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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.
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Japan sends warship to join US strike force
May 01, 2017 09:21Japan has dispatched its biggest warship for the first time in history to escort an American strike force near the Korean Peninsula.
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100s march in Tokyo against US military presence, mark Okinawa murder
Apr 30, 2017 04:24Hundreds of Japanese protesters have staged a rally in Tokyo against the US military presence in their country, as they mark the first anniversary of the murder of a local woman by a US Marine.
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China urges peaceful solution to Korean Peninsula tensions
Apr 27, 2017 01:11China has called on all sides of the conflict on the Korean Peninsula to work for a peaceful solution and try to ease tensions between the two Koreas.
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Japan PM sends offering to controversial shrine for war dead
Apr 21, 2017 09:44Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine that honors Japan’s war dead, including convicted war criminals.
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Japan, Australia agree to enhance defense ties amid North Korea tensions
Apr 20, 2017 03:46Japan and Australia have agreed to enhance bilateral defense cooperation amid tensions with North Korea.
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Japan plans to join US strike group headed for Korean Peninsula: Sources
Apr 12, 2017 02:49Japan plans a joint military drill with the US Navy strike group that has been heading toward North Korea, potentially escalating an already-tense situation in the region.
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Iran, Japan ink MoU to broaden shipping cooperation
Apr 05, 2017 08:55The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) and two Japanese companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to broaden bilateral ties.
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Japan kills 333 whales in one-year Antarctic hunt
Mar 31, 2017 08:34A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the mammals as Tokyo pursues the program in defiance of global criticism.