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'AI, robots may prove to be a boon in countries facing labor shortage'

Advancesinartificialintelligence(AI)andautomationaremovingatalighteningspeed.Thishasmanyaroundtheworldfearfulofjobreplacement,butifoneistobelieveNomura'schiefec

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Abe, Trump hold telephone talks on Korean Peninsula issue

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed during telephone talks on Tuesday to work with the international community to prevent the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from launching missiles that might be aimed toward the U.S. territory of Guam.

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Abe sparks controversy with Yasukuni Shrine on surrender anniversary

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on Tuesday on the 72nd anniversary of Japan's surrender, which brought an end to World War II.

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Abe sparks controversy with Yasukuni Shrine on surrender anniversary

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesentaritualofferingtothenotoriouswar-linkedYasukuniShrineonTuesdayonthe72ndanniversaryofJapan'ssurrender,whichbroughtanendtoWorldW

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Japan needs to "walk the talk" to improve relationship with China

AsJapanhassignaleditswillingnesstoimproveitsrelationshipwithChinaonanumberofoccasionsrecently,itishopedthatJapancouldkeepitswordandtakeconcreteactionstoimproveb

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Abe continues his struggle to tide over political crisis

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'sapprovalratingslightlyreboundedonedayafterhereshuffledhisCabinetonThursday,thethirdreshufflesincehereturnedtopowerin2012,accordi

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Toshiba reports long-delayed earnings, posts $8.8 bn loss

ToshibaonThursdaymetaloomingdeadlinetoreportitslong-delayedfinancialresults,sayingitlostaround$8.8billioninthelastfiscalyearoveritshard-hitUSnuclearunitWestingh

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Chinese bike-sharing company ofo enters Japan, with challenges

Chinesebike-sharingcompanyofoandJapanesetelecomsfirmSoftBankannouncedonWednesdaythattheywillcollaboratetobringofo’sdock-lessbikerentalservicetoJapan.Accordingto

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Japan's Nagasaki commemorates 72nd anniv. of the U.S. atomic bombing

Duringaceremonytomarkthe72ndanniversaryoftheU.S.atomicbombing,themayorofNagasakiTomihisaTaueonWednesdayinsistedthatJapanjoinatreatytobannuclearweapons.InhisPeac

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China's Defense Ministry rebukes Japan's defense white paper

China's Defense Ministry on Tuesday expressed strong opposition to Japan's defense white paper for 2017, saying the paper maliciously smeared China and blatantly deceived the international community.

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Japan's Nagasaki commemorates 72nd anniv. of the U.S. atomic bombing

During a ceremony to mark the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, the mayor of Nagasaki Tomihisa Taue on Wednesday insisted that Japan join a treaty to ban nuclear weapons.

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China's Defense Ministry rebukes Japan's defense white paper

China'sDefenseMinistryonTuesdayexpressedstrongoppositiontoJapan'sdefensewhitepaperfor2017,sayingthepapermaliciouslysmearedChinaandblatantlydeceivedtheinternatio

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Asian shares, U.S. stock futures, dollar slip on rising Korean tensions

AsiansharesandU.S.stockfuturesslippedwhileU.S.Treasuries,goldandthesafe-havenyenroseinearlyAsiantradingonWednesdayaftertensionsontheKoreanpeninsulaescalatedwith

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China's Defense Ministry rebukes Japan's defense white paper

China's Defense Ministry on Tuesday expressed strong opposition to Japan's defense white paper for 2017, saying the paper maliciously smeared China and blatantly deceived the international community.

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Japan warns DPRK's nuclear weapons programme has 'advanced considerably'

JapanhaswarnedthatthethreatfromDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)nuclearweaponshasreacheda“newstage”nowthatitappearstohavedevelopedanintercontinentalballis

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Typhoon Noru claimes 2 lives, injures 47 as it carves path through Japan

TyphoonNorutoreapaththroughJapan'smainislandofHonshu,leavinghavocinitswakebeforemovinginanortheasterlydirectionofftheSeaofJapancoastonTuesdaymorning,theweathera

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Cambodia to ask Japan to invest $800 million in skytrain

CambodiawillaskJapantoinvest$800millioninaskytrainsystemforthecapitalPhnomPenh,PrimeMinisterHunSensaidonMondayduringavisittoTokyo.Inadequateinfrastructure,parti