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Panel summarizes abdication debate
A panel considering how Japan's emperor could abdicate summarizes its main points of debate.
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Abe expresses understanding for Trump's tweets
Japan's government is taking President Donald Trump's inauguration speech in stride.
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Abe to seek Trump's understanding on TPP
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he believes President Donald Trump to be trustworthy and that he will seek his understand...
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The Japanese Communist Party's new course
The Japanese Communist Party relaxes decades-old hard-line policies in an effort to cooperate with opposition Democrats ...
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Suicides dropped in 2016
Suicides in Japan dropped below 22,000 for the first time in 22 years last year.
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Disabled paraglider inspires
A paraglider with muscular dystrophy is inspiring folks in Japan.
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Monkeys enjoy special treat at zoo in western Japan
On the coldest day of the Japanese calendar, monkeys at a zoo in southwestern Japan get a special treat.
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Abe stresses Japan-US alliance in policy speech
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stresses the Japan-US alliance as the cornerstone of diplomatic and national security policies...
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Education Ministry scandal snares top bureaucrats
Education Ministry bureaucrats are disciplined over a revolving door scandal.
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Suga tours Apple's new R&D center
Japan's top spokesman says a new Apple R&D center in Yokohama will be a trigger for foreign investment in the country.
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