Last Australian-made Toyota rolls off production line
MELBOURNE: The last Australian-made Toyota rolled off the production line on Tuesday, ending over five… Read More
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Japan
Japan’s Abe expected to announce snap poll amid worries over North Korea crisis
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will dissolve parliament’s lower house on Thursday for a… Read More
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Panel falls from aircraft, smashes into car in Japan
TOKYO: A panel weighing 4.3 kilograms fell from a plane shortly after take-off from a… Read More
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Strong 6.1 quake off Japan’s east coast: USGS
TOKYO: A strong magnitude 6.1 quake hit off the east coast of Japan early on… Read More
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‘Take cover’ – but where? Japanese helpless over North Korea threat
TOKYO: Take cover in a sturdy building or get underground. That's the emergency advice given… Read More
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North Korea threatens to “sink” Japan, reduce U.S. to “ashes and darkness”
SEOUL: A state agency of North Korea threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to… Read More
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Japanese firm to offer ‘drive-thru’ funeral service
TOKYO: A Japanese funeral parlour is set to offer relatives the chance to pay their… Read More
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Trump likely to visit China during November Asia trip: U.S. official
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to make a stop in China in November… Read More
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Cats on a train! Japan railway lets felines roam to raise awareness of strays
OGAKI, Japan: A Japanese civic group teamed up with a railway operator on Sunday to… Read More
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Japan says jet fighters conducted drills with U.S. aircraft over East China Sea
TOKYO: Japanese F-15 fighter jets on Saturday conducted an air exercise with U.S. B1-B bombers… Read More
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North Korea nuclear test 10 times more powerful than Hiroshima: Japan
TOKYO: Japan Wednesday again upgraded its estimated size of North Korea´s latest nuclear test to… Read More
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North Korea says it conducts ‘perfect’ hydrogen bomb test
PYONGYANG: North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sunday, which it… Read More
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North Korea conducts sixth nuclear test, neighbors say
TOKYO: North Korea appeared to carry out a sixth nuclear test Sunday, possibly of a… Read More
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May visits Japan with eye on Brexit fears
TOKYO: British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives in Japan on an official visit Wednesday with… Read More
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Trump says ‘all options on the table’ after North Korea fires missile over Japan
TOKYO/SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island into the sea… Read More
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North Korea’s ‘reckless’ missile launch over Japan sharply escalates tensions
TOKYO/SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island into the sea… Read More
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China says nothing will stop its long-range air force drills
BEIJING: No amount of interference or shadowing of its aircraft will stop the Chinese air… Read More
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In Japan, robot-for-hire programed to perform Buddhist funeral rites
TOKYO: A Japanese company has introduced a new role for SoftBank's humanoid robot "Pepper" -… Read More
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US, North Korea clash at UN forum over nuclear weapons
GENEVA: North Korea and the United States clashed at a U.N. forum on Tuesday over… Read More
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Japan launches satellite for advanced GPS operation
TOKYO: Japan on Saturday launched an H-2A rocket carrying a geo-positioning satellite into orbit after… Read More
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