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Japan new bullet train to rival air travel time
May 20, 2019 06:35Japanese engineers have designed a superfast bullet train that rivals airplane flying time.
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US approves missile sales to South Korea, Japan
May 18, 2019 00:35The US says it has approved the sales of air defense missiles, worth more than $600 million, to South Korea and Japan as tensions build up with North Korea.
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Iran showing maximum restraint despite US exit from nuclear deal: Zarif
May 16, 2019 06:33In a visit to Japan, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran is showing “maximum restraint” in the face of the United States’ unilateral exit from the 2015 nuclear deal and the “unacceptable” re-imposition of sanctions against the Iranian nation.
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US missile systems in Japan pose direct threat to Russia: Russian FM
May 11, 2019 07:52Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has blasted persisting US military buildup in Japan, saying Moscow views as a direct "threat" the American missile defense systems deployed to the Asian country.
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North Korea fires barrage of short-range missiles towards Sea of Japan: South
May 04, 2019 00:49North Korea has fired a barrage of short-range missiles towards the Sea of Japan, in first such action in over a year amid deadlocked nuclear talks with the United States.
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Japan wants to ‘break shell of distrust’ with North Korea
May 02, 2019 06:24Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “unconditionally” in what could potentially lead to the restoration of ties between Tokyo and Pyongyang.
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Japan extending search for missing F-35 jet
Apr 26, 2019 13:40Japan expanded its search for a missing F-35 stealth fighter on Thursday with a maritime survey vessel joining a navy ship and a US Navy salvage team is expected in the area in coming days, a Japanese air force spokesman said.
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Iran to send naval flotillas to Japan, Italy
Apr 25, 2019 23:50Iran’s Navy will send military vessels to the coasts of Japan and Italy in the near future for friendly visits, a top commander said.
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Japan relies on Iranian oil, to talk to US about it: Minister
Apr 20, 2019 00:16Japan says it relies on crude imports from Iran and seeks to hold talks with the United States about the matter to keep its energy supply steady, amid ongoing attempts by Washington to curtail Iran’s oil sales and punish third countries that buy Iranian crude.
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Removal of fuel at Fukushima's melted reactor begins
Apr 15, 2019 05:40The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima power plant on Monday began removing atomic fuel from inside a building housing one of the reactors that melted down in 2011.