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Japan’s Defence Minister To Resign Over Scandal

Japan's defence minister Tomomi Inada will resign over an alleged coverup involving military documents, local media...

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Japan PM Abe Set For Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote

Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly...

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Tokyo Votes In Local Polls With National Consequences

Tokyo goes to the polls Sunday in a local election that could have national consequences as the capital's governor...

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China Rejects ‘irresponsible’ US Remarks On S China Sea

China has expressed "firm opposition" to remarks made by US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis during a regional defence summit...

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Mattis Praises, Criticises China On N. Korea and South China Sea

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Saturday that North Korea posed a global threat and praised China's efforts to influence...

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North Korea Missile Test ‘due To Kim Jong-Un Paranoia’

The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has accused North Korean leader Kim Jong-un of being in a "state...

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Anger, Confusion As Japan Revives Militaristic Edict

Japan's century-old imperial proclamation urging people to be willing to die for the emperor was consigned to history...

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Support For Japan’s Abe Falls Over Scandals

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's approval rating has fallen sharply, an opinion poll showed Monday, as scandals...

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US Defence Chief Mattis Visiting South Korea and Japan

US defence secretary James Mattis is in South Korea on the first foreign trip by a senior official in the Trump...