Japan's Abe, Bush agree to meet soon
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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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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was  set to sign a ground-breaking defense pact with Australian  Prime Minister John Howard on Tuesday that both leaders have  emphasized is not aimed at reining in China.
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President Bush and Japanese Prime  Minister Junichiro Koizumi agreed on Tuesday to accelerate  talks on ways to ease the U.S. military presence in Japan,  particularly Okinawa, a senior American official said.
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Japan and the Philippines have agreed on key parts of a free trade pact but need a few more months to put finishing touches on the landmark accord between the World War II foes, officials said Tuesday.
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TOKYO Oct 23, 2004 - US and Japanese negotiators tentatively agreed Saturday to ease a 10-month-old ban on American beef exports to Japan, the leader of the US delegation said.
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Japanese and US officials in Tokyo have reached a framework agreement that should permit the resumption of beef trade between the two countries.
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Japan and the United States have signed an agreement to encourage cooperation on developing a missile defense system. Japanese Defense Minister Yoshinori Ono signed a memorandum of understanding
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The leaders of Japan and China agreed to a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of a summit, overcoming a diplomatic impasse between the Asian powers that have been increasingly at odds. The breakthrough came as ministers for 21 Pacific Rim economics pledged Thursday work hard for the passage of a global trade treaty.
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The leaders of Japan and South Korea agree to meet, in a bid to repair their countries' strained ties.
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IBUSUKI - The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea agreed Saturday to work to narrow the lingering perception gap over Japan&#39;s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, while their top leaders wrapped up their two-day meeting with a stroll and a
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Japan and North Korea are scheduled to hold talks this week on Japanese citizens kidnaped by Pyongyang decades ago who remain missing.
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Tokyo, Dec. 17 (VNA) - Japan and the United States signed an agreement on Friday that stipulates the details of bilateral cooperation on a ballistic missile defence system, according to Kyodo news service.
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US President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi launched a new warning to North Korea over its weapons programs as they highlighted their close relationship at a final White House summit.
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The White House congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on taking office and predicted that he would keep US-Japan ties strong and would be &quot;a good force for the region.&quot;
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The leaders of Japan and China agreed to a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of a summit, overcoming a diplomatic impasse between the Asian powers that have been increasingly at odds.
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US President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi agreed to try to bring North Korea back to six-nation talks and remind the Stalinist state of world concerns about its nuclear ambitions.
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Shinzo Abe, the front-runner in the race to be Japan's next leader, is due to announce his bid for the job.