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Japan sends envoy to soothe ties with S. Korea |
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CES 2013: Sony unveils 'bath-friendly' phone |
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| Jan.10 |
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Japan gets $116bn stimulus boost |
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| Jan.14 |
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East Japan hit by heavy snowfall |
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Japan emergency hits Dreamliners 
Map of Yamaguchi Ube Japan| Japan's two main airlines have grounded their Boeing 787 after one was forced to make an emergency landing because of battery problems | |
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| Jan.23 |
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Japan runs record trade deficit
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Japan PM condemns China radar act 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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| Feb.7 |
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Japan scrambles fighters after Russian jets approach |
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| Feb.8 |
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Japan steps up threat on China ship |
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| Feb.19 |
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Japan posts record trade deficit
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| Feb.20 |
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Sony announces PlayStation 4 console |
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Japan hangs three death row inmates |
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| Feb.25 |
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Earthquakes shake central Japan |
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| Feb.28 |
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Report outlines Fukushima's radiation toll
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| Mar.4 |
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8 die in Japan snowstorm |
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| Mar.10 |
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Japan quake 'heard at edge of space' |
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Japan marks quake and tsunami anniversary |
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| Mar.12 |
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Japan 'first' to extract frozen gas |
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| Mar.18 |
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Power failure hits Fukushima plant |
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| Mar.20 |
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Rat linked to Fukushima power outage |
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| Apr.3 |
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Japan central bank makes growth move
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| Apr.4 |
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Nikkei reaches highest since 2008
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| Apr.5 |
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Japan nuclear plant loses power for hours |
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| Apr.11 |
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Japan carmakers to recall 3.4m cars Japan's top four carmakers are recalling a total of 3.4 million cars over a defect in passenger airbags
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| Apr.14 |
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Kerry in Japan amid heightened Korean tensions U.S. Secretary of State arrived for the last stop of his Asian tour, a trip that has largely focused on the provocations coming out of North...
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| Apr.22 |
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Japan MPs visit Yasukuni Shrine |
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| May.13 |
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Japan's WWII sex slaves 'necessary' |
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| May.21 |
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Japan mulls talks with Nkorea, surprising allies |
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| May.22 |
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Japanese 80-year-old claims Everest record
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| May.27 |
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Japanese mayor apologizes for saying US troops should visit adult businesses
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| Jun.4 |
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Japan first into 2014 World Cup |
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| Jun.9 |
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Euro crisis is over, says France's Francois Hollande |
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Japan growth revised up |
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| Jun.10 |
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PS4 set to be cheaper than Xbox One |
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| Jun.11 |
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Oldest man in history dies at 116 A Japanese man recognised as the world's oldest living person, and the oldest man recorded in history, has died aged 116, local officials sa...
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Japanese carrier's Boeing 787 has engine problem |
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| Jun.15 |
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Brazil rolls Japan in Confederations Cup opener |
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| Jun.19 |
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Toxic substance in Fukushima water |
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| Jun.27 |
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Japan broadcaster sued over English words |
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| Jul.17 |
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Restaurateur sues Japan kingpin |
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| Jul.20 |
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Japan votes for new upper house |
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| Jul.21 |
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Japan PM wins key upper house poll Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has won a majority in the upper house. Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito were set to get at least 71...
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Japan PM Abe hails poll 'victory' Shinzo Abe says his forecast win inSunday's upper house elections will help him form a stable cabinet, ending political volatility
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| Jul.25 |
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China coast guard boats confront Japanese vessels |
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| Jul.28 |
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Heavy rain leaves one dead, two missing in Japan |
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| Aug.3 |
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Quake shakes northeastern Japan, no tsunami risk |
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| Aug.5 |
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US military chopper crashes on Okinawa |
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Korean plane goes off runway in Japan; no injuries |
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| Aug.7 |
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Japan launches largest warship since World War II |
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Japan PM promises Fukushima action |
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| Aug.11 |
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Japanese growth slower than expected |
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| Aug.13 |
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Northeast Asia suffers under severe heat wave |
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| Aug.14 |
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Japan ministers in Yasukuni visit |
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| Aug.15 |
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Blast hits Japan fireworks festival |
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| Aug.19 |
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New leak from storage tank at Japan nuclear plant |
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| Aug.20 |
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Japan raising Fukushima leak alert Map of Fukushima Japan Japan's nuclear agency wants to raise the severity level of a radioactive water leak at the plant from one to three on an international scale
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| Aug.27 |
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Japanese agency labels radioactive leak 'serious' Japan's nuclear regulator upgraded the rating of a leak of radiation-contaminated water at its tsunami-wrecked nuclear plant to a 'serious i...
