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Japan making arrangements for President Rouhani's visit to Tokyo
Dec 10, 2019 07:59Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says arrangements are underway for a visit to Tokyo by President Hassan Rouhani aimed at helping de-escalate tensions and promoting peace in the West Asia.
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Iran keen to boost economic ties with Japan amid preparations for Rouhani's possible visit: Araqchi
Dec 08, 2019 03:12A senior Iranian diplomat says preparations are underway for a possible visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Japan, expressing hope that the trip will help strengthen economic ties.
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Iran opposes Japan plan to dispatch Self-Defense Forces to region: Deputy FM
Dec 04, 2019 14:13A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic is opposed to Japan's plan to dispatch Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to West Asia to help ensure what Tokyo describes as the safe navigation of commercial vessels.
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Japanese aid worker, 5 more gunned down in Afghanistan
Dec 04, 2019 07:16Six people, including a Japanese air worker, have been killed in an attack by armed men in the city of Jalalabad in Afghanistan's Eastern Province of Nangarhar.
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Iran has no intention to leave nuclear deal: Deputy FM
Dec 03, 2019 17:27Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs says the Islamic Republic has no intention to abandon a nuclear deal it clinched with major world powers in 2015, saying Tehran will resume fulfilling its commitments under the accord if sanctions are lifted.
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Iranian deputy FM in Japan for talks
Dec 02, 2019 03:24Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi traveled to Japan to hold talks with senior officials of the East Asian country about a range of issues, including closer ties between the two nations.
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North Korea warns Japan may soon see real ballistic missile 'under its nose'
Nov 30, 2019 06:00North Korea has criticized Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, for failing to distinguish Pyongyang’s recent rocket launch from a ballistic missile, warning that Tokyo may see the launch of a real ballistic missile in the near future.
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Japan, South Korea jets shadow Russian bombers in ‘routine flight’
Nov 27, 2019 14:13Moscow says Japan and South Korea have dispatched fighter jets to warn off Russian strategic bombers that were flying over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.
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Iran reaffirms nuclear commitments reduction as response to US sanctions
Nov 20, 2019 16:25Iran has once again reiterated that its measures to scale back its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers were in response to the US reimposition of sanctions that prevented Tehran from reaping the benefits of the agreement.
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A blue dot barely visible from new silk roads
Nov 18, 2019 14:30US-Australia-Japan alternative to Belt and Road helps explain why the US sent a junior delegation to Thailand and why India opted out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP.