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Japan: Parliament elects Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister
TOKYO – The head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, Shigeru Ishiba, was officially elected as Japan’s new Prime Minister…
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Rainfall Death Toll Rises to 11 in Japan’s Ishikawa
TOKYO – The death toll from the record-breaking rainfall in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture last weekend has risen to 11 after…
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China on ‘high alert’ after Japan warship sails through Taiwan Strait
China’s military was on “high alert” Thursday and Beijing said it had lodged a complaint with Tokyo after a Japanese…
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Japan Expresses Concern Over China’s ICBM Test in Pacific Amid Rising Military Tensions
China said Wednesday that it had successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, in a rare public test…
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Japan’s Trade Deficit Widens as Imports and Exports Miss Forecasts
Japan recorded its second consecutive trade deficit in August, according to the Finance Ministry’s report on Wednesday. The trade deficit…
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Japan : Centenarians top 95,000, marking record high for 54th Consecutive year
The number of centenarians in Japan has exceeded 95,000, setting a record high for the 54th consecutive year. According to…
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International
Japanese PM Kishida Congratulates Tebboune on Re-Election
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida extended his congratulations to the Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on his re-election for a second…
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Japan: TEPCO restarts debris extraction attempt at Fukushima plant
TOKYO — Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has resumed its trial removal of nuclear fuel debris from the Fukushima…
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Japan : Typhoon Shanshan disrupts rail and air transportation
TOKYO – Rail and air transportation in Japan were disrupted on Saturday following Typhoon Shanshan, which was downgraded to a…
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Typhoon Expected to Hit Western Japan Disrupts Transportation
Transportation in Japan including bullet trains and flights faced suspensions and possible further cancellations in the coming days as the…
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