Abe and Clinton confirm Japan-US alliance

Abe and Clinton confirm Japan-US alliance

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton confirm the importance of the Ja...

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Japan slaps Apple with ¥12b tax charge

Japan slaps Apple with ¥12b tax charge

Japan slaps Apple's iTunes subsidiary with a ¥12b back-tax charge.

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Dubai investor plans takoyaki franchise

Dubai investor plans takoyaki franchise

A Dubai investor hopes Japanese octopus balls called takoyaki appeal to the taste of Arabs.

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Helicopters airlift trucks as protesters block road

Helicopters airlift trucks as protesters block road

Japanese defense helicopters airlift trucks to a helipad being built for the US military as protesters block roads in Ok...

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North may have nuclear warhead technology: Suga

North may have nuclear warhead technology: Suga

Japan's top spokesman says it's possible North Korea has the technology to load a nuclear weapon on a ballistic missile....

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Abe calls security environment 'extremely grave'

Abe calls security environment 'extremely grave'

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells Japan Self-Defense Force leaders that the nation faces an "extremely grave" security sit...

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Japan condemns North Korea's 5th nuke test

Japan condemns North Korea's 5th nuke test

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemns what South Korea's Defense Ministry says is North Korea's 5th nuclear test.

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Information technology supercharges Rwanda's development

Information technology supercharges Rwanda's development

Rwanda, nearly brought to its knees in 1994, is now one of the most thriving countries in Africa thanks to information t...

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Abe requests comfort women statue removal

Abe requests comfort women statue removal

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Laos and requests the expedient re...

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Japan, China disagree over Chinese maritime activities

Japan, China disagree over Chinese maritime activities

Leaders of Japan and China hold summit talks, disagreeing over Chinese maritime activities but agreeing to improve relat...

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