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| Sep.1 |
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Fukushima radiation levels '18 times higher' than thought Map of Fukushima Japan| Radiation levels around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant are 18 times higher than previously thought, Japanese authorities have warned | |
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| Sep.3 |
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Japan to spend $470 million to deal with toxic water Map of Fukushima Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has waded deep into the effort to deal with the aftermath of the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter century
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No damage reported after strong quake shakes Tokyo area A strong 6.9 earthquake shook the Tokyo area and eastern Japan early Wednesday, though no injuries or damage was immediately reported
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| Sep.4 |
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Radiation level spikes further at Fukushima Map of Fukushima Japan Radiation readings near tanks holding toxic water at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant have jumped to a new high, the plant operator said
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| Sep.5 |
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China and Japan leaders meet at G20 |
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S Korea in Fukushima fisheries ban |
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| Sep.7 |
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Cities in final bid for 2020 Olympics
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Tokyo wins race to host 2020 Olympics Tokyo has been chosen to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games ahead of Istanbul and Madrid
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| Sep.14 |
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Japan launches 'affordable' rocket
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Typhoon Man-yi heads for Japan
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| Sep.15 |
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Priest in Zanzibar attacked with acid a third time A Catholic priest was attacked with acid on the east African island of Zanzibar in the third such unprovoked assault in two months
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Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor -- for now
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| Oct.2 |
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New leak at Japan nuke plant due to tank overflow
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| Oct.3 |
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Worker error causes Fukushima leak
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| Oct.5 |
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Japan PM seeks overseas help on Fukushima leak
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| Oct.10 |
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Fire at Japanese hospital kills 10, injures 8
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| Oct.13 |
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Vettel leads Red Bull 1-2 in Japan to close on title |
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| Oct.15 |
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Typhoon Wipha kills 13 in Japan Map of Izu Oshima island Japan| At least 13 people have been killed after a powerful typhoon passed close to the Japanese capital, reports say | |
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| Oct.16 |
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Japan rescuers seek typhoon missing
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| Oct.25 |
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7.3 quake strikes off Japan; no tsunami threat Map of Fukushima Japan An earthquake rumbled early Saturday in the Pacific Ocean about 200 miles east of main island.
Japan issued a tsunami advisory for the coastal areas
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| Oct.26 |
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Japan will 'stand up to China' - Abe
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| Oct.27 |
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Toyota outsells GM at 7.41 million vehicles
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| Nov.3 |
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S Korea's Park rules out Japan talks
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| Nov.6 |
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Japan to remove Fukushima fuel rods
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| Nov.14 |
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Japan slashes climate reduction goal
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| Nov.18 |
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Fukushima in risky fuel rod removal
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| Nov.20 |
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Volcanic eruption creates new island far south of Japan
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| Nov.25 |
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China slams 'inappropriate' U.S. remarks on dispute with Japan
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| Dec.2 |
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Biden to visit Japan, China amid dispute U.S. Vice President will visit Japan and China this week as a dispute seethes over Beijing's recent claim of a large swath of airspace in the...
