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3 dead in 'detergent suicide' pact
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6.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo
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| May. 6 |
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China-Japan leaders hold summit
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| Apr. 25 |
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Scuffles at torch relay
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Maoists extend poll lead
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Marine suspected of rape
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Militants overrun fort
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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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| Sep.11 |
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 PM Abe resigns Prime Minister's year-old government has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat
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3 dead in 'detergent suicide' pact  Police found 3 men dead in a car parked outside a spa Monday morning, the latest in a string of suicides involving detergent
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6.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo A strong earthquake struck off the coast, waking up people 100 miles away in Tokyo. 2 people suffered minor injuries from falling furniture
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 China-Japan leaders hold summit On the first full day of his state visit to Japan, the Chinese President Jintao has held talks with the Japanese PM, Fukuda
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China leader to begin visit |
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| Apr. 25 |
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Scuffles at torch relay  The Olympic torch has met with more protests and scuffles on the latest leg of its troubled relay in the city of Nagano
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Japan leg of torch relay begins
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| Apr. 24 |
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U.S. Marine charged with rape
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Olympic flame lands in Japan
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| Apr. 19 |
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Danica Patrick makes IndyCar history |
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Maoists extend poll lead
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| Apr.11 |
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Japan extends sanctions on N. Korea |
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| Apr.10 |
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Dalai Lama: Don't tell protesters to shut up |
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Opposition triumphs in elections
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| Mar.21 |
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U.S. sailor in custody |
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Asian markets lift after Fed cut |
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| Mar.17 |
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Asian markets rally after turmoil |
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Markets slump on banking worries. New York
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'Eighty killed' in unrest
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Blair wants 'climate revolution' |
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| Mar.11 |
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Japan criticized over child porn loopholes |
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| Mar.5 |
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U.S. Marines face courts-martial |
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Whaling Japanese ship attacked with acid |
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| Feb.27 |
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Rice tries to soothe Japan on rape case |
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| Feb.24 |
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Japanese arrested in wife's 1981 death |
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B-2 stealth bomber crashed
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| Feb.19 |
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Marine suspected of rape The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa amid a furor over the arrest of Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38
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Sumo hazing allegations |
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Share prices fall on Asia markets
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US plan sparks Asia shares rally |
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| Jan.22 |
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Asian markets rally after US cut |
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| Jan.17 |
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Anti-whaling activists handed over |
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Militants overrun fort
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Asian stocks plunge
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Humpback whale hunt halted
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Japan adds to pressure on Burma |
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President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone
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| Sep.25 |
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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 The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has chosen moderate lawmaker as its new leader and likely replacement for Shinzo Abe as PM
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Abe treated for exhaustion |
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| Sep.11 |
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PM Abe resigns| Prime Minister's year-old government has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat. Abe had faced growing calls to go since his Liberal Democrats lost the upper house, insisting he wanted to push th... | |
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Student riots flare
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Jetliner burst into flames |
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Sharp market falls in Asia |
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| Aug.9 |
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World markets fall after US losses New York: The markets have faltered in early trading a day after markets in NY and London suffered losses amid fears of a global credit crunch
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Eda choosen as upper house leader |
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| Jul.31 |
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Scandal-hit farm minister resigns |
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| Jul.29 |
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PM 'suffers election blow'
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PM faces electoral test |
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| Jul.26 |
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Asian stocks continue world fall
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Former king Zahir Shah dies
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| Jul.16 |
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Japan investigates 'nuclear leak' |
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Nuke plant leaked after earthquake Map of KASHIWAZAKI Japan Northern Japan: A strong earthquake is setting off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into the sea
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Two dead from quake. Northern Japan
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| Apr.23 |
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Obara acquitted over Lucie death |
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| Apr.18 |
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Nagasaki's mayor murdered
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| Apr.12 |
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Chinese PM: Better Japan ties Wen Jiabao in a speech to the Japanese parliament urged Tokyo not to forget its past military aggressions in Asia
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13 dead from tsunami
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Earthquakes rock Pacific nations |
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| Mar.15 |
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Livedoor tycoon guilty of fraud
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Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8%
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| Feb.12 |
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Japan in commercial whaling push
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Fears over tsunami ease
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Six-party talks end, no agreement. Beijing
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Tsunami alerts lifted after quake. Northern Japan
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'Al Qaeda school' attack: 80 dead
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| Oct.8 |
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China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea |
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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
| Abe guaranteed the position after winning leadership election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Abe ,52, is Japan's youngest prime minister since World War II, replacing the flamboyant Junichiro Koizumi.
