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Rebuilding spurs Japan economy| The economy grew 1.0% between January and March compared with the previous 3 months, as government spending helped fuel a recovery | |
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Japan closes last nuclear reactor |
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| Apr. 26 |
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US and Japan reach Okinawa deal 
The United States and Japan have reached a deal to move 9,000 marines from the island of Okinawa. Some 10,000 troops will remain
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| Apr.5 |
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US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' 
Map of Sitka Alaska USA  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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Japanese PM defends death penalty |
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| Mar.25 |
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Japan shuts down nuclear reactor |
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| Mar.15 |
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Long lines as iPad goes on sale in Japan |
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| Mar.10 |
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Japan marks deadly anniversary | Northern Japan: Japan is set to mark the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck the north-eastern coast, killing thousands | |
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| Feb.17 |
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Akihito heart surgery 'a success'
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Former Olympus chairman arrested |
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| Jan.30 |
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Japan's nuclear 'stress tests' get OK
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| Jan.24 |
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Japan posts annual trade deficit |
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| Jan.1 |
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Doomsday cult member surrenders to police |
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| Dec.20 |
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Japan raids Olympus headquarters
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| Dec.15 |
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Japan declares Fukushima stable. Northern Japan
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| Dec.10 |
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Radioactive water leaks in nuclear plant |
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| Dec.7 |
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Panel: Olympus management 'rotten' |
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| Dec.5 |
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Crash takes out 8 Ferraris, Lamborghini |
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| Nov.14 |
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Japan radiation 'unsafe for farming' |
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| Nov.1 |
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Fukushima cleanup may take decades |
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| Sep.20 |
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1 million urged to flee typhoon |
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| Sep.4 |
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Typhoon Talas kills 19 in Japan |
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| Aug.28 |
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Yoshihiko Noda wins leadership race
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| Aug.25 |
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Japan's Prime Minister Kan quits |
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| Aug.3 |
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Japan intervenes in market to weaken yen |
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| Jul.30 |
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Earthquake hits off Japan coast. Northern Japan
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| Jul.17 |
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Japan celebrates World Cup win |
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| Jul.15 |
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Ohi nuclear reactor shuts down after fault |
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| Jul.9 |
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Japan quake sparks tsunami alert |
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| Jun.22 |
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Magnitude 6.7 quake rattles N. Japan |
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| Jun.17 |
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Fukushima water clean-up halted |
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| Jun.2 |
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Prime minister survives no-confidence vote |
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| May.29 |
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Germany pledges nuclear shutdown. Berlin
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| May.18 |
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Japan economy back in recession |
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| May.4 |
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Workers enter Fukushima reactor |
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| Apr.21 |
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Japan announces emergency budget
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Reactors could take 9 months to stop |
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| Apr.12 |
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Japan disaster now on Chernobyl level Northern Japan: Japanese authorities 'provisionally' declared the country's nuclear accident a level-7 event on the international scale for nuclear disasters
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| Apr.11 |
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Japan raises nuclear crisis level |
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| Apr.7 |
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New quake triggers tsunami warning Northern Japan: A powerful 7.4 earthquake struck Japan, triggering a tsunami warning for one prefecture and advisories in others
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| Apr.5 |
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Radioactive water leak stopped Northern Japan: The leak of highly radioactive water into the Pacific from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has stopped
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Water radiation millions of times over limit Northern Japan: An attempt to plug a leak of highly radioactive water from a nuclear reactor has shown a significant difference, despite the material not setting
| Tokyo Electric: an attempt to plug the leak had shown a 'significant difference,' despite the material not setting as hoped.
The company had injected a silica-based polymer, 'liquid glass' to reduce the leak
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Japan dumps radioactive water in sea. Northern Japan
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| Mar.29 |
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Workers scramble to prevent water leak |
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| Mar.28 |
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Radioactive water found outside plant Map of Fukushima Japan Northern Japan: Water found in a tunnel at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has alarmingly high radiation readings
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| Mar.27 |
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Japan quake prompts tsunami alert |
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| Mar.26 |
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Sea radiation 1,250 times normal |
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| Mar.25 |
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Reactor core might be leaking Northern Japan: Authorities raised the prospect of a likely breach in the all-important containment vessel of the No. 3 reactor at the stricken nuclear power...
