next week for talks on the stalled effort to end the impasse over North Korea's nuclear program, Iraq, terrorism and other matters, the State Department said.