Government tells Nissan to shape up

Government tells Nissan to shape up

Japan's transport ministry hits Nissan with an improvement order for allowing unauthorized personnel to conduct final ch...

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Japan asked China for another panda

Japan asked China for another panda

Japan asks China for a 10th panda to mark 40 years since signing a friendship treaty.

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Japan and Russia agree to more talks

Japan and Russia agree to more talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov agree to further talks to pave the way to ...

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Japan plans trilateral summit

Japan plans trilateral summit

Japan is working to arrange a trilateral summit that would bring leaders from South Korea and China to Japan in early Ma...

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Dead finance bureau official left memo on altered documents

Dead finance bureau official left memo on altered documents

A finance official who took his life last week left a note on altered documents related to the sweetheart sale of state-...

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Home-share operators file ahead of new law

Home-share operators file ahead of new law

Operators of home-share accommodations in Japan begin paperwork ahead of a new law legalizing them from June.

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Japan explores summit with N.Korea

Japan explores summit with N.Korea

Japan is exploring possible summit talks between Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un.

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US firm to build power plant in Northern Territories

US firm to build power plant in Northern Territories

An American firm will build a power plant on Russian-held Shikotan Island in Japan's Northern Territories.

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Age of adulthood revision decided by cabinet

Age of adulthood revision decided by cabinet

The cabinet approves a revised civil code lowering the age of adulthood to 18 from 20.

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Abe briefed by S.Korean envoy who met N.Korea's leader

Abe briefed by S.Korean envoy who met N.Korea's leader

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is briefed by the South Korean envoy who met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last week.

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