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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
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 and Russia's foreign and defense ministers meet in Tokyo to discuss security issues regarding North Korea.
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Media gets Legoland preview
The media turns out in force for a preview of Legoland Japan in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture prior to its official opening A...
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Japan puts satellite into orbit
The Japanese government successfully places an information-gathering satellite into orbit.
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Fukushima stadium tapped to be Olympic venue
The International Olympic Committee approves a Fukushima stadium as a venue for baseball and softball games at the 2020 ...
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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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Malaysia says Kim's family gave consent over body
The Royal Malaysia Police reveal that Malaysia has consent of the family of Kim Jong-nam, who was assassinated, on how t...
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Defense chief to investigate PKO journal scandal
Japan's defense chief promises to investigate a scandal in which a journal kept by the nation's peacekeepers in South Su...
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Survival Capsule allows people to ride out tsunamis
At a factory in Japan, workers are putting the finishing touches on the US-designed tsunami Survival Capsule.
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