Interview with Michito Tsuruoka
Japan, Britain to sign cross-servicing pact
Details are emerging of what Abe’s visit to Europe has in store for the ‘new type’ of alliance relationship.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in association with the Institute for European Studies (IES), is organizing a conference on Europe, Japan and Asian Security, which will take place at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel on 8 April 2014. This joint initiative aims at promoting European-Japanese dialogue on security issues.
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please register here.
http://www.ies.be/other/conference-europe-japan-and-asian-security
China plays war memory card to enlist UK in territorial dispute against Japan
Sibling blog anglojapanalliance.com draws attention to a letter from China’s Ambassador in London to the Telegraph newspaper, which links China’s dispute with Japan in the East China Sea to the theme of Japan’s war record and PM Abe’s position on WWII and recent visit to Yasukuni shrine. Interesting to watch if and how London reacts.