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Biden: US 'deeply concerned' by China's air zone
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| Dec.13 |
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Japan offers Asean $20bn in aid PM Shinzo Abe has offered SE Asian countries almost $20bn in aid and loans, in what is being seen as an effort to combat Chinese expansion
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| Dec.16 |
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Japan sets out defence strategy
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| Dec.20 |
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China denounces Japan military plans China has denounced Japan's new national security strategy, accusing it of military expansion
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| Dec.22 |
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Australian plane to monitor whaling
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| Dec.25 |
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Japan PM visits Yasukuni shrine Map of Yasukuni Tokyo Japan| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited a controversial shrine to World War Two dead, exactly one year after he took office | |
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| Dec.26 |
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China condemns Japan PM shrine visit China and South Korea have condemned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for visiting a shrine that honours war dead including convicted war criminals
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Japan agrees Okinawa US base move Map of Okinawa Japan| Japan has approved the relocation of a US military airbase on its southern island of Okinawa, officials said | |
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| 2013 |
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| Feb.5 |
Japan PM condemns China radar act 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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| Feb.7 |
Japan scrambles fighters after Russian jets approach |
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| Feb.8 |
Japan steps up threat on China ship |
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| Apr.22 |
Japan MPs visit Yasukuni Shrine |
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| May.13 |
Japan's WWII sex slaves 'necessary' |
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| May.21 |
Japan mulls talks with Nkorea, surprising allies |
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| May.27 |
Japanese mayor apologizes for saying US troops should visit adult businesses
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| Jul.25 |
China coast guard boats confront Japanese vessels |
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| Aug.5 |
US military chopper crashes on Okinawa |
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| Aug.7 |
Japan launches largest warship since World War II |
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| Aug.14 |
Japan ministers in Yasukuni visit |
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| Dec.2 |
Biden to visit Japan, China amid dispute U.S. Vice President will visit Japan and China this week as a dispute seethes over Beijing's recent claim of a large swath of airspace in the...
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| Dec.16 |
Japan sets out defence strategy
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| Dec.20 |
China denounces Japan military plans China has denounced Japan's new national security strategy, accusing it of military expansion
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| Dec.25 |
Japan PM visits Yasukuni shrine Map of Yasukuni Tokyo Japan| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited a controversial shrine to World War Two dead, exactly one year after he took office | |
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| Dec.26 |
Japan agrees Okinawa US base move Map of Okinawa Japan| Japan has approved the relocation of a US military airbase on its southern island of Okinawa, officials said | |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.14 |
East Japan hit by heavy snowfall |
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| Jan.15 |
Japan emergency hits Dreamliners Map of Yamaguchi Ube Japan| Japan's two main airlines have grounded their Boeing 787 after one was forced to make an emergency landing because of battery problems | |
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| Feb.25 |
Earthquakes shake central Japan |
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| Feb.28 |
Report outlines Fukushima's radiation toll
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| Mar.4 |
8 die in Japan snowstorm |
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| Mar.10 |
Japan quake 'heard at edge of space' |
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| Mar.10 |
Japan marks quake and tsunami anniversary |
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| Mar.18 |
Power failure hits Fukushima plant |
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| Mar.20 |
Rat linked to Fukushima power outage |
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| Apr.5 |
Japan nuclear plant loses power for hours |
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| Jun.11 |
Oldest man in history dies at 116 A Japanese man recognised as the world's oldest living person, and the oldest man recorded in history, has died aged 116, local officials sa...
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| Jun.11 |
Japanese carrier's Boeing 787 has engine problem |
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| Jun.19 |
Toxic substance in Fukushima water |
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| Jul.28 |
Heavy rain leaves one dead, two missing in Japan |
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| Aug.3 |
Quake shakes northeastern Japan, no tsunami risk |
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| Aug.5 |
US military chopper crashes on Okinawa |
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| Aug.5 |
Korean plane goes off runway in Japan; no injuries |
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| Aug.7 |
Japan PM promises Fukushima action |
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| Aug.13 |
Northeast Asia suffers under severe heat wave |
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| Aug.15 |
Blast hits Japan fireworks festival |
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| Aug.19 |
New leak from storage tank at Japan nuclear plant |
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| Aug.20 |
Japan raising Fukushima leak alert Map of Fukushima Japan Japan's nuclear agency wants to raise the severity level of a radioactive water leak at the plant from one to three on an international scale
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| Aug.27 |
Japanese agency labels radioactive leak 'serious' Japan's nuclear regulator upgraded the rating of a leak of radiation-contaminated water at its tsunami-wrecked nuclear plant to a 'serious i...