As the results were announced, Shinzo Abe stood up and bowed to members of parliament
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Shinzo Abe chosen to lead LDP |
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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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Spain wins world basketball over Greece |
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 Koizumi defies war shrine protest Prime Minister has prayed at the national war shrine in Tokyo despite protests from China and South Korea
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North Korea tests long-range missile
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| Jun.17 |
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Japan to table whaling 'roadmap' |
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| Jun.11 |
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Quake strikes southwestern Japan |
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2 hurt in nuclear plant fire
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Avalanches feared after snow
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Airstrike targeted al-Zawahiri
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Inspections ordered after crash |
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| Dec.25 |
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Deadly train derailment. Northern Japan
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| Oct.16 |
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PM visits Yasukuni shrine |
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Koizumi secures landslide victory| Prime Minister's party and its coalition ally have won an overwhelming victory in lower house elections | |
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Exit polls: Landslide for Koizumi |
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| Sep.10 |
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Polls point to Koizumi victory |
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| Sep.7 |
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Typhoon: 18 dead, 9 missing |
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| Aug.15 |
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Large quake hits northern Japan |
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| Aug.8 |
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Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate |
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Vote set for September 11 |
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Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe
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Doves, silence for A-bomb victims
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Live 8 concerts kick off in Tokyo |
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| May.23 |
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China rebukes Japan over shrine Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi short her visit and flew home before a meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
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Hunt begins for Japan crash clues |
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Search for crash survivors |
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100 dead as train derails A seven-car commuter train has derailed and ploughed into an apartment building at a railway crossing
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| Apr.23 |
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Hu meets with Japanese Prime Minister |
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| Apr.17 |
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China rejects Tokyo demand for apology |
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| Apr.16 |
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Japan demands China apology
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| Apr.12 |
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Japan risks China anger over gas |
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| Apr.9 |
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Protests target Japan Beijing: Japan's ambassador called on the Chinese government to take measures to protect Japanese citizens in China
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| Feb.16 |
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Kyoto Protocol comes into force The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7 years after being agreed
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N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks
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Japan won't bow to hostage threat |
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| Oct.24 |
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New quake hits northern Japan |
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| Oct.23 |
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Quakes: Death toll rising to 15
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Quakes: Four dead, 300 hurt |
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 Typhoon kills at least 48 Typhoon Tokage lashed the country with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to flee homes
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18 dead after typhoon hits |
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| Aug.9 |
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Deaths at nuclear plant |
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| Jul.10 |
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Koizumi faces stiff competition at polls |
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| May.21 |
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Japan PM starts landmark summit |
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Many casualties in train crash
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Japanese, Koreans taken hostage. Iraq
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Death sentence for cult guru
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Japan to send troops to Iraq |
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| Dec.4 |
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Diplomats' bodies arrive in Tokyo |
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| Nov.28 |
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2 spy satellites blown up |
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| Nov.9 |
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PM faces reduced majority |
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PM Koizumi wins election |
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First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success
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Earthquake rocks island of Hokkaido |
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First alert over SARS
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182 died after arson attack in subway
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Japan, North Korea historic meeting
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Stocks plunge to 19-year low |
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 Brazil wins World Cup Brazil 2-0 Germany. Ronaldo scored both goals and gets Golden Boot award
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Brazil beats Turkey 1-0 in semifinal |
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Turkey shoots into semis |
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Donors pledge Afghan aid |
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A new princess for royals
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul
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Navy to join coalition |
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| Sep.10 |
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Japan first case of mad cow |
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Tokyo explosion and fire kills 44 Most victims in a mahong parlor on the third floor died by carbon monoxide poisoning. Several jumped from windows
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| Aug.28 |
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Jobless rate hits record 5% |
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| Aug.20 |
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Fujitsu to cut workforce by 16,400 |
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| Jul.19 |
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Japan charges U.S. airman with rape |
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| Jun.7 |
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8 children dead in school rampage |
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Crown prince kills royal family
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| Apr.26 |
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Koizumi elected as new PM
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Mori confirms plans to resign |
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U.S. spy plane lands in China
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| Feb.9 |
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U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide Hawaii: Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing
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