Japan reacts to Trump's canceling summit with N. Korea
Japan reacts positively to US President Trump's cancellation of the planned US-North Korean summit in Singapore.
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Japan grappling with Trump summit cancelation surprise
Officials in Japan react with shock to US President Trump's cancelation of a planned summit with North Korea.
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Finance Ministry submits 'discarded' documents on sweetheart land deal
The Finance Ministry submits "discarded" documents on the controversially discounted sale of state land to school operat...
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Defense minister says no cover-up of missing logs
The Defense Ministry concludes there was no systemic cover-up of "missing" Ground Self-Defense Force peacekeeping logs i...
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Abe denies meeting in favoritism scandal
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denies meeting a close friend in 2015 in connection with a favoritism scandal over a veterinar...
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Empress Michiko's silk farming nears end
Empress Michiko feeds silkworms mulberry leaves as her silk-farming activities at the Imperial Palace near their end.
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Foreign policy bluebook terms N.Korea 'urgent threat'
Japan issues its foreign policy bluebook for this fiscal year, terming N.Korea an "urgent threat."
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Anti-military Okinawa governor Onaga reveals bout with pancreatic cancer
Takeshi Onaga, governor of Okinawa known for fighting to move US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma out of his prefecture,...
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Aso apologizes for vice minister's sexual harassment
Finance Minister Taro Aso apologizes for former Vice Finance Minister Junichi Fukuda's sexually harassing female journal...
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Ehime gov. says officials met Abe aide in school scandal
Ehime's governor rebuts the testimony of Prime Minister Abe's former secretary in connection with a cronyism scandal.
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