TOKYO -- Japan is growing frustrated by government assistance in China and South Korea to their ailing shipbuilding industries, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe even broaching the issue with his counterparts at a trilateral summit earlier this month. But it is unlikely that Seoul and Beijing will do much to address Tokyo's concerns.
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Japanese shipyards, such as this Kawasaki Heavy Industries site, face intense competition from South Korean and Chinese rivals that receive state support. (Photo by Kenji Asada)
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