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Japanese student promotes Sino-Japanese friendship through Internet fame

YamashitaTomohiroisaJapanesestudentlivinginShanghai."IlearnedfromtheJapanesemediathattheChinesedon'tlikeusJapanese.Iwantedtocomeandseeifthat'strue”,saidYamashit

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Japan's Abe tells ruling LDP to dissolve lower house for snap election

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbetoldameetingofhisrulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)onMondaythathewilldissolvethelowerhouseofparliamentwhenitconvenesforanextraordin

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Japan’s emoji creator sees nuance in tiny pictures

Thetinysmileyfaces,hearts,knife-and-forkorclenchedfisthavebecomeagloballanguageformobilephonemessages.TheyaredisplayedintheMuseumofModernArtinNewYork.Theystarin

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Japanese video gaming adapting new tech for familiar titles

TheJapanesevideogameindustryisfindingitswayoutofthedoldrumsbyadaptingnewtechnologyfordecades-oldtitles.AndthatenergywasevidentattheannualTokyoGameShow,whichopen

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BIGBANG's G-Dragon draws 260,000 fans during Japanese tour

BIGBANG'sG-Dragonfinishedathree-cityJapanesetour,drawinginatotalcrowdof260,000,accordingtohisagencyThursday.Thesinger-rapperwrappeduptheJapaneselegofhis29-cityw

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TWICE to drop new song 'One More Time' in Japan

K-popgirlgroupTWICEplanstoreleaseabrand-newsongtitled"OneMoreTime"inJapannextmonth,itsagencysaidFriday.Thesinglealbumfor"OneMoreTime"willcomeoutonOct.18inJapan,

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John Woo's 'Manhunt' debuts at Venice Film Festival

ChinesefilmmakerJohnWoo'snewactionmoviemadeitspremiereFridayatthe74thVeniceFilmFestival."Manhunt"(Zhuibu)screenedoutofcompetition,starringChineseZhangHanyu,QiWe

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KitKat bets on weird and wonderful flavours in Japan

Cough-medicine-flavouredKitKatanyone?Itmaynotbetoeveryone'staste,butthisisjustoneof300weirdandwonderfulflavoursflyingofftheshelvesinJapan,whichhasbecometheworld

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Opinion: Japan, Britain huddle together for warmth

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayarrivedinJapanonWednesday,tostartherthree-dayvisittothecountry.TheJapaneseandBritishgovernmentsagreedinajointdeclarationreleasedon

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Japan, S. Korea agree to seek stronger U.N. resolution against DPRK

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeandSouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inagreedonWednesdaytoseekstrongerUnitedNationsresolutionsagainsttheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKore

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DPRK missile appears to have flown over Japan: Japanese gov't

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKoreahasfiredamissileearlyTuesday,andthemissileappearedtohavepassedovertheJapanesearchipelago,saidtheJapanesegovernment.Thelatest

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Japan urges predictable, transparent Brexit ahead of visit by PM May

JapanwantsBritain’sexitfromtheEuropeanUniontobepredictableandtransparentsothatJapanesecompaniescancontinuetooperatesmoothlyinthecountry,aseniorgovernmentofficia

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Wartime sex slaves' long battle for justice

RenewedeffortsarebeingmadeinSouthKoreatogetaformalapologyfromJapanoverthewartimeuseofwomenassexslaves.Someestimatessuggesttherewereasmanyas200,000so-called"comf

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Documentary on Japan's 'poison gas island' reveals war crimes

AdocumentaryreleasedrecentlyaboutOkunoshima,anislandwherepoisongasusedtobemanufacturedforJapan'sinvasivewaragainstChina,hasattractedagreatdealofattention.Thedoc

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My mother was a 'comfort woman'

By2017,ithadbeen72yearssincetheendofWorldWarII.In1944,Japan’s11tharmysurroundedGuilin,acityinsouthernChina'sGuangxiProvince,nowanautonomousregion.ChinesewomanWe

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Commentary: World must remain on guard against Japanese militarism

Fridaymarksthe80thanniversaryofthe"July7Incident"thattriggeredJapan'sfull-scaleinvasionofChinain1937,compellingtheChinesepeopleoverthenexteightyearstofightbackw

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History and truth anathema to Abe's Japan

TangChongnan,aseniorresearcherattheInstituteofWorldHistory,ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,commentedthat:AslapinthefaceofrightistpoliticiansAcollectionofmorethan