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Mattis apologizes as Okinawan anger mounts over military incidents
Okinawa demands action and US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis apologizes as anger mounts over a spate of military incidents...
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US military airlifts disabled helicopter
US military officials remove a helicopter that made an emergency landing on Saturday using a heavy lift transport helico...
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Abe outlines goals in New Year press conference
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vows to bring more progress in discussing constitutional reform.
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Reforming Japan's work style
Japan's workaholic culture is starting to see change to revive the economy.
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S. Korea reviews comfort women accord with Japan
South Korea says the 2015 comfort women accord with Japan does not sufficiently reflect views of victims.
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Abe hopes to initiate constitutional amendment in 2019
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to initiate constitutional revisions as late as summer 2019.
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US military returns part of training area to owners
Nearly half of a US military training area in Okinawa Prefecture is returned to landowners.
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Cabinet approves record budget
Japan's Cabinet approves the largest general account budget in history for fiscal 2018.
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KEPCO to decommission Oi nuclear plant reactors
Kansai Electric Power Company tells Fukui Prefecture that it will decommission two reactors at Oi Nuclear Power Plant.
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Lawmakers consider banning vapes, too
Japanese government officials mull including electronic cigarettes in an upcoming law designed to cut down on second-han...
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