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19 killed in knife rampage at Japan care home

by Hiroshi HIYAMA SAGAMIHARA, Japan (AFP) -- A knife-wielding former employee killed 19 people and injured 25 at a care…

19 killed in knife attack on Japan disabled centre: firefighters

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- At least 19 people were killed in Japan when a knife-wielding man went on a rampage at…

15 dead in knife attack on Japan disabled care center: media

TOKYO, Japan  (AFP) -- Some 15 people died and 45 were injured at a care center for the disabled in…

Rugby ball made of pure gold goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- A rugby ball made out of pure gold went on sale for the first time on…

Japan urges China to follow the ruling over South China Sea dispute

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japan urges China to follow The Hague tribunal's ruling that denied China's claims in the South…

Japan’s Abe claims victory in parliamentary vote

by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed victory Sunday for his ruling coalition in…

World’s first penguin born through artificial insemination in Japan

(Reuters) -- Japan has succeeded in producing the world's first penguin conceived through artificial insemination after six years of research aimed…

Pacific Ocean radiation back near normal after Fukushima: study

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Radiation levels across the Pacific Ocean are rapidly returning to normal five years after a meltdown…

US, S. Korea, Japan hold first anti-N. Korea missile drill

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- South Korea, Japan and the United States held an unprecedented trilateral missile defense exercise on…

G7 to communicate over Brexit

  Tokyo, Japan---Japan said Friday it would communicate with its G7 counterparts over Britain's decision to quit the European Union,…

Abe pledges to boost economy as upper house poll campaign begins

  (REUTERS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began an upper house election campaign on Wednesday with a pledge to rev-up…

At least three dead in Japan landslides, floods

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- At least three people have died and three are missing after landslides and floods hit an…

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