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‘Japan to buy Lockheed Martin radar for missile system’
Jul 03, 2018 02:57Japan has reportedly picked major US military contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide advanced radar for its multi-billion-dollar missile defense system.
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Japan to buy US-made advanced radar despite North Korea thaw
Jun 29, 2018 08:52Japan is set to pick a US-made advanced radar as early as next week to upgrade its missile system.
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Japan seeks US exemptions for Iran oil imports
Jun 26, 2018 11:47Japan is seeking an "early" exemption from the US on sanctions against Iran to facilitate oil shipping arrangements, a Japanese government source has said.
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Attacker kills 2, including policeman, in Japan
Jun 26, 2018 11:39An assailant in Japan has stabbed to death a police officer and reportedly killed another person after grabbing the policeman’s gun and fleeing the scene.
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Japan's volcano featured in ‘James Bond’ movie erupts
Jun 22, 2018 04:45A Japanese volcano that figured in a 1960s James Bond movie erupted explosively on Friday for the first time since April, sending smoke thousands of meters into the air, less than a week after a strong earthquake shook the country's west.
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Japan's PM plans Iran visit in July, a first in 40 years: Report
Jun 22, 2018 02:29Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a state visit to Iran in July as Tokyo is seeking to strengthen economic ties with Tehran, government sources have said.
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Japan airlines list Taiwan as China territory on Chinese websites
Jun 19, 2018 03:01Japan’s two largest airlines have changed the word “Taiwan” on their Chinese-language websites to “China Taiwan,” in a minor overture toward Beijing, which considers the self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory.
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Trump threatened to send 25 million Mexicans to Japan at G7 summit: Report
Jun 16, 2018 04:57US President Donald Trump threatened Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he would send 25 million Mexicans to his country during a discussion on immigration, one of a series of bizarre statements by Trump that shocked fellow leaders at last week's acrimonious Group of Seven (G7) summit, according to a report.
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Japan seeks US assurances that all of North Korea’s ballistic missiles will be removed
Jun 06, 2018 08:35Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly plans to ask US President Donald Trump that any potential US deal with North Korea take into account Japan’s “security concerns,” including the removal of ballistic missiles of all ranges.
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Japan finance minister returns year’s salary over scandal
Jun 04, 2018 09:35Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso said Monday he was returning a year's salary after his ministry scrubbed public documents related to a cronyism scandal that has dogged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.