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| Sep.14 |
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North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan. Northern Japan
| Aug.28 |
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N Korea fires missile over Japan in 'unprecedented threat'. Northern Japan
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| Sep.14 |
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North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan
Map of Hokkaido Japan Northern Japan: The missile reached an estimated altitude of about 770km (478 miles) and travelled 3,700km before landing in the sea off Hokkaido
| Aug.28 |
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N Korea fires missile over Japan in 'unprecedented threat'
Map of Hokkaido Japan Northern Japan: North Korea has fired a missile over northern Japan in a move Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an 'unprecedented' threat to his country
| Jun.17 |
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USS Fitzgerald: Several sailors' bodies found
Navy divers have found several bodies aboard the USS Fitzgerald Sunday but a spokewoman confirmed that not all seven have been located
| Jun.16 |
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USS Fitzgerald crash: 7 navy crew missing off Japan
Map of Yokosuka Japan Among the injured is the Fitzgerald's commanding officer, who was taken to hospital by helicopter. The destroyer collided with the container ship
| Jun.3 |
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Japan holds evacuation drill amid tension from N. Korea
| Apr.30 |
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Japan sends biggest warship to protect US supply vessel
| Mar.5 |
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North Korea: Four ballistic missiles fired into Sea of Japan
Three of them fell into Japan's exclusive economic zone after flying some 1,000km (620 miles), in what PM Shinzo Abe called a 'new stage of ...
| Feb.6 |
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China sails warships near islands
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| Aug.2 |
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North Korea fires ballistic missile into Japanese waters
| May.27 |
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Hiroshima memory must never fade, Obama says on historic visit
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| Dec.28 |
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'Comfort women': Japan and South Korea hail agreement The leaders have welcomed the agreement between their two countries to settle the issue of women forced to work in Japanese brothels during ...
| Dec.27 |
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Japan and South Korea to discuss 'comfort women' issue |
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Chinese coast guard ship violates Japanese waters off disputed islands |
| Sep.19 |
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China warns Japan over expanding military role abroad |
| Sep.18 |
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Japan to allow military role overseas in historic move. Tokyo
| Sep.2 |
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China military parade commemorates WW2 victory
Beijing: China is holding a lavish parade to mark the defeat of Japan in World War Two, showcasing its military might on an unprecedented scale
| Aug.15 |
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Emperor 'remorseful' over WW2, as 70th anniversary marked |
| Aug.14 |
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Japan and South Korea mark 70 years since end of WW2 Japan and South Korea are marking 70 years since the end of WW2, when Japan's surrender to the allies freed Korea from a 35-year occupation
| Aug.8 |
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Japan remembers Nagasaki atomic bomb, 70 years on
| Aug.5 |
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Hiroshima marks 70 years since atomic bomb
Residents in the Japanese city of Hiroshima are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb being dropped by a US aircraft
| Jul.19 |
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Mitsubishi to make prisoners of war apology
| Jan.13 |
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Japan approves record defence budget. Tokyo
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| Oct.5 |
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U.S. airman dead, 2 missing as Typhoon Phanfone slams Japan
| Apr.21 |
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Japan lawmakers in shrine visit |
| Jan.17 |
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Japan WW2 holdout soldier dies. Tokyo
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| Dec.26 |
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Japan agrees Okinawa US base move
Japan has approved the relocation of a US military airbase on its southern island of Okinawa, officials said
| Dec.25 |
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Japan PM visits Yasukuni shrine
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited a controversial shrine to World War Two dead, exactly one year after he took office
| Dec.20 |
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China denounces Japan military plans. Beijing
| May.27 |
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Japanese mayor apologizes for saying US troops should visit adult businesses
| Feb.5 |
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Japan PM condemns China radar act
Tokyo: Japan's prime minister has called the decision by a Chinese frigate to put a radar lock on a Japanese navy ship a 'dangerous act'
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| Sep.13 |
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Chinese ships patrol disputed islands
Six Chinese maritime surveillance ships entered waters around a group of islands at the center of a heated territorial dispute between Tokyo...
