Putin speaks to Nippon TV ahead of Japan visit

Putin speaks to Nippon TV ahead of Japan visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin tells Nippon TV and the Yomiuri newspaper "there is no territorial issue" before his p...

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Original emoji exhibited at New York's MoMA

Original emoji exhibited at New York's MoMA

The original emoji created for Japanese mobile giant NTT DOCOMO go on show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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Okinawa set to lose suit over US base move

Okinawa set to lose suit over US base move

Okinawa receives a major legal setback in its bid to block the move of a huge US base on the island.

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Real Madrid get wild welcome

Real Madrid get wild welcome

Japanese soccer fans give Real Madrid a wild welcome as they arrive for the FIFA Club World Cup.

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Korean nabbed for vandalizing stone statues

Korean nabbed for vandalizing stone statues

Police in Fukushima Prefecture send a South Korean man to prosecutors after arresting him on suspicion of destroying sto...

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Peacekeepers shoulder controversial new duties

Peacekeepers shoulder controversial new duties

New duties take effect allowing Ground Self-Defense Force personnel on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan to eng...

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Japanese parliament approves TPP

Japanese parliament approves TPP

Japan's parliament approves the TPP trade agreement despite US President-elect Donald Trump's intent to withdraw.

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Ceremony honors Japanese and American Pearl Harbor casualties

Ceremony honors Japanese and American Pearl Harbor casualties

The US Marine Corps works with the Japanese government to hold the first ceremony at Pearl Harbor honoring both Japanese...

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Veterans mark 75 years since Pearl Harbor attack

Veterans mark 75 years since Pearl Harbor attack

A memorial service has been held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Olympic volleyball venue likely to stay at original site

Olympic volleyball venue likely to stay at original site

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will likely drop her plan to change the volleyball venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Par...

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