Abe, Li vow to improve ties

Abe, Li vow to improve ties

Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Abe and Chinese Premier Li agree to further develop economic relations.

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Okinawa assembly passes bill for land reclamation referendum

Okinawa assembly passes bill for land reclamation referendum

Okinawa's assembly passes a bill to hold a referendum on land reclamation for a new US base.

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Japan, China mark 40 years of treaty

Japan, China mark 40 years of treaty

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets China's leaders in Beijing to mark 40 years of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship.

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Japan to end aid to China

Japan to end aid to China

Japan will end official development assistance to the world's second largest economy China after 40 years.

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Government inflates disabled staff numbers

Government inflates disabled staff numbers

Some 28 central government bodies improperly count 3,700 employees as workers with disabilities.

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Lone female minister denies influence peddling

Lone female minister denies influence peddling

Japan's only female minister denies allegations that she was paid to help a business owner get a tax break.

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Japan seeks more Chinese pandas

Japan seeks more Chinese pandas

Japan's prime minister will ask China for more pandas when he visits the country next week.

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Govt takes legal action to restart US base construction

Govt takes legal action to restart US base construction

Japan takes legal action to restart land reclamation work on a US air base in Okinawa.

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Abe leaves for Europe

Abe leaves for Europe

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves for Europe to attend summit talks with European and Asian leaders as well as visit Spai...

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It's official: tax hike in 2019

It's official: tax hike in 2019

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces plans to push raise the consumption tax from 8% to 10% in October 2019.

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