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| Sep.1 |
Fukushima radiation levels '18 times higher' than thought Map of Fukushima Japan| Radiation levels around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant are 18 times higher than previously thought, Japanese authorities have warned | |
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| Sep.3 |
Japan to spend $470 million to deal with toxic water Map of Fukushima Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has waded deep into the effort to deal with the aftermath of the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter century
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| Sep.3 |
No damage reported after strong quake shakes Tokyo area A strong 6.9 earthquake shook the Tokyo area and eastern Japan early Wednesday, though no injuries or damage was immediately reported
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| Sep.4 |
Radiation level spikes further at Fukushima Map of Fukushima Japan Radiation readings near tanks holding toxic water at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant have jumped to a new high, the plant operator said
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| Sep.5 |
S Korea in Fukushima fisheries ban |
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| Sep.14 |
Typhoon Man-yi heads for Japan
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| Oct.2 |
New leak at Japan nuke plant due to tank overflow
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| Oct.3 |
Worker error causes Fukushima leak
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| Oct.5 |
Japan PM seeks overseas help on Fukushima leak
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| Oct.10 |
Fire at Japanese hospital kills 10, injures 8
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| Oct.15 |
Typhoon Wipha kills 13 in Japan Map of Izu Oshima island Japan| At least 13 people have been killed after a powerful typhoon passed close to the Japanese capital, reports say | |
|
| Oct.16 |
Japan rescuers seek typhoon missing
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| Oct.25 |
7.3 quake strikes off Japan; no tsunami threat Map of Fukushima Japan An earthquake rumbled early Saturday in the Pacific Ocean about 200 miles east of main island.
Japan issued a tsunami advisory for the coastal areas
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| Nov.6 |
Japan to remove Fukushima fuel rods
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| Nov.18 |
Fukushima in risky fuel rod removal
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| Nov.20 |
Volcanic eruption creates new island far south of Japan
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| 2013 |
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| May.22 |
Japanese 80-year-old claims Everest record
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| Jun.4 |
Japan first into 2014 World Cup |
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| Jun.15 |
Brazil rolls Japan in Confederations Cup opener |
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| Sep.7 |
Cities in final bid for 2020 Olympics
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| Sep.7 |
Tokyo wins race to host 2020 Olympics Tokyo has been chosen to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games ahead of Istanbul and Madrid
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| Oct.13 |
Vettel leads Red Bull 1-2 in Japan to close on title |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.7 |
CES 2013: Sony unveils 'bath-friendly' phone |
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| Jan.10 |
Japan gets $116bn stimulus boost |
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| Jan.23 |
Japan runs record trade deficit
|
| Feb.19 |
Japan posts record trade deficit
|
| Feb.20 |
Sony announces PlayStation 4 console |
|
| Mar.12 |
Japan 'first' to extract frozen gas |
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| Mar.18 |
Power failure hits Fukushima plant |
|
| Apr.3 |
Japan central bank makes growth move
|
| Apr.4 |
Nikkei reaches highest since 2008
|
| Apr.11 |
Japan carmakers to recall 3.4m cars Japan's top four carmakers are recalling a total of 3.4 million cars over a defect in passenger airbags
|
| Jun.9 |
Euro crisis is over, says France's Francois Hollande |
|
| Jun.9 |
Japan growth revised up |
|
