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Japan: N Korean warns of sat launch, Japan on missile defence alert
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Japan: N Korean warns of sat launch, Japan on missile defence alert

Japan put its ballistic missile defences on alert on Monday and vowed to shoot down any projectile that threatens its territory, after North Korea notified…

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Japan: Three dead, one injured in stabbing, shooting incident in Japan
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Japan: Three dead, one injured in stabbing, shooting incident in Japan

TOKYO: Three people were killed and one injured in a shooting and stabbing incident in a city in rural Japan on Thursday, with the perpetrator…

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Tokyo company loses contact with moon lander in likely crash
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Tokyo company loses contact with moon lander in likely crash

A Japanese company lost contact with its spacecraft moments before touchdown on the moon Wednesday, saying the mission had apparently failed.Communications ceased as the lander…

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Japan: South Korea restores Japan on trade 'white list'
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Japan: South Korea restores Japan on trade ‘white list’

SEOUL: South Korea formally restored Japan to its list of countries it gives preferential treatment in trade on Monday, three years after the neighbors downgraded…

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Debris found in search for Japanse army copter with 10 crew

TOKYO: An unused lifeboat, a door and other fragments believed to be from a Japanese army helicopter were found after the Black Hawk carrying 10…

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Tokyo demands China free Japan national detained in Beijing
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Tokyo demands China free Japan national detained in Beijing

TOKYO: Tokyo has demanded that China release a Japanese national who was detained in Beijing earlier this month on suspicion of spying, Japan’s top government…

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South Korea: South Korea, Japan to hold summit next week to expand ties
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South Korea: South Korea, Japan to hold summit next week to expand ties

SEOUL: The leaders of South Korea and Japan will meet next week for a summit on strengthening ties, both governments said Thursday, days after South…

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