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Japanese protesters rally against relocation of US air base to Okinawa
Jul 13, 2017 09:15Japanese protesters have held a rally in front of the American Camp Schwab marine corps camp on the island of Okinawa in protest at a planned relocation of yet another US military facility to the area.
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India holds joint naval drill with Japan, US
Jul 10, 2017 10:10India began holding naval exercises with the United States and Japan off its south coast on Monday, seeking to forge closer military ties to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.
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US strategic bombers fly over Chinese-claimed territory in South China Sea
Jul 07, 2017 08:50Two US strategic bombers have flown over Chinese-claimed territory in the disputed South China Sea.
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Dozens killed, 20 missing in Japan, China floods
Jul 07, 2017 08:46Rescue operations are continuing for a third day in southwestern Japan to help the victims of flooding caused by torrential rains.
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400,000 flee flooding in Japan, 10 missing
Jul 06, 2017 03:05At least 10 people, including a child, were missing and 400,000 were forced from their homes after record rains battered southwestern Japan for a second day on Thursday, sending rivers surging over their banks, a government official and media said.
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Japan ratifies bill to allow emperor’s abdication
Jun 09, 2017 03:47Japan’s parliament on Friday passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, clearing the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries and the accession of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, probably late next year.
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Japanese parliament moves closer to emperor abdication law
Jun 02, 2017 03:21Japan’s lower house of parliament passed a bill Friday that allows ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, as it also called for a rare debate on the role of women in the male-dominated monarchy.
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North Korea launches ballistic missile into Sea of Japan
May 28, 2017 23:59North Korea has launched what is thought to be a short-range ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan.
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Thousands of Japanese rally in capital against ‘anti-terror’ bill
May 25, 2017 08:35Thousands of people have held a protest rally in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, to express their dissent against the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for putting forward a controversial “anti-terror” bill.
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Japan’s govt. approves emperor’s abdication bill
May 19, 2017 03:09The Japanese government on Friday approved a one-off bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne, in the first such abdication in two centuries.