Japan ambassador heading back to Seoul

Japan ambassador heading back to Seoul

Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says Ambassador Yasumasa Nagamine will be dispatched to Seoul after he was recall...

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Reps don new folding helmets for quake drill

Reps don new folding helmets for quake drill

Members of Japan's house of representatives drill for an earthquake using a new folding helmet.

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Kindergarten president says he got ¥1m from Abe's wife

Kindergarten president says he got ¥1m from Abe's wife

The president of a scandal-hit kindergarten tells Parliament that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie donated one mill...

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Japan, France to strengthen security ties

Japan, France to strengthen security ties

Japan and France's leaders agree to strengthen security cooperation in light of China's maritime expansion.

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Abe, Merkel stress free trade

Abe, Merkel stress free trade

Japan's Shinzo Abe and Germany's Angela Merkel stress free trade in light of Donald Trump's America First policy.

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Japan, Russia to cooperate on N.Korea

Japan, Russia to cooperate on N.Korea

Japan and Russia's foreign and defense ministers meet in Tokyo to discuss security issues regarding North Korea.

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Former Tokyo Governor Ishihara takes responsibility

Former Tokyo Governor Ishihara takes responsibility

Former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara admits he was the one who made the final decision to move the Tsukiji fish marke...

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Abe denies donations to school at center of land scandal

Abe denies donations to school at center of land scandal

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denies donations to a school at the center of a shady cut-rate land purchase scandal.

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Japan puts satellite into orbit

Japan puts satellite into orbit

The Japanese government successfully places an information-gathering satellite into orbit.

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First ballistic missile evacuation drill held

First ballistic missile evacuation drill held

People in Akita Prefecture northern Japan take part in an evacuation drill premised on a hypothetical ballistic missile...

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