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Japan deploys missile interceptor near DPRK flight path

JapanonTuesdaymovedamobilemissile-defensesystemonthenorthernislandofHokkaidotoabasenearrecenttheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)missileflyoverroutes.Defe

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2 killed, 3 missing as Typhoon Talim lashes Japan

TyphoonTalimleftatrailofdestructioninitswakeaftermakinglandfallonJapan'snorthernmostislandofHokkaidoandbuffetingbotheasternandwesterncoastsofthecountry,localmed

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No kidding! Japanese firm to offer "drive-thru" funeral service

Attendingafuneralmightbetroublesomeforsomeseniors,butaJapanesecompanywantstochangethatbyofferingrelativesachancetopayrespectstolovedoneswithoutgettingoutoftheir

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Japan's PM Abe mulling snap election as early as October: media

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeisconsideringcallingasnapelectionasearlyasnextmonthtotakeadvantageofanuptickinapprovalratingsanddisarrayinthemainoppositionparty,d

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Dog robot sniffs out smelly feet to put into market in Japan

PeoplewhowearthesamepairofsocksforseveralconsecutivedaysinJapanmaysoonbescaredtotakeofftheirshoesattheentryofsomeoneelse’shomeorizakayas-becausetheymayfindthems

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DPRK threatens to sink Japan and turn US to 'ashes and darkness'

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)hasthreatenedtosinkJapanandsaidtheUSshouldbe“beatentodeathlikearabiddog”afterthetwocountriesspearheadedfreshUNsecurity

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APD Review | The Abe-Modi Meeting: Who do they want to take on?

ByAPDWriterJiXiaojin(TranslatedbyYeShan)JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbetraveledtoIndiaonSept.13forathree-dayvisit.Thetwosideswereexpectedtoholdtalksonissuesinvar

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Typhoon Talim buffets Japan's Okinawa, knocks out power of 2000 homes

IslandsinJapan'ssouthernmostprefectureofOkinawahavebeenhitwithstronggustsofwindandtorrentialrainasaresultofTyphoonTalim,Japan'sMeteorologicalAgency(JMA)saidThur

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit India

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,September13(APD)--Japan’sPrimeMinister,ShinzoAbewillarriveinIndia,onWednesdayforatwodayvisittoattendthe12thIndia-Japanannualdi

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Researcher: India should stay clear of US-Japan ploy

ThemilitariesofIndiaandtheUnitedStatesarescheduledtoholdthe"YudhAbhyas"(WarTraining)jointexerciseintheUSfromSept14to27.Thejointdrill,anannualfeaturesince2004tha

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Japan-India plan should add to China's initiative, not challenge it

Japanesegovernmentofficeshaverequestedarecordbudgetof$913billionforfiscal2018,withtheForeignMinistryseekingabiggersumforthecountry'sofficialdevelopmentassistanc

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Japanese PM Abe stresses Japan-US alliance in face of DPRK threat

JapanesePMShinzoAbeonMondaysaidthatJapanneededtoboostitsdefensesandthat"strengtheningtheJapan-USallianceisvital"toensuringstabilityintheregion."Wehavetodeterthe

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5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Hokkaido prefecture

Anearthquakewithapreliminarymagnitudeof5.7struckoffJapan'sHokkaidoprefectureat5:44p.m.localtime,JapanMeteorologicalAgencysaidonSunday.(ASIAPACIFICDAILY)

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Japan economy grew 0.6% in second quarter

Japan'seconomygrew0.6percentinthesecondquarter,officialdatashowedFriday,markingthelongestperiodofexpansioninmorethanadecadefortheworld'sthird-largesteconomy.The

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Japan: Children and Sports

ThiseditionofJapanologyPlusbeginswithastatementthatmayseemabitsurprising:"Sportsforchildrenarecurrentlybooming."Wasthereatime,youmaywonder,whensportingactivitie

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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