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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.
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Wreckage of Japan’s missing F-35 found, pilot missing
Apr 10, 2019 01:34Wreckage from a Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet has been found a day after it disappeared off the radar over the Pacific, the country's defense minister said Wednesday.
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Workers in UK’s Swindon march to save Honda plant
Mar 31, 2019 02:47Thousands of workers and their family members have attended a mass rally in the UK town of Swindon to ask Japanese carmaker Honda to reverse its decision to close its factory in the city as concerns grow over job security after Britain’s departure from the European Union.
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Russia raps US-Japan alliance as threat to peace treaty talks
Mar 03, 2019 09:23Russia has warned against Japan’s security alliance with the United States, denouncing the move as a threat and an impediment to improving bilateral ties between Tokyo and Moscow.
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PM Abe: Japan to proceed with US base relocation despite Okinawa vote outcome
Feb 25, 2019 07:19Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe says Tokyo will proceed with a controversial plan to relocate a US air base in Okinawa, turning a deaf ear to the outcome of a referendum on the island, in which locals resoundingly voiced their opposition to the construction of a new American base there.
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Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly by
Feb 15, 2019 18:01Russian nuclear-capable bombers have carried out a routine flight over international waters in the Sea of Japan, with Tokyo nevertheless responding to that passage.
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Okinawa set for referendum on US base relocation
Feb 15, 2019 04:40Official campaigning has kicked off in Japan's Okinawa for a referendum on a controversial plan to relocate a US airbase, which has long been a source of concern for residents on the tiny island.
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Japan's Abe hails Tokyo-Tehran 'friendly' ties
Feb 14, 2019 01:00Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has hailed his country’s ties with Iran as "traditionally friendly."
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Iranian speaker cautions Japan of 3rd party attempts to distort bilateral ties
Feb 12, 2019 12:48Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underlined the necessity for doubled efforts to further broaden Tehran-Tokyo relations irrespective of third party attempts to darken the two countries' ties.