China says Japan trying to “confuse” South China Sea situation
BEIJING, Sept 19 (Reuters) - China on Monday accused Japan of trying to "confuse" the situation in the South China…
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Japan court backs Tokyo bid to relocate Okinawa base
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese court on Friday approved Tokyo's plan to relocate a US military base on Okinawa in…
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‘Living fossil’ crabs mysteriously dying in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Hundreds of horseshoe crabs -- known as "living fossils" because they are among the Earth's oldest…
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Most Asian markets sink again, led by Tokyo
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Most Asian markets fell again Thursday, led by a more than one percent loss in Tokyo, ahead…
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S.Korea, Japan vow ‘close cooperation’ after nuclear test
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese leader Shinzo Abe agreed to cooperate closely Friday…
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North Korea conducts fifth and largest nuclear test: South Korea and Japan
(REUTERS) North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test on Friday, South Korea and Japan said after meteorological agencies reported…
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Japan bullet train driver puts feet up on the job
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese bullet train driver came under fire Thursday after an online photo emerged of him…
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Japan ‘seriously concerned’ by South China Sea tension
VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) -- Japan is "seriously concerned" about Beijing's increasingly muscular claims in the South China Sea, Prime Minister…
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Duterte, Obama shake hands and chat after rift over insult
(REUTERS) U.S. President Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shook hands and had a brief chat on Wednesday,…
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Tokyo shaken by magnitude 4.9 earthquake; no tsunami warning
(REUTERS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 shook buildings in Tokyo on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning…
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Japan to provide 2 patrol ships and lend 5 surveillance aircrafts to Phl
(Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday agreed to provide two large-sized patrol ships and lend up…
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Duterte sits down for talks with Japanese, Vietnamese leaders
(Reuters) -- Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte sat down for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (September…
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