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Obama says sorry to Japan after WikiLeaks claims of US spying
World
August 26, 2015
Obama says sorry to Japan after WikiLeaks claims of US spying
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday apologised to Tokyo after WikiLeaks claimed Washington had spied on Japanese politicians, a government…
Typhoon Goni threatens Japan after killing 26 in Philippines
World
August 24, 2015
Typhoon Goni threatens Japan after killing 26 in Philippines
Typhoon Goni killed at least 26 people in landslides and floods in the Philippines, officials said Monday, as the storm…
Poll:Support for Japan’s Abe bounces after ‘utmost grief’ for war statement
World
August 16, 2015
Poll:Support for Japan’s Abe bounces after ‘utmost grief’ for war statement
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has bounced in the first poll conducted after he expressed "utmost grief" for…
Japanese PM offers no new apology for World War II; neighbors lash out
World
August 15, 2015
Japanese PM offers no new apology for World War II; neighbors lash out
Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo…
WWII: how did Japan and Germany become global powerhouses?
Archaeology
August 13, 2015
WWII: how did Japan and Germany become global powerhouses?
Germany and Japan rose from the ashes of World War II to become global economic powerhouses in a few decades.…
South Korean sets himself on fire in anti-Japan ‘comfort women’ protest
World
August 12, 2015
South Korean sets himself on fire in anti-Japan ‘comfort women’ protest
A South Korean man in his eighties set himself on fire on Wednesday during a protest calling for Japan to…
Japan restarts reactor in test of Abe’s nuclear policy
World
August 11, 2015
Japan restarts reactor in test of Abe’s nuclear policy
Japan has restarted a nuclear reactor for the first time under new safety standards put in place since the Fukushima disaster…
Japan building world’s largest floating wind turbine
World
August 6, 2015
Japan building world’s largest floating wind turbine
Japan, still recovering from the after-effects of the 2011 accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, has started building offshore…
Tokyo’s largest district OKs same-sex partner certificates
World
August 3, 2015
Tokyo’s largest district OKs same-sex partner certificates
Tokyo's largest district has said it will start issuing "partnership" certificates to same-sex couples from November, becoming the second in…