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Japan's industry ministry is struggling to promote its project to tackle long working hours and stimulate consumer spend...
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S. Korean activists protest Takeshima Day ceremony
South Korean activists demonstrate against a ceremony in western Japan commemorating disputed islets.
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US fighter jet offloads fuel in lake
Engine trouble prompts a US Air Force F-16 fighter to dump its fuel into a lake near Misawa Air Base before returning to...
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Locals dance nostalgic in Fukushima
An ancient festival returns to a town in Fukushima Prefecture for the first since disaster struck nearly seven years ago...
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Govt proposes reappointing BOJ top Kuroda
The government proposes reappointing Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term.
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Japan, Singapore agree to shut down illegal N.Korean trade
Japan and Singapore's foreign ministers have agreed to stop Southeast Asia from being a route for North Korea to evade U...
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North Korean crew deported
The North Korean crew of a boat that landed on an inhabited islet off Hokkaido is deported.
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Abe tells Moon 2015 comfort women deal is final
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells South Korean President Moon Jae-In the 2015 "comfort women" deal is final at a ...
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Abe, Pence show unity on N.Korean threat
US Vice President Mike Pence and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe show a united stance on N.Korea ahead of the Pyeongch...
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Pence, Onodera affirm strategy on N.Korea
US Vice President Mike Pence inspects a PAC-3 missile interceptor battery at Japan's Defense Ministry.
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