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Japan To Withdraw Troops From South Sudan

These Japanese peacekeepers who arrived in November were mandated to use force Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced...

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Japan Troops To Withdraw From South Sudan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday a plan to pull the nation's engineering troops from South Sudan in...

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Tokyo Hit By New Olympic Stadium Cost Fears

Already under fire over soaring expenses, Tokyo's 2020 Olympic organisers on Friday sought to downplay fears that...

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Japan PM To Visit Brussels With EU Hoping For Trade Deal

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Brussels this month, European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said...

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Japan Court Strikes Down Ban On ‘mannequin Mob’ Protest

Japanese political dissenters chalked up a small victory Wednesday when a court struck down a city's move to ban a...

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China ‘comfort Women’ History Buried As Brothels Fall

With its red-painted window frames and sooty facade, the empty two-storey building on Gongping Road is typical of many...

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Trump, Abe Say North Korea Threat ‘entered A New Stage’

US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Monday that the threat from North Korea had...

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New Rules Give Japan’s Abe Chance To Lead Until 2021

Japan's ruling party on Sunday extended term limits for its leaders, a change that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a...

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N. Korea To Top Agenda On Tillerson Asia Visit

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to visit Japan, China and South Korea later this month to discuss Pyongyang's...

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Japan PM Denies Involvement In Sweetheart Land Deal

Rare scandal was swirling around Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday as he was forced to deny involvement in a...

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Japan Punches Time Clock Early For ‘Premium Friday’

Japan's Prime Minister will spend Friday afternoon meditating while staff at some of the country's biggest firms are...

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Japan History Revisionists Bolder Under Abe

Successful hotel chain operator Toshio Motoya doesn't mind if his denial of a notorious Japanese World War II military...

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Trump Faces Questions Over ‘outdoor Situation Room’

Social media posts of Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe huddling with aides in a public dining room after North Korea's...

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China Upset At Disputed Islands Mention In Japan-U.S. Meeting

China's Foreign Ministry expressed concern on Monday after Japan got continued U. S. backing for its dispute with...

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Asian Shares At 1-1/2-Year High, Yen Sags After Trump-Abe Meet

Asian stocks rallied to 1-1/2-year highs on Monday, helped by renewed hopes over U. S. President Donald Trump's tax...

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Japan’s Economy Expands 0.2% In Q4

Japan's economy expanded 0.2 percent in the last quarter of 2016, government data showed Monday, as exports and company...

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Trump Praises Shinzo Abe’s Strong Hands As He Shakes His Hand For 19s

Reporters had plenty of time to snap President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shaking hands...

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Trump and Abe Retreat To Florida For Golf Course Diplomacy

After reportedly hitting it off in the Oval Office President Donald Trump and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe flew...

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New Action Coming On Security Next Week

President Donald Trump said Friday his White House will unveil new security measures to keep America safe next week,...