Japan logs $36.7b trade surplus

Japan logs $36.7b trade surplus

Japan posts a $36.7b trade surplus in fiscal 2016, its first in six years.

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Aso says TPP without U.S. eyed

Aso says TPP without U.S. eyed

Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso says a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal without the U.S. will be discussed in May.

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Japanese woman left in North Korea meets press

Japanese woman left in North Korea meets press

A Japanese woman left in North Korea in the chaos after World War Two met the press today.

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First Japanese peacekeepers return from S.Sudan

First Japanese peacekeepers return from S.Sudan

The first batch of Japan's Ground Self Defense Force personnel returns from South Sudan in connection with Japan's withd...

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Pence says US will defend Japan

Pence says US will defend Japan

Vice President Mike Pence says the US will defend Japan as an ally during his visit to a US naval base in Yokosuka south...

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Abe, Pence agree to pressure North Korea

Abe, Pence agree to pressure North Korea

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Vice President Mike Pence agree to pressure North Korea through strength to sto...

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JAMSTEC shows off research submersible

JAMSTEC shows off research submersible

The media gets a rare glimpse of the SHINKAI 6500, a manned research submersible that can dive to depths of 6,500 meters...

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Abe: Govt. mulling safety of Japanese in Korea

Abe: Govt. mulling safety of Japanese in Korea

As tensions related to North Korea mount, Japan's government says that it is considering how to secure the safety of Jap...

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Crown Prince Naruhito departs Malaysia

Crown Prince Naruhito departs Malaysia

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito has wrapped up a five-day visit to Malaysia.

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Record scrambles against foreign planes

Record scrambles against foreign planes

Japan scrambled Air Self-Defense Force planes a record 1168 times last year as China boosted activity near the Senkaku ...

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