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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...
'Wonder of the world': Chinese zoo unveils 'first' surviving panda triplets
A zoo in China has unveiled what are believed to be the first ever surviving panda triplets.
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...
Deadly flu strain created in ‘crazy’ lab study
Scientists have created a deadly virus similar to the 1918 Spanish flu strain that killed around 50million people.
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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