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US Flies AH-1 helicopter despite Suspension Request

January 25, 2018

Tokyo- US forces in Japan have flown an AH-1 attack helicopter despite Tokyo’s request for flight suspension for AH-1s following an emergency landing by one of them on Tuesday, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura said Thursday. The Defense Ministry

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Abe wants broad-based consensus on constitutional revisions

January 25, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday expressed hopes that parliament will reach a broad-based consensus on proposed constitutional amendment to put it to a public vote. “I hope that a broad-based consensus will be formed among lawmakers from

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11 TPP nations to sign new deal on March 8

January 24, 2018

Tokyo- Top negotiators from the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership member economies have agreed to sign a free trade deal dubbed TPP 11 without the United States in the Chilean capital of Santiago on March 8. The agreement to hold the signing

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Court rejects war damages claim by former residents of southern islands, Philippines

January 24, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Naha District Court rejected on Tuesday a damages claim against the Japanese government by former residents of southern islands under Japanese rule as well as in the Philippines during World War II. Presiding Judge Junko Kenmotsu did

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Aum Guru’s prison life still mystery as gallows near

January 24, 2018

Tokyo- Mystery surrounds the Tokyo prison life of Chizuo Matsumoto, the guru of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, even as he appears to be approaching the gallows. Last week, the Supreme Court effectively cleared the way for imposing capital

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Japan logged 2.9 trillion yen trade surplus in 2017

January 24, 2018

Tokyo- Japan posted a customs-cleared trade surplus of 2,991 billion yen in 2017, the second straight year in the black, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday. The figure, however, shrank 25.1 percent from the previous year, when

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Japan asks US to ground AH-1 helicopters

January 24, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Wednesday his ministry has asked US forces in Japan to ground AH-1 attack helicopters following an emergency landing by one of them in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The ministry asked for emergency checks

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Abe to attend Pyeongchang Olympic opening ceremony

January 24, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday showed his willingness to attend the Feb. 9 opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, reversing his initial intention to skip the event. “I want to attend the Pyeongchang

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