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Four more bodies recovered from Japanese volcano as typhoon nears
Authorities found four more bodies on a still-smouldering Japanese volcano Saturday as they resumed a search stalled by heavy rain, but a typhoon threatened...
Japanese regulator approves restart of first nuclear reactors
Japan’s nuclear regulator gave the go-ahead on Wednesday for the restart of a nuclear power station, the first step to reopening an industry that...
Celebrating like never before: China marks World War Two victory over Japan
Chinese President Xi Jinping and all of the top officials in his government have made a rare joint appearance to mark 69 years since Japan’s surrender...
Hope from the east: Japan could offer unapproved Ebola drug
Japan could offer an unapproved drug under certain circumstances to help treat the deadly Ebola virus even before the World Health Organization has decided...
Japan unveils Russia, Crimea sanctions
Japan unveiled Tuesday details of financial sanctions against 40 individuals and two groups involved in the annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of...
Japan to launch military space force to monitor debris in ‘fourth battlefield’
Japan is planning to launch a military space force by 2019 that would initially be tasked with protecting satellites from dangerous debris orbiting the...
Japan heat wave kills 15, more than 8,000 rushed to hospital
Sweltering summer heat in Japan has left at least 15 people dead over the past week, while more than 8,000 others were rushed to hospital with heatstroke...
Japan poised to revive nuclear power; first atomic plant given green light
A nuclear plant in southern Japan cleared an initial safety hurdle on Wednesday that could see it become the first nuclear facility to restart after the...
Japan lifts some N. Korea sanctions amid report of surviving abductees
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday his government will lift some of its sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s decision...
Japan eases post-WWII limits on military, pacifist tradition
Since Japan’s defeat in World War II, its military has been shackled by restrictions imposed by a victorious U.S.
Man sets himself on fire in Japan in defence protest: witnesses
A Japanese man is recovering from severe burns after he set himself alight in protest of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plans to ease limits of the...
Japan kills 30 whales despite UN’s top court order
Japan has slaughtered 30 minke whales off its northeast coast, in the first hunt since the UN’s top court ordered Tokyo to stop killing the animals...
Japan PM vows efforts to resume commercial whale hunt
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe told parliament Monday he would boost his efforts toward restarting commercial whaling, despite a top UN court’s...
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