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  2. Ireland–Japan relations - Wikipedia

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    Many Irish nuns and priests also chose to remain in Japan during World War II. [2] In March 1957, Ireland and Japan officially established diplomatic relations. Japan was the first east-Asian country with which Ireland established diplomatic links. [3] That same year, both nations accredited ambassadors to each other capitals.

  3. Japanese Instrument of Surrender - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in World War II.It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan and from the Allied nations: the United States of America, the Republic of China, [note 1] the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Union of Soviet ...

  4. Irish neutrality during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Without the Irish treaty ports (which the United Kingdom had released a year prior to the war), an independent Ireland posed a serious disadvantage to the military capability and safety of British fighting and trade, risking the possibility of invasion if that disadvantage ever proved too great. If Irish sovereignty was to be maintained, then ...

  5. List of bilateral free trade agreements - Wikipedia

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    Chile–Japan free trade agreement: Chile Japan September 3, 2007: ... Ireland United Kingdom: 19 December 1965 1 July 1966 1 January 1973 European Economic Community

  6. International relations (1919–1939) - Wikipedia

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    Relations with the independent Irish Free State remained chilly, with a trade war underway in 1932–1937. [ 29 ] The success at Locarno in handling the German question encouraged Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain , working with France and Italy, to find a master solution to the diplomatic problems of Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

  7. Neutral powers during World War II - Wikipedia

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    The neutral powers were countries that remained neutral during World War II.Some of these countries had large colonies abroad or had great economic power. Spain had just been through its civil war, which ended on 1 April 1939 (five months prior to the invasion of Poland)—a war that involved several countries that subsequently participated in World War II.

  8. Free trade - Wikipedia

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    States can unilaterally reduce regulations and duties on imports and exports, as well as form bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements. Free trade areas between groups of countries, such as the European Economic Area and the Mercosur open markets, establish a free trade zone among members while creating a protectionist barrier between ...

  9. Japan during World War II - Wikipedia

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    By the time World War II was in full swing, Japan had the most interest in using biological warfare. Japan's Air Force dropped massive amounts of ceramic bombs filled with bubonic plague-infested fleas in Ningbo, China. These attacks would eventually lead to thousands of deaths years after the war would end. [25]