| Apr.26 |
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US and Japan reach Okinawa deal
| Apr.5 |
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US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship'
Alaska: The US Coast Guard has used cannon to sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami
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| Dec.2 |
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US-Japan military exercises begin
| Oct.21 |
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Bodies, mass graves found on Iwo Jima
| Sep.10 |
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Chinese military power worries Japan
| May.3 |
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Japan scraps US base move plan
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| Apr.2 |
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N. Korea warns against targeting rocket. North Korea
| Mar.14 |
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Destroyers set sail on anti-piracy mission
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| Feb.19 |
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Marine suspected of rape
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| Oct.5 |
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Fears N. Korea may test at weekend |
| Jun.26 |
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U.S. to deploy intercept missiles in Japan |
| Jun.19 |
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Japan to pull troops out of Iraq |
| Jun.17 |
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NK warned over 'provocative' test |
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| Aug.8 |
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Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate
| Aug.6 |
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Doves, silence for A-bomb victims
| Apr.21 |
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PM Koizumi apologises over war |
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| Nov.3 |
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U.S. deserter gets 30-day term |
| Sep.10 |
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'Deserter' surrenders at U.S. base |
| Jun.17 |
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Japan troops to join Iraq force |
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| Dec.8 |
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Japan to send troops to Iraq
| Jul.25 |
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Japan to send troops to Iraq
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| Nov.8 |
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Navy to join coalition
| Jul.19 |
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Japan charges U.S. airman with rape
| Feb.9 |
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U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide
Hawaii: Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing
before year 2000
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| Sep. 2, 1945 |
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Japan surrender signed
Map of Tokyo Bay Japan Tokyo: The surrender of the Empire of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close | |
| Aug. 6, 1945 |
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First atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Map of Hiroshima Japan The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killed at least 129,000 people
It's remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. A uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945
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| Aug. 15, 1945 |
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Surrender of Japan
Map of Tokyo Tokyo: By the end of July 1945, the Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent | |
| Jun. 7, 1942 |
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Battle of Midway Island ended
Map of Midway Atoll Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii: The United States Navy decisively defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| Dec. 7, 1941 |
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Map of Pearl Harbor Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii: The surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base led to the U.S. entry into World War II | |
| Feb. 7, 1904 |
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Russo-Japanese War declared
Map of Tokyo Tokyo: Fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea
| Apr. 17, 1895 |
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Treaty of Shimonoseki ending Sino-Japanese War
Map of Shimonoseki Japan An unequal treaty signed at the Shunpanro hall between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire, ending the First Sino-Japanese War
| Jul. 7, 1853 |
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Mathew Calbraith Perry opens up Japan
Map of Uraga Kanagawa Japan Tokyo: Perry, a Commodore of the United States Navy, played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa
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2014 |
| Oct.5 |
U.S. airman dead, 2 missing as Typhoon Phanfone slams Japan
| Jan.17 |
Japan WW2 holdout soldier dies. Tokyo
2010 |
| Oct.21 |
Bodies, mass graves found on Iwo Jima
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2015 |
| Dec.27 |
Chinese coast guard ship violates Japanese waters off disputed islands |
2013 |
| Feb.5 |
Japan PM condemns China radar act
Tokyo: Japan's prime minister has called the decision by a Chinese frigate to put a radar lock on a Japanese navy ship a 'dangerous act'
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2015 |
| Dec.28 |
'Comfort women': Japan and South Korea hail agreement The leaders have welcomed the agreement between their two countries to settle the issue of women forced to work in Japanese brothels during ...
| Dec.27 |
Japan and South Korea to discuss 'comfort women' issue |
| Jul.19 |
Mitsubishi to make prisoners of war apology
2014 |
| Apr.21 |
Japan lawmakers in shrine visit |
2013 |
| Dec.25 |
Japan PM visits Yasukuni shrine
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited a controversial shrine to World War Two dead, exactly one year after he took office
2008 |
| Feb.19 |
Marine suspected of rape
2005 |
| Apr.21 |
PM Koizumi apologises over war |
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2004 |
| Jun.17 |
Japan troops to join Iraq force |
2003 |
| Dec.8 |
Japan to send troops to Iraq
| Jul.25 |
Japan to send troops to Iraq
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2017 |
| Jun.17 |
USS Fitzgerald: Several sailors' bodies found
Navy divers have found several bodies aboard the USS Fitzgerald Sunday but a spokewoman confirmed that not all seven have been located
| Jun.16 |
USS Fitzgerald crash: 7 navy crew missing off Japan
Map of Yokosuka Japan Among the injured is the Fitzgerald's commanding officer, who was taken to hospital by helicopter. The destroyer collided with the container ship
| Apr.30 |
Japan sends biggest warship to protect US supply vessel
| Feb.6 |
China sails warships near islands
2012 |
| Sep.13 |
Chinese ships patrol disputed islands
Six Chinese maritime surveillance ships entered waters around a group of islands at the center of a heated territorial dispute between Tokyo...
