Japan abandons $250mn black hole satellite
TOKYO: Japan is abandoning a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar satellite it sent to study black holes, disappointed space… Read More
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Obama to visit Hiroshima after G7 summit: report
TOKYO: President Barack Obama will go to the atom-bombed city of Hiroshima right after a… Read More
9 years ago
Australia drub India 4-0 to clinch Azlan Shah Hockey Cup
IPOH: Australia thrashed India 4-0 to win the 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah in Malaysia's city… Read More
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Pakistan finishes at fifth place in Azlan Shah Hockey Cup
IPOH: Pakistan finished at fifth place in the Azlan Shah Hockey Cup as they beat… Read More
9 years ago
Strong quake hits Japan, nuclear plants safe, dozens injured: media
TOKYO: An earthquake of magnitude 6 hit southern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings… Read More
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Pakistan face Canada in Azlan Shah opener
IPOH: The 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup kicks off in Malaysia's city of Ipoh on… Read More
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Japan opens radar station close to disputed isles, drawing angry China response
YONAGUNI, JAPAN: Japan on Monday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea,… Read More
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Australia slams Japan Antarctic whale hunt
SYDNEY: Australia on Friday branded Japan's killing of 333 whales "abhorrent", saying there was no… Read More
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Japan sends 331 kg of weapons grade plutonium to U.S. – Greenpeace
TOKYO: A ship loaded with weapons-grade plutonium left Japan for the United States on Tuesday… Read More
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Defiant North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, Japan protests
SEOUL: North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile which flew about 800 km (500… Read More
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“Hearts are in pieces” five years after tsunami hits Japan
RIKUZENTAKATA: Japan on Friday mourned the thousands who lost their lives in a massive earthquake… Read More
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Japan contributes $16mn to benefit FATA returnees, Afghan refugees
ISLAMABAD: The Government of Japan today announced a contribution of US$16 million in total to… Read More
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Japan says will destroy NKorea missile if threat to territory
TOKYO: Japan said Wednesday it would destroy a North Korean missile if it threatened to… Read More
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World’s first ‘robot run’ farm to open in Japan
TOKYO: A Japanese firm said Monday it would open the world's first fully automated farm… Read More
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Japan lifts nuclear sanctions on Iran
TOKYO: Japan on Friday lifted sanctions on Iran, falling in line with major world powers after… Read More
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World’s oldest man dies at 112 in Japan
TOKYO: The world's oldest man, Yasutaro Koide, died on Tuesday at the age of 112… Read More
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Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts northern Japan, no tsunami damage expected
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck just off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday,… Read More
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U.N. council plans emergency meeting on reported North Korea nuclear test
The U.N. Security Council is planning to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss… Read More
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South Korea, Japan strike deal on comfort women
SEOUL: South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement Monday on the thorny issue of… Read More
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Japan asteroid probe enters ‘target orbit’ in space quest
TOKYO: A Japanese space probe successfully entered "target orbit" and is on its way to… Read More
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