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Concert marks anniversary of Obama’s Hiroshima visit

May 28, 2017

HIROSHIMA – A concert was held in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Saturday to commemorate the first anniversary of a historic visit to the western Japan city by then US President Barack Obama. A nonprofit organization organized

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GSDF tried to successfully end duties in S. Sudan: unit head

May 28, 2017

AOMORI – A Ground Self-Defense Force unit tried to bring a successful conclusion to Japan’s participation in a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan that lasted for over five years, the leader of the unit said Saturday. “We performed our duties

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Japan, Malta pledge cooperation on maritime security

May 28, 2017

VALLETTA, MALTA – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Maltese counterpart, Joseph Muscat, on Saturday agreed that the two countries will work together to ensure the rule of law at sea. The agreement came as the two leaders met in

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G-7 leaders vow to fight protectionism

May 28, 2017

TAORMINA, ITALY – Leaders of the Group of Seven major industrial countries on Saturday reiterated their commitment to fight protectionism, after a two-day summit in Taormina, southern Italy. “We reiterate our commitment to keep our markets open and to fight

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Abe seeks int’l unity to stop N. Korea’s provocations

May 28, 2017

TAORMINA, ITALY – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday called for international cooperation to stop North Korea’s provocations.   “I ask the international community, including China and Russia, for unity and action” over North Korea, Abe said at a

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Abe, Trump agree to raise pressure on North Korea

May 27, 2017

TAORMINA, ITALY- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump agreed on Friday to increase pressure on North Korea as the authoritarian country has been repeatedly carrying out ballistic missile tests in defiance of international criticism. Abe and Trump

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Japan firms start building Vietnam’s 1st underground railway tunnels

May 27, 2017

HO CHI MINH CITY- Construction work using Japanese technology started on Friday in Ho Chi Minh City for two underground tunnels of a 20-kilometer-long railway linking the center of the largest Vietnamese city and its suburbs. The two tunnels, some 800

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Japan, France agree to promote Asia-Pacific security cooperation

May 27, 2017

TAORMINA, ITALY- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and new French President Emmanuel Macron agreed Friday to promote their countries’ security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region in view of the growing maritime presence of China there. At their first meeting, in Taormina

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