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Japan's Hiroshima commemorates 72th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hiroshima, the city that suffered U.S. atomic bombing in 1945 during World War II, commemorated the 72th anniversary of the tragedy on Sunday at the city's Peace Memorial Park, with its mayor calling for peace and a world free of nuclear weapons.

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Japan hopes to hold economic talks with US in October: finance minister

JapanhopestoholdeconomictalkswithWashingtoninOctober,FinanceMinisterTaroAsosaidonThursday."I'mhopingtoconductroughpreparationswithVicePresident(Mike)PenceinSept

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5.5-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan's Ibaraki prefecture

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 rocked Japan's Ibaraki prefecture at 2:02 a.m. local time, Japan Meteorological Agency said Wednesday.

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Japan to impose emergency tariffs on US frozen beef

Japan will raise tariffs on frozen beef from the United States and other countries from next month as an emergency measure due to increasing shipments, the government said Friday.

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Japan to impose emergency tariffs on US frozen beef

JapanwillraisetariffsonfrozenbeeffromtheUnitedStatesandothercountriesfromnextmonthasanemergencymeasureduetoincreasingshipments,thegovernmentsaidFriday.Tariffswi

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One year after IPO, Japanese chat app Line reports drop in user numbers

Japan'sLineCorpsaiditsnumberofmonthlyactiveusersfellfromthepreviousquarter,itsfirstsuchdecline,underscoringthemessagingappoperator'sstrugglestogrowoutsideitshom

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Japanese woman dies from tick disease caught from infected cat

AJapanesewomanhasdiedofatick-bornediseasecaughtfromacat,inwhatisthoughttobethefirstsuchmammaltohumantransmission.Japan'shealthministrysaidthewomaninher50shadbee

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Okinawa sues Abe's government over US base relocation

TheOkinawaprefecturalgovernmentfieldsafreshlawsuitwithNahaDistrictCourtagainstthecentralgovernment,whichaimstoblockongoingconstructionworkfortherelocationofaUSM

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Japan unveils 'telework' campaign to ease Tokyo 2020 congestion

Japan on Monday began a national practice to motivate tens of thousands of commuters to work from home, in a bid to ease rail and road congestion before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and reform the country's workaholic culture.

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Japan unveils 'telework' campaign to ease Tokyo 2020 congestion

JapanonMondaybegananationalpracticetomotivatetensofthousandsofcommuterstoworkfromhome,inabidtoeaserailandroadcongestionbeforethe2020TokyoOlympicsandreformthecou

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BOJ blames Japan's unique labor practice for low wages, inflation

Agapinpayandworkingconditionsbetweentemporaryandpermanentemployeesispreventingatighteningjobmarketfrompushingupoverallwagesandinflation,theBankofJapansaidinarar

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SoftBank CEO sees massive data, AI as key to future advances

MasayoshiSon,chiefexecutiveofSoftBankGroupCorp.,saysartificialintelligencecombinedwithdatagatheredbybillionsofsensorswillbringonan“informationrevolution,”thatwi

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5.6-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Japan's Fukushima

Anearthquakewithapreliminarymagnitudeof5.6struckoffthecoastofFukushimaPrefectureinthenorthernTohokuregiononJapan'smainislandofHonshuonThursday,althoughnotsunami

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5.6-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture

Anearthquakewithapreliminarymagnitudeof5.6struckoffthecoastofFukushimaPrefectureinJapanonThursday,theweatheragencysaid.Thetemblor,whichmeasured4ontheJapanesesei

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Japanese engineers develop headset-less VR system

A virtual reality “space ride” in which viewers feel as if they are flying through the air inside a giant glass ball has been developed in Japan.

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China, Japan should restore normal relations, says vice premier

China and Japan should protect the political foundation of bilateral relations and restore the normal development of their relationship at an early date, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong said Wednesday.

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Analysis: Japan in dilemma after U.S. nixes trade at G20

JapanandtheEuropeanUnion(EU)haverecentlyforgedatradepactaftertalksthathavelastedforfouryears.However,themoodinJapanhasnotbeenveryblissful.Partofthereasonsforthe