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Putin aide to visit Japan next week

August 30, 2017

MOSCOW- Nikolai Patrushev, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin and secretary of the country’s Security Council, will visit Japan from Monday through Sept. 6, diplomatic sources told Jiji Press on Tuesday. Patrushev is expected to meet with Japanese government

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North Korea’s missile launch aimed at stunning Japan: KCNA

August 30, 2017

SEOUL- North Korea successfully test-fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate ballistic missile on Tuesday in an operation partly aimed at stunning Japan, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Wednesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un timed the launch to coincide with

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UNSC slams North Korea’s missile launch as “outrageousˮ

August 30, 2017

NEW YORK- The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Tuesday a presidential statement strongly condemning North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile that flew over Japan earlier in the day, saying the act was “outrageous.” China and Russia, with close ties

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Tokyo wary of N. Koreaʼs possible attempts to divide Japan, US

August 30, 2017

TOKYO- Tokyo is wary of possible attempts by North Korea to divide Japan and the United States after Tuesday’s ballistic missile launch, with some seeing such intention behind the action. As soon as North Korea fired an intermediate ballistic missile

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Princess engagement reignites debate on shrinking royal line

August 29, 2017

TOKYO- The coming informal engagement of Princess Mako, the first grandchild of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, to former university classmate and law firm employee Kei Komuro has reignited debate on the dwindling Imperial Family of Japan. The Imperial House

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MSDF officers cheat on exam using line app

August 29, 2017

TOKYO- Eleven officers of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force have cheated on an internal exam by sharing its correct answers via free messaging app Line, according to informed sources. At least about a dozen MSDF members were involved in the misconduct,

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Job openings ratio rises to 1.52

August 29, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers in July rose 0.01 point from the previous month to 1.52, the highest level since February 1974, labor ministry data showed Tuesday. The figure improved for the fifth straight

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Deputy Prime Minister Aso to visit US in Sept.

August 29, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday that he will visit the United States on Monday to hold talks with US Vice President Mike Pence. The two will have an unofficial discussion on the second

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