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Japan mulls record defense budget to counter North Korea: Report
Dec 16, 2017 06:00Japan plans to increase its defense budget to a record high level for the next fiscal year, allocating money to purchase more American weapon systems to counter North Korea.
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UN warns against ‘sleepwalking’ into war with North Korea
Dec 14, 2017 10:34UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the international community against the danger of “sleepwalking” into a war with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.
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US, South Korea, Japan start missile tracking drill amid heightened tensions
Dec 11, 2017 04:37The United States, South Korea and Japan have started joint war games amid high tensions on the Korean Peninsula over the North’s military program.
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Japan to host joint missile drills with US, South Korea
Dec 10, 2017 15:34Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has announced that a joint drill with the United States and South Korea will be held this week amid an escalated stand-off in the region over North Korea’s missile and nuclear tests.
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Japan sets date for emperor’s abdication
Dec 01, 2017 07:53Emperor Akihito's planned abdication - the first by a Japanese monarch in about two centuries - should take place on April 30, 2019, a special panel chaired by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Friday (December 1).
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Russia vetoes Japan-drafted resolution on chemical attacks in Syria
Nov 18, 2017 03:13Russia has cast a second veto in the United Nations Security Council to block a resolution that sought the renewal of an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
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US president calls North Korean military program ‘threat’ to world
Nov 06, 2017 09:43Speaking in Tokyo, US President Donald Trump has called North Korea’s military program a “threat” to global peace, reiterating the mantra that the “strategic patience” with Pyongyang is over.
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Security heightens in Tokyo during Ivanka Trump's visit
Nov 03, 2017 04:15Security in Tokyo was heightened on Friday, November 3 along streets surrounding the hotel where Ivanka Trump, first daughter and advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, was staying during her Japan trip.
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US B-2 bomber in Pacific ahead of Trump visit to Japan, S Korea
Oct 30, 2017 09:53A US Air Force nuclear-capable B-2 bomber has flown over the Pacific, days ahead President Donald Trump’s visit to Japan and South Korea.
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Powerful typhoon leaves 5 dead, 1 missing in Japan
Oct 23, 2017 06:10A powerful typhoon left five dead, one missing and scores injured in Japan Monday, moving northward off the Pacific coast after millions struggled to the polls for a national election.