Relocation costs of US Marine base to more than double

Relocation costs of US Marine base to more than double

Relocation of the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma will cost nearly $8.5 billion, far exceeding its initial $3.1 bil...

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Japanese Prime Minister holds bilateral talks with South Korean President

Japanese Prime Minister holds bilateral talks with South Korean President

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his counterpart South Korean President Moon Jae In hold their first bilateral sum...

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Japan, S. Korea foreign ministers meet ahead of summit

Japan, S. Korea foreign ministers meet ahead of summit

Foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea meet ahead of the bilateral summit.

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Prime Minister Abe leaves for trilateral summit

Prime Minister Abe leaves for trilateral summit

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves Japan to attend a trilateral summit with China and South Korea.

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NASA chief says Japanese astronaut could be the next man to land on the moon

NASA chief says Japanese astronaut could be the next man to land on the moon

NASA administrator tells Nippon TV that a Japanese astronaut would likely be the next man to land on the moon.

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Japan's FY2020 budget to top 102 tril. yen

Japan's FY2020 budget to top 102 tril. yen

Japan is set to allocate a record 102.66 trillion yen ($938 billion) for the initial general account budget for fiscal 2...

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Japan, S. Korea officials talk trade

Japan, S. Korea officials talk trade

Japanese and South Korean officials hold director general-level talks on export controls for the first time in 3.5 years...

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Ex-Japan PM Nakasone dies at 101

Ex-Japan PM Nakasone dies at 101

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dies at the age of 101.

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Japan to reinforce penalties for texting while driving

Japan to reinforce penalties for texting while driving

Japan will make penalties for texting while driving stricter from December 1.

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Abe is Japan's longest-serving prime minister

Abe is Japan's longest-serving prime minister

Shinzo Abe becomes Japan's longest-serving prime minister with a total of 2,887 days in office.

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