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N. Korea Seen Making Maneuvers to Hold Dialogue with Japan

May 13, 2018

Seoul- A decision by North Korea to exclude Japanese reporters from international journalists invited to witness the dismantlement of its nuclear test site is part of Pyongyang’s maneuvering to bring Japan to the table, a senior South Korean government official

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North Korea Raps Japan over Abduction Issue

May 12, 2018

Seoul- North Korea criticized Japan on Saturday for raising the issue of Pyongyang’s past abductions of Japanese citizens again. The issue of abductions had already been settled, North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency said in a commentary. “The reactionaries

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Senior U.S. Diplomat to Visit Japan, China Next Week

May 12, 2018

Washington- Susan Thornton, acting U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, will travel to Japan and China for three days from Monday, the State Department said Friday. Thornton will stay in Tokyo Tuesday and Wednesday after

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Strong Earthquake Jolts Central Japan’s Nagano

May 12, 2018

Tokyo- A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.2 jolted Nagano Prefecture and neighboring areas in central Japan Saturday morning. There have been no reports of injury or damage from the earthquake, which struck around 10:29 a.m. (1:29 a.m.

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Kenya’s 1st Satellite Released from Japan’s “Kibo” Module at ISS

May 12, 2018

Tokyo- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, released three foreign-made microsatellites, including the first Kenyan-developed satellite, from Japan’s “Kibo” experimental module at the International Space Station on Friday night. The Kenyan satellite, named 1KUNS-PF, was developed by the University

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Abe, Putin to Meet in Moscow on May 26

May 12, 2018

Moscow- Yuri Ushakov, foreign affairs adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Friday that the president will hold a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Moscow on May 26, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported. Abe is slated to

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Narita Passenger Traffic Up 6.1 Pct during Golden Week

May 11, 2018

Narita, Chiba Pref.- Passenger traffic at Narita International Airport near Tokyo during Japan’s Golden Week holiday period rose 6.1 pct from a year earlier to 867,670, preliminary immigration data showed Friday. Between April 27 and Sunday, Japanese passengers numbered 410,350,

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Peace March Begins in Okinawa

May 11, 2018

Nago, Okinawa Pref.- A three-day peace march began in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa Friday ahead of the 46th anniversary of the prefecture’s return from U.S. administration to Japan on Tuesday. The march, the 41st of its kind, is

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