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Knife attacker in Japan kills 19 in their sleep at disabled center
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Knife attacker in Japan kills 19 in their sleep at disabled center

A knife-wielding man broke into a facility for the disabled in a small town near Tokyo early on Tuesday and…
Thousands protest US bases on Okinawa after Japan woman’s murder
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Thousands protest US bases on Okinawa after Japan woman’s murder

Thousands of people gathered on the Japanese island of Okinawa on Sunday in one of the biggest demonstrations in two…
Obama stirs debate with Hiroshima visit
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Obama stirs debate with Hiroshima visit

Barack Obama on Friday becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, site of the world's first atomic bombing,…
Japan to support Mekong countries with $7 billion over three years
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Japan to support Mekong countries with $7 billion over three years

Japan wants to work with countries in the lower Mekong river basin and will help them improve infrastructure and bolster…
Mitsubishi Motors has cash to weather mileage scandal, but brand battered, again
Business

Mitsubishi Motors has cash to weather mileage scandal, but brand battered, again

Mitsubishi Motors' (MMC) (7211.T) market value and Japanese orders have halved since it admitted last week to rigging fuel economy…
Japan eyes more foreign workers, stealthily challenging immigration taboo
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Japan eyes more foreign workers, stealthily challenging immigration taboo

Desperately seeking an antidote to a rapidly aging population, Japanese policymakers are exploring ways to bring in more foreign workers…
Second deadly quake hits southern Japan, rescuers race against time
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Second deadly quake hits southern Japan, rescuers race against time

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan early on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, injuring more than 1,000…
Team Japan leads pack in real-life ‘Iron Chef’ cooking competition
Food

Team Japan leads pack in real-life ‘Iron Chef’ cooking competition

Japan has been crowned the continental champion of a cooking competition that could be described as the real-life “Iron Chef”. At…
Aftershocks rattle southwestern Japan after quake kills nine
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Aftershocks rattle southwestern Japan after quake kills nine

Aftershocks rattled southwestern Japan on Friday after a strong quake the night before killed nine people, injured at least 1,000…
‘Invisible’ train set to roll in 2018
Science

‘Invisible’ train set to roll in 2018

It's a train out of a "Hunger Games" world.Except it could actually happen.
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