‘Social media suicide’ in spotlight after Japan ‘Twitter killer’
TOKYO: The grisly beheading of nine young people lured by a suspected serial killer after… Read More
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Toshiba sells TV business to China’s Hisense
TOKYO: Struggling Japanese conglomerate Toshiba said on Tuesday it has decided to sell its television… Read More
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Stray cat identified as prime suspect in woman’s attempted murder
TOKYO: A Japanese police probe into the attempted murder of an elderly bedridden woman has… Read More
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Neymar, Brazil roll aside Japan with video help
LILLE, FRANCE: Neymar scored a penalty and missed another as Brazil signalled their intent ahead… Read More
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Trump says Japan would shoot North Korean missiles ‘out of sky’ if it bought US weaponry
TOKYO: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Japan would shoot North Korean missiles… Read More
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Don’t ‘underestimate’ US, warns Trump as he kicks off Asia tour
TOKYO: President Donald Trump Sunday issued a stern warning that "no dictator" should underestimate the… Read More
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Trump makes Pearl Harbour stop en route to Asia
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump paid a somber visit to Pearl Harbour ahead of his… Read More
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Japan’s Abe re-elected prime minister after big election win
TOKYO: Japan’s Shinzo Abe was re-elected prime minister on Wednesday after his ruling bloc’s big… Read More
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Time off for good behaviour: Japan firm rewards non-smokers
TOKYO: Non-smoking employees at one Japanese firm are getting six additional days' holiday to compensate… Read More
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Sony revives robot pet dog
TOKYO: Japanese electronics giant Sony is marking the year of the dog by bringing back… Read More
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Japanese man arrested after parts of nine bodies found in apartment
TOKYO: A Japanese man was arrested on Tuesday after the severed parts of nine bodies,… Read More
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Japan´s Abe wins votes but not hearts: analysts
TOKYO: Shinzo Abe may have seized a "super-majority" in Japan´s parliament but he has failed… Read More
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Typhoon Lan heads out to sea, leaves three dead and flooding
TOKYO: A rapidly weakening typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides… Read More
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Japan voters to deliver verdict on PM Abe’s nearly five-year rule
TOKYO: Japanese voters deliver their verdict on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s nearly five years in… Read More
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Japan emperor abdication set for March 2019
TOKYO: Japan's Emperor Akihito will step down on March 31, 2019, a report said Friday,… Read More
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Nissan to suspend domestic production of cars for Japan market
TOKYO: Nissan Motor is suspending domestic production of vehicles for the Japanese market for at… Read More
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Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with Iran, Japan: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday said Pakistan attached high importance to its… Read More
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Election campaigning underway in Japan as Abe takes on Hope
TOKYO: Election campaigning in Japan began in earnest on Tuesday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe… Read More
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Demand surges for Nobel winner’s works in native Japan
TOKYO: The Japanese publisher of Nagasaki-born Kazuo Ishiguro said on Friday it would republish eight… Read More
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Japanese scuba diver has 25-year friendship with a fish
Scuba diver Hiroyuki Arakawa and Yoriko are the unlikeliest of friends. Japan's Tateyama Bay is… Read More
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