| Apr.5 |
US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship'
Alaska: The US Coast Guard has used cannon to sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami
2009 |
| Mar.14 |
Destroyers set sail on anti-piracy mission
2001 |
| Nov.8 |
Navy to join coalition
| Feb.9 |
U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide
Hawaii: Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing
1942 |
| Jun. 7, 1942 |
Battle of Midway Island ended
Map of Midway Atoll Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii: The United States Navy decisively defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy | |
1853 |
| Jul. 7, 1853 |
Mathew Calbraith Perry opens up Japan
Map of Uraga Kanagawa Japan Tokyo: Perry, a Commodore of the United States Navy, played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa
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2017 |
| Sep.14 |
North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan
Map of Hokkaido Japan Northern Japan: The missile reached an estimated altitude of about 770km (478 miles) and travelled 3,700km before landing in the sea off Hokkaido
| Aug.28 |
N Korea fires missile over Japan in 'unprecedented threat'
Map of Hokkaido Japan Northern Japan: North Korea has fired a missile over northern Japan in a move Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an 'unprecedented' threat to his country
| Mar.5 |
North Korea: Four ballistic missiles fired into Sea of Japan
Three of them fell into Japan's exclusive economic zone after flying some 1,000km (620 miles), in what PM Shinzo Abe called a 'new stage of ...
2016 |
| Aug.2 |
North Korea fires ballistic missile into Japanese waters
2009 |
| Apr.2 |
N. Korea warns against targeting rocket. North Korea
2006 |
| Jun.26 |
U.S. to deploy intercept missiles in Japan |
| Jun.17 |
NK warned over 'provocative' test |
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2015 |
| Aug.8 |
Japan remembers Nagasaki atomic bomb, 70 years on
| Aug.5 |
Hiroshima marks 70 years since atomic bomb
Residents in the Japanese city of Hiroshima are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb being dropped by a US aircraft
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2015 |
| Aug.15 |
Emperor 'remorseful' over WW2, as 70th anniversary marked |
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2001 |
| Jul.19 |
Japan charges U.S. airman with rape
1945 |
| Aug. 6, 1945 |
First atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Map of Hiroshima Japan The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killed at least 129,000 people
It's remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. A uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945
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1941 |
| Dec. 7, 1941 |
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Map of Pearl Harbor Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii: The surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base led to the U.S. entry into World War II | |
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2015 |
| Sep.19 |
China warns Japan over expanding military role abroad |
| Sep.18 |
Japan to allow military role overseas in historic move. Tokyo
| Jan.13 |
Japan approves record defence budget. Tokyo
2013 |
| Dec.26 |
Japan agrees Okinawa US base move
Japan has approved the relocation of a US military airbase on its southern island of Okinawa, officials said
| Dec.20 |
China denounces Japan military plans. Beijing
| May.27 |
Japanese mayor apologizes for saying US troops should visit adult businesses
2012 |
| Apr.26 |
US and Japan reach Okinawa deal
2010 |
| May.3 |
Japan scraps US base move plan
2006 |
| Jun.19 |
Japan to pull troops out of Iraq |
1945 |
| Sep. 2, 1945 |
Japan surrender signed
Map of Tokyo Bay Japan Tokyo: The surrender of the Empire of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close | |
| Aug. 15, 1945 |
Surrender of Japan
Map of Tokyo Tokyo: By the end of July 1945, the Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent | |
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2017 |
| Jun.3 |
Japan holds evacuation drill amid tension from N. Korea
2010 |
| Dec.2 |
US-Japan military exercises begin
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2016 |
| May.27 |
Hiroshima memory must never fade, Obama says on historic visit
2005 |
| Aug.6 |
Doves, silence for A-bomb victims
1895 |
| Apr. 17, 1895 |
Treaty of Shimonoseki ending Sino-Japanese War
Map of Shimonoseki Japan An unequal treaty signed at the Shunpanro hall between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire, ending the First Sino-Japanese War
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2015 |
| Sep.2 |
China military parade commemorates WW2 victory
Beijing: China is holding a lavish parade to mark the defeat of Japan in World War Two, showcasing its military might on an unprecedented scale
| Aug.14 |
Japan and South Korea mark 70 years since end of WW2 Japan and South Korea are marking 70 years since the end of WW2, when Japan's surrender to the allies freed Korea from a 35-year occupation
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2006 |
| Oct.5 |
Fears N. Korea may test at weekend |
2005 |
| Aug.8 |
Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate