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South Korea: Japan, North Korea should talk
May 08, 2018 03:32South Korea’s president has called on Japan and North Korea to begin talking to each other and normalizing their relations, as Seoul has been mending its own fences with Pyongyang.
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Japan: Embassy will not be relocated to al-Quds
May 02, 2018 02:10Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo has announced that his country will not be moving its Israeli embassy to al-Quds.
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Japan irks South Korea by offering ritual to controversial war dead at shrine
Apr 21, 2018 03:55Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead, the shrine said on Saturday, prompting criticism from Seoul as it is seen in the two Koreas and China as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.
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Japan, Australia to take part in Philippine-US military drills
Apr 19, 2018 12:40Thousands of American, Japanese, Australian and Filipino troops are scheduled to take part in joint military drills in the Philippines.
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Japan seems to bend under US pressure on trade
Apr 19, 2018 02:16Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reluctantly agreed to enter into trade negotiations with the United States, whose president has repeatedly pressured Tokyo to accept new terms in bilateral trade.
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Japan, China agree on dangers of trade war for global economy
Apr 16, 2018 07:12China and Japan have warned against the serious repercussion of a trade war for the global economy, calling for joint efforts to protect multilateral trade systems amid economic frictions between Beijing and Washington.
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Thousands demand Japanese PM's resignation amid corruption scandal
Apr 15, 2018 01:57Thousands attend a protest in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo to demand the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over an ongoing corruption scandal.
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Japan's deployment of US missile system affects Russia’s security interests: Lavrov
Mar 21, 2018 06:25Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that the deployment of US missile system components in Japan would have a direct impact on his country's national security and regional interests.
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Japan's Abe considering summit with North Korean leader
Mar 14, 2018 08:53Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is reportedly considering holding a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, despite earlier reservations about dialog with Pyongyang.
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Japan’s Abe faces mounting pressure over suspected cronyism
Mar 11, 2018 10:51Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ally Finance Minister Taro Aso face mounting pressure over suspected cronyism as the Finance Ministry prepares to report on Monday that documents in the case were doctored.