Japan’s Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star
by Hiroshi Hiyama TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted…
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Fire forces Japan to cancel rocket launch to ISS
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A pre-dawn fire on Wednesday forced Japan's space agency to cancel the launch of an…
7 years ago
Typhoon stranded 17,000 at Tokyo airport: operator
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Around 17,000 passengers were stranded overnight at Tokyo's Narita Airport, an official said Tuesday, after it…
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One dead after powerful typhoon hits Tokyo
by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon that battered Tokyo overnight with ferocious winds killed one person,…
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Powerful typhoon Faxai in direct hit on Tokyo
by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon with potentially record winds and rain battered the Tokyo region…
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One dead, 30 hurt as train, truck collide near Tokyo
by Kazuhiro Nogi YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- One person was killed and around 30 people injured on Thursday,…
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30 injured as train and truck collide near Tokyo
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A train and a truck collided at a crossing near Tokyo on Thursday, injuring 30 people,…
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Japan to host Africa aid forum as China looms large
by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan hosts development talks with African leaders this week, looking to boost its…
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Japan PM warns Africa about debt as China grows presence
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's prime minister on Thursday warned African leaders against accumulating too much debt, in an apparent…
7 years ago
Two dead as Japan orders 870,000 to flee heavy rains
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Two people were confirmed dead on Wednesday as heavy rains pounded southwest Japan, prompting flood and…
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Japan orders 240,000 to evacuate over flood, landslide fears
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese authorities on Wednesday issued a rare evacuation order for 240,000 people in the country's…
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S. Korea to scrap military intel sharing pact with Japan
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea said Thursday it will terminate its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid intensifying…
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