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Japan defense minister visits Yasukuni war shrine: media

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's defense minister went to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo Thursday, media reports said, the…

Abe, Obama hail reconciliation at Pearl Harbor

by Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France Presse PEARL HARBOR, United States (AFP) -- The leaders of war-time enemies America and Japan…

Obama, at Pearl Harbor, warns against ‘urge to demonize’ others

PEARL HARBOR, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned against the "urge to demonize those who…

Abe’s Pearl Harbor pilgrimage underlines US-Japan tie

by Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France-Presse HONOLULU, United States (AFP) -Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe travels Tuesday to Hawaii's Pearl Harbor,…

Japan’s Abe in Hawaii to visit Pearl Harbor with Obama

HONOLULU, United States (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Hawaii on Monday ahead of a symbolic meeting…

Chinese carrier enters South China Sea amid renewed tension

  (REUTERS)  A group of Chinese warships led by the country's sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the…

PM Abe to send message Japan won’t repeat war atrocities

  (REUTERS) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he wants to send a message to the world during his…

Israeli PM, angered by anti-settlement U.N. vote, summons U.S. ambassador

  (Reuters)  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned the U.S. ambassador to Israel to discuss the U.S. abstention…

Japanese Emperor Akihito celebrates 83rd birthday

  TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday (December…

Japan pays UNESCO dues suspended over Nanjing row

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said on Thursday it has paid millions of dollars in UNESCO annual funding dues after…

Japan cabinet approves biggest defence budget

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet on Thursday approved Japan's biggest annual defense budget in the face…

Japan, Indonesia to cooperate on maritime security

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan and Indonesia agreed Wednesday to cooperate on maritime security at a time when both…

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