| Jun.10 |
PS4 set to be cheaper than Xbox One |
|
| Jun.27 |
Japan broadcaster sued over English words |
|
| Jul.17 |
Restaurateur sues Japan kingpin |
|
| Aug.11 |
Japanese growth slower than expected |
|
| Sep.5 |
S Korea in Fukushima fisheries ban |
|
| Sep.15 |
Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor -- for now
|
| Oct.27 |
Toyota outsells GM at 7.41 million vehicles
|
| Nov.6 |
Japan to remove Fukushima fuel rods
|
| Dec.22 |
Australian plane to monitor whaling
|
|
| 2013 |
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| Feb.20 |
Japan hangs three death row inmates |
|
| May.13 |
Japan's WWII sex slaves 'necessary' |
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| May.27 |
Japanese mayor apologizes for saying US troops should visit adult businesses
|
| Jul.17 |
Restaurateur sues Japan kingpin |
|
| Sep.15 |
Priest in Zanzibar attacked with acid a third time A Catholic priest was attacked with acid on the east African island of Zanzibar in the third such unprovoked assault in two months
|
|
| 2013 |
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| Jan.3 |
Japan sends envoy to soothe ties with S. Korea |
|
| Jan.10 |
Japan gets $116bn stimulus boost |
|
| Feb.5 |
Japan PM condemns China radar act 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'
|
| Feb.8 |
Japan steps up threat on China ship |
|
| Mar.10 |
Japan quake 'heard at edge of space' |
|
| Mar.10 |
Japan marks quake and tsunami anniversary |
|
| Apr.14 |
Kerry in Japan amid heightened Korean tensions U.S. Secretary of State arrived for the last stop of his Asian tour, a trip that has largely focused on the provocations coming out of North...
|
| Apr.22 |
Japan MPs visit Yasukuni Shrine |
|
| May.21 |
Japan mulls talks with Nkorea, surprising allies |
|
| May.27 |
Japanese mayor apologizes for saying US troops should visit adult businesses
|
| Jun.9 |
Euro crisis is over, says France's Francois Hollande |
|
| Jun.27 |
Japan broadcaster sued over English words |
|
| Jul.20 |
Japan votes for new upper house |
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| Jul.21 |
Japan PM wins key upper house poll Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has won a majority in the upper house. Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito were set to get at least 71...
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| Jul.21 |
Japan PM Abe hails poll 'victory' Shinzo Abe says his forecast win inSunday's upper house elections will help him form a stable cabinet, ending political volatility
|
| Aug.7 |
Japan PM promises Fukushima action |
|
| Aug.14 |
Japan ministers in Yasukuni visit |
|
| Sep.3 |
Japan to spend $470 million to deal with toxic water Map of Fukushima Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has waded deep into the effort to deal with the aftermath of the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter century
|
| Sep.5 |
China and Japan leaders meet at G20 |
|
| Sep.14 |
Japan launches 'affordable' rocket
|
| Oct.26 |
Japan will 'stand up to China' - Abe
|
| Nov.3 |
S Korea's Park rules out Japan talks
|
| Nov.14 |
Japan slashes climate reduction goal
|
| Nov.25 |
China slams 'inappropriate' U.S. remarks on dispute with Japan
|
| Dec.2 |
Biden to visit Japan, China amid dispute U.S. Vice President will visit Japan and China this week as a dispute seethes over Beijing's recent claim of a large swath of airspace in the...
|
| Dec.2 |
Biden: US 'deeply concerned' by China's air zone
|
| Dec.13 |
Japan offers Asean $20bn in aid PM Shinzo Abe has offered SE Asian countries almost $20bn in aid and loans, in what is being seen as an effort to combat Chinese expansion
|
| Dec.16 |
Japan sets out defence strategy
|
| Dec.20 |
China denounces Japan military plans China has denounced Japan's new national security strategy, accusing it of military expansion
|
| Dec.22 |
Australian plane to monitor whaling
|
| Dec.25 |
Japan PM visits Yasukuni shrine Map of Yasukuni Tokyo Japan| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited a controversial shrine to World War Two dead, exactly one year after he took office | |
|
| Dec.26 |
China condemns Japan PM shrine visit China and South Korea have condemned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for visiting a shrine that honours war dead including convicted war criminals
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