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| Mar.22 |
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Power restored to reactor's control room. Northern Japan
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| Mar.21 |
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Work resumes at Japanese reactor |
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| Mar.20 |
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Food products limited from nuclear area Northern Japan: Japan slapped restrictions on some food produced in two provinces around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
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Rescue in Japan as 2 pulled from rubble. Northern Japan
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| Mar.19 |
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Power hopes rise at Japan plant |
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| Mar.18 |
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Nuclear plant's power restoration closer |
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Japan raises threat level at nuclear plant Northern Japan: Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency raised the level for the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Friday from a 4 to 5
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Water dumped on Japan nuclear plant Northern Japan: Helicopters dumped water on and near the Nos. 3 and 4 units at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to halt the nuclear accident
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| Mar.15 |
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New fire fuels nuclear fears in Japan. Northern Japan
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Staff withdrawn from Japan plant |
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| Mar.14 |
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Radiation fears after Japan blast |
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New blast at Japan nuclear plant. Northern Japan
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Meltdown alert at Japan reactor Map of Fukushima Japan Northern Japan: Technicians are battling to stabilise a third reactor at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant, which has been rocked by a second blast in three days.
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| Mar.13 |
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Explosion at Japan nuclear plant |
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| Mar.12 |
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Exodus from Japan nuclear plant Northern Japan: An estimated 170,000 people have been evacuated from the area around a quake-damaged nuclear power station hat was hit by an explosion
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3,000 rescued; many more missing. Northern Japan
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Japan scrambles to reach trapped victims |
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Huge blast at nuclear power plant Northern Japan: A massive explosion has struck a Japanese nuclear power plant after devastating earthquake. Officials fear a meltdown at one of the reactors
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Radioactive fears rise at Japan plants |
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Massive quake, tsunami hit Japan Map of Sendai Japan| Northern Japan: A 8.9 earthquakeis causing a tsunami that swept debris miles inland. Dozens of nations, including the U.S., are under a tsunami warning. The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in 100 years unleashed walls of water that swept across rice fields, engulfing town... | |
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China overtakes Japan as 2nd economy |
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Japan frees Chinese boat captain |
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China, Japan relations sour over captain
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| Aug.15 |
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Japanese economy slows unexpectedly |
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| Jul.11 |
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Japan's PM 'to lose key majority' |
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DPJ chooses Naoto Kan as leader
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PM 'to step down' |
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Toyota suspends sales of Lexus worldwide Toyota has suspended sales of its 2010 Lexus GX 460 after a US consumer magazine warning and said it would test all of its other SUV models
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Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president |
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Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars| Toyota has recalled about 200,000 of hybrid Prius cars sold in Japan last year due to a brake problem. This latest recall will include the Toyota... | |
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Toyota president sorry
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Hatoyama takes over as PM Parliament has formally confirmed Yukio Hatoyama as the prime minister. His Democratic Party of Japan won a huge poll victory last month
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Opposition set for victory
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Japan's economy leaves recession |
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PM dissolves parliament |
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| May.19 |
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Japan's economy in record plunge |
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2 die as cargo plane crash lands |
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| Feb.26 |
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Japan's industrial output plunges |
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Finance minister to resign |
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| Feb.15 |
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Japan's economy in quarterly dive |
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| Dec.25 |
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Japan's industrial output plunges |
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Beleaguered PM Fukuda resigns |
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| Jul.6 |
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G-8 summit opens with focus on Africa. Northern Japan
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Powerful earthquake strikes |
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Tokyo man goes on stabbing spree |
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Oil crisis dominates G8 meeting |
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Lower house elects Fukuda as PM A quiet compromiser has promised to bring stability and moderation to tumultuous political scene
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Fukuda set to be new PM |
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PM Abe resigns
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| Aug.9 |
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World markets fall after US losses |
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Nuke plant leaked after earthquake. Northern Japan
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Chinese PM: Better Japan ties |
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Abe elected as new premier The parliament has elected conservative Shinzo Abe as the nation's new prime minister by 339 of 475 votes
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Princess gives birth to boy 39-year-old Kiko has given birth to the third-in-line to the imperial throne after complications in the pregnancy
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Koizumi defies war shrine protest |
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Avalanches feared after snow |
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Koizumi secures landslide victory
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Doves, silence for A-bomb victims |
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| May.23 |
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China rebukes Japan over shrine |
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100 dead as train derails
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Japan demands China apology |
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Protests target Japan. Beijing
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Kyoto Protocol comes into force
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Quakes: Death toll rising to 15 |
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| Oct.20 |
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Typhoon kills at least 48 |
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Japanese, Koreans taken hostage |
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Death sentence for cult guru |
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Brazil wins World Cup
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A new princess for royals |
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| Aug.31 |
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Tokyo explosion and fire kills 44 |
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Koizumi elected as new PM |
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| Feb.9 |
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U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide. Hawaii
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