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Japan emperor to address nation after abdication reports

by Kelly OLSEN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Emperor Akihito is set to make a rare address to the nation…

Pikachus parade down Japan street

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Thousands of people turned up in the Japanese port city of Yokohama on Sunday (August 7)…

Japan summons Chinese ambassador over ships

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japan's foreign ministry on Friday summoned China's ambassador to protest what it said were intrusions into its territorial…

Japan’s ANA cites terrorism as Q1 net profit tumbles

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The parent company of Japan's All Nippon Airways on Wednesday cited "terrorist incidents" in Europe and…

Japan says N. Korea missile test ‘outrageous act’

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday condemned a North Korean test missile that landed 250 kilometres (155…

Global shares down, Japan stimulus fails to lift sentiment

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Global shares were mostly lower Tuesday, as a Japanese stimulus package and a decision by Australia's…

Japan approves huge stimulus for sluggish economy

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - by Daniel LEUSSINK Japan's cabinet Tuesday approved a mammoth 28-trillion yen ($273 billion) package in its latest…

Japan warns China over territorial aggression

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Beijing risks triggering unintended conflict with Asian rivals through its aggressive stance in maritime disputes, Japan…

Japan warns China over territorial aggression

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing risks triggering unintended conflict with Asian rivals through its aggressive stance in maritime disputes, Japan…

New Tokyo governor says defying party secured win

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's new governor Yuriko Koike on Monday credited her landslide victory to having stood up to…

Sony warns over falling sales, clings to profit

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Sony on Friday cut its sales forecast for the current fiscal year, citing the impact of…

Hawaiian Airlines makes another emergency landing in Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Hawaiian Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Tokyo, its second such incident in Japan…

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