The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Japan seeks Spain as ally in China row Japan's foreign minister left for Spain and France on Tuesday, where he is expected to look for European support for Tokyo's case in its spat with China. https://www.thelocal.es/20140107/japan-wants-spain-as-ally-in-china-row Tue, 07 Jan 2014 10:49:00 +0100 japan-wants-spain-as-ally-in-china-row Japan prince honours Spain's samurai past Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito on Friday honoured a 17th-century samurai who established the first ties between his country and Spain 400 years ago, in a small town where to this day hundreds of local Spaniards bear the name "Japon". https://www.thelocal.es/20130615/japan-prince-honours-spains-samurai-past Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:15:00 +0200 japan-prince-honours-spains-samurai-past Japanese Prince to visit Spain's 'samurai' town Crown Prince Naruhito launches Monday a celebration of Japan's 400-year relationship with Spain on a visit that will take him to an Andalusian town where many residents still carry the name "Japón" to honour the Japanese who visited in the 17th century. https://www.thelocal.es/20130610/japanese-prince-to-visit-spains-samurai-village Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:30:00 +0200 japanese-prince-to-visit-spains-samurai-village