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