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Japan to bolster laws afterdrone lands on Abe’s office roof
Japan will strengthen legislation governing unmanned aircraft after a small drone appeared to have fallen Wednesday onto the roof of the office of Prime...
Radioactive drone lands on roof of Japanese Prime Minister’s office
A drone marked with a radioactive sign landed on the roof of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s office and tested positive for small amounts...
Radioactive drone lands on roof of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s office
A drone marked with a radioactive sign landed on the roof of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s office and tested positive for small amounts...
Japanese court orders nuclear reactors to stay offline
A court has issued an injunction ordering two nuclear reactors in western Japan to stay offline, rejecting regulators’ safety approval of the reactors’...
U.S. and Japan trust each other but both wary of China: poll
Over seven decades after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and dragged the United States into a global war, Americans and Japanese overwhelmingly trust each...
Playing a sorry tuna: Only one bluefin remains after mass deaths in aquarium
Experts have been left baffled after nearly 160 fish mysteriously died in an aquarium at a Japanese sea life park in the last four months. Just one...
4 years later, Japan’s tsunami victims frozen in their tragedy
Japan on Wednesday commemorates the fourth anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster that swept away thousands of victims and sparked a nuclear crisis,...
Four years on, Japan’s tsunami victims frozen in their tragedy
Japan on Wednesday commemorates the fourth anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster which swept away thousands of victims and sparked a nuclear crisis,...
'I feel ready for action': Prince William turned into a samurai warlord
With a sword in his hand, a glittering helmet on his head and a regal tunic on his shoulders the Duke of Cambridge looked every inch a samurai warlord...
Police seek guide who raped Japanese student in northern India
A police search is on for the ‘guide’ who allegedly drugged and raped a Japanese student sightseeing in Northern India.
Japan’s leader defends handling of hostage crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the flag at his official residence flew at half-staff Monday in a mark of mourning...
IS silent on fate of Japanese hostages after $200m ransom deadline passes
A clock counting down to the killing of Japanese hostages by Islamic State has reached zero - but the militant group has yet to break its silence on the...
Mother of Japanese hostage pleads for his release as IS deadline passes
A deadline by Islamic State militants to pay ransom for two Japanese hostages passed on Friday, with no immediate word on the fate of the captives. The...
Hostage crisis: Analysts say Japan is target for militants
Japan’s hostage crisis is a stark reminder that Tokyo’s deep pockets and alliance with the US make it a target for Islamist militants, analysts...
Japan vows not to bend to IS after £131M ransom demand for hostages
The Islamic State group is threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless it receives a US$200 million (£131m) ransom within 72 hours, but Tokyo vows...
Japan vows not to bend to IS after $200M ransom demand for hostages
The Islamic State group is threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless it receives a US$200 million ransom within 72 hours, but Tokyo vows it will...
Japan PM pledges billions for Mideast countries battling Islamic State
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged $2.5 billion in non-military aid for the Middle East as well as US$200 million in non-military assistance...
Japan approves record defence budget to counter China’s rising military might
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government approved it’s biggest ever military budget on Wednesday, as Abe looks to strengthen surveillance...
Japan approves $29 bn stimulus package
The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a fresh stimulus package worth US$29 billion Saturday in a bid to boost the economy, hit hard...
No supersizing: McDonald’s Japan rations fries amid supply crunch
Potato shortages are putting McDonald’s customers in Japan on an unsolicited diet.
Japanese probe headed to asteroid to collect microscopic grains of dust
Japan on Wednesday launched a rocket carrying a space probe destined for a distant asteroid, just weeks after a European spacecraft’s historic landing...
FIBA bans Japan from international basketball competitions
Japan have been suspended from international basketball competitions — including the Olympics — after failing to merge their two national leagues.
Japanese PM dissolves parliament lower house for snap election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament’s lower house on Friday for a snap election expected on Dec.
Japan PM calls for snap election after country slips into recession
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday he was calling a snap general election and delaying an expected sales tax rise after figures showed Japan was in...
Japan’s Abe delays tax hike and calls snap elections for December
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he will delay a planned rise in the nation’s sales tax to 10 percent until 2017 as the country struggles...
Japan falls into recesssion leading to fears of global economic slump
Japan’s economy has suddenly slipped into recession as a rise in sales tax leads to a decline in housing and business investment.
Leaders of China, Japan hold ice-breaking meeting amid longtime stormy relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held an ice-breaking meeting Monday on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific conference...
Japan female ministers resign over cash scandals
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suffered a double setback Monday with the resignations of two female cabinet ministers over claims they misused...
In blow to PM Abe, Japan trade minister to resign over funds scandal
In a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s newly appointed trade and industry minister plans to resign following reports that some of her support...
U.S. military officials feared dead as typhoon slams into Japan
Strong typhoon Phanfone slammed into Japan on Monday, packing gusts and huge waves that have already swept three U.S.
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