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Viber allows free international calls to countries affected by Trump immigration ban
Jan 31, 2017 13:00Companies have been outspoken about President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevents refugees and travelers from seven countries to enter the United States.
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Iran exports major condensate cargo to Japan
Jan 27, 2017 10:47Iran says it has started exporting condensate – a form of ultra light oil - from two newly launched phases of its giant South Pars gas field to Japan.
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Japanese prime minister visits Philippines to boost ties
Jan 12, 2017 10:20Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in the Philippines for a two-day state visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties.
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Japan mulling law to allow emperor to quit: Reports
Jan 11, 2017 06:19The Japanese government is reportedly planning to replace Emperor Akihito with his eldest son in two years as it works on a legal framework for the first abdication of emperorship in two centuries.
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Japan recalls envoy to South Korea over contentious statue
Jan 06, 2017 11:38Japan has recalled its ambassador to Seoul in protest at the placing of a controversial statue representing victims of wartime sex slaves outside its consulate in the South Korean port city of Busan.
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Iran says Inpex tipped to win Azadegan
Jan 05, 2017 10:54Japan's largest oil and gas exploration and production company is reportedly trying to win a contract over the development of a major oil project in Iran that it abandoned in 2010.
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Japan’s Inpex to study major Iranian oil field: Report
Jan 05, 2017 02:54Inpex Corporation, Japan’s top energy developer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Iranian Oil Company to carry out studies on the development of the South Azadegan Oilfield, located in the Southwestern Province of Khouzestan, a report said.
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China to conduct drill in Western Pacific, aircraft carrier to partake
Dec 25, 2016 11:38China will be conducting an open-sea training drill, involving its first aircraft carrier, in the Western Pacific, the Chinese military has announced.
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Japanese protest US Marine bases in Okinawa Prefecture
Dec 23, 2016 03:03Thousands of Japanese people have staged a demonstration to express their strong opposition to the presence of US military bases on the southern island of Okinawa, and to demand the removal of the controversial sites and US Marine Corps from the region.
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Large fire hits residential area in northwestern Japanese city
Dec 22, 2016 16:54A massive fire has struck the Japanese city of Itoigawa, prompting local authorities to seek help from the country’s armed forces to put out the inferno.