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China sails warships near islands
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| Feb.10 |
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Trump tells Abe: US-Japan ties are 'cornerstone of peace'
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| Mar.5 |
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North Korea: Four ballistic missiles fired into Sea of Japan  Map of Tongchang-ri North Korea| 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 threat' | |
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| Mar.26 |
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Avalanche leaves 6 students unconscious Map of Nasu Tochigi Japan Authorities say six Japanese high school students have been found unconscious after they were caught in an avalanche at a ski resort
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Roland founder, digital music pioneer Kakehashi dies Ikutaro Kakehashi, the Japanese engineer who pioneered digital music and founded synthesizer giant Roland Corp., has died at 87
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| Apr.17 |
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US VP Pence arrives in Japan to focus on trade U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has arrived in Japan for the second stop of a 10-day Asia tour. The focus is expected to shift in Japan to tr...
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| Apr.30 |
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Japan sends biggest warship to protect US supply vessel Japan has dispatched its biggest warship, in the first such operation since it passed controversial laws expanding the role of its military
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| May.17 |
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 Princess Mako to lose royal status by marrying commoner The 25-year-old eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito will become engaged to law firm worker Kei Komuro, also 25
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| May.28 |
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Takuma Sato wins Indianapolis 500
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| Jun.3 |
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 Japan holds evacuation drill amid tension from N. Korea A town in western Japan conducted an evacuation drill Sunday amid rising fear that a North Korean ballistic missile could hit Japanese soil
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| Jun.14 |
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Japan passes controversial anti-terror conspiracy law PM Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc pushed it through the upper house early on Thursday, despite vocal opposition
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| 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 | |
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| Jun.17 |
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USS Fitzgerald: Several sailors' bodies found Map of Yokosuka Japan Navy divers have found several bodies aboard the USS Fitzgerald Sunday but a spokewoman confirmed that not all seven have been located
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| Jun.18 |
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US Navy calls off search for 7 missing sailors The search for seven missing sailors was called off after several bodies were recovered from the flooded compartments of the destroyer
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Takata: Airbag-maker files for bankruptcy Japanese car parts maker Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan. It is facing billions of dollars in liabilities
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| Jul.5 |
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 Floods in southern Japan force hundreds to flee; 2 dead Troops were working to rescue families left stranded. 11 were unaccounted for in flooding that wrecked homes, roads and rice terraces
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EU and Japan reach free trade deal The agreement paves the way for trading in goods without tariff barriers between two of the world's biggest economic areas
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| Aug.28 |
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 N Korea fires missile over Japan in 'unprecedented threat' Map of Hokkaido 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 | |
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| Sep.4 |
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Japanese princess to lose royal status after marrying commoner Emperor Akihito's oldest grandchild, Princess Mako, is getting married to a university classmate who won her heart with bright smiles and si...
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North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan Map of Hokkaido Japan| The missile reached an estimated altitude of about 770km (478 miles) and travelled 3,700km before landing in the sea off Hokkaido | |
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| Oct.8 |
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Hamilton extends title lead as Vettel's challenge misfires
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| Oct.11 |
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Volcanic eruption in Japan spreads ash in 4 cities Shinmoedake volcano in southwestern Japan has erupted for the first time in six years. A plume rose 1,700 meters from the crater
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 Japan's Abe on track for landslide victory| Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised to 'deal firmly' with North Korea after exit polls suggested he won a clear victory in Sunday's electio | |
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 Two die as Typhoon Lan hits Japan Typhoon Lan made landfall at Shizuoka, 175km (110 miles) south-west of Tokyo, at about 03:00 local time on Monday
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| Oct.30 |
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Japan man held over bodies and severed heads in flat Map of Zama Japan Japanese police have arrested 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi, after finding parts of nine bodies in his apartment in Zama, near Tokyo
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 Trump lands in Japan, kicking off first Asia trip Map of Yokota Air Base Japan President Donald Trump will exhort allies and rivals to step up efforts to counter the dangers posed by North Korea's nuclear threat
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| Dec.7 |
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'Samurai sword' homicide leaves three dead at shrine Map of Tomioka Hachimangu Japan Three people have been killed and another injured at a well-known Shinto shrine in Tokyo in what appeared to be a succession feud
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