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Abe denies cronyism claims
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denies favoritism allegations in grilling by opposition lawmakers during Diet committee delibe...
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Inada questioned by Defense Ministry
The Japanese Defense Ministry's internal probe unit questioned Defense Minister Tomomi Inada over the cover-up of daily ...
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Defense minister may have lied in parliament
Japan's defense minister may have lied in parliament in connection with the existence of logs of the Ground Self-Defense...
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Opposition party pursues defense minister's alleged cover-up
Japan's opposition Democratic Party members grill Defense Ministry officials over the defense mister's alleged cover-up ...
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Abe pushes 'Kids Week'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leads the first meeting on a proposed Kids Week holiday.
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Chinese ships again enter Japanese waters
Chinese Coast Guard ships again enter Japan's territorial waters.
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Chinese ships enter waters off northern Kyushu
Chinese ships intrude into Japan's terrritorial waters off northern Kyushu for the first time.
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Japan's broadened sex crime laws come into effect
Japan's revised sex crime laws come into force Thursday.
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Opposition wants Abe at new probe of school scandal
Japan's opposition Democratic Party demands Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answer allegations he used his influence to favor ...
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Regulators give TEPCO execs an earful
Nuclear regulators have harsh words for Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives including new President Tomoaki Kobayakawa.
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