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Japan To Conduct Simulated Drills For China-Taiwan Clash: Report
Japan will carry out a tabletop exercise next week to simulate its response in the event of a military clash between China and Taiwan, Japanese media said. The Self-Defence Forces will conduct drills from Monday through Friday with the US military participating as an observer, a Japanese government source told Kyodo News.
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Fukushima Costs To Double To Nearly $180 Billion: Report
The estimated cost of dealing with the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis has doubled to some $180 billion, a report said Thursday, underlining the challenge Japan faces in overcoming the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
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Japan To Train 30,000 Indian Engineers Via Toyota Programme
The Japanese government will train 30,000 Indian engineers in manufacturing skills under a programme of Toyota Kirloskar Motor as part of its efforts to boost partnership in HR development between the two countries.
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Taiwan Urges Japanese Apology On 'Comfort Women' After South Korea Deal
Taiwan called on Japan today to apologise and compensate the island's wartime sex slaves after Tokyo and Seoul reached an agreement on the emotive issue.
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US Veterans Who Firebombed Japan During World War II Meet Survivor
Five American veterans who took part in firebombing Japan during World War II saw photos of stacks of charred bodies and leveled homes at a museum dedicated to the victims, and said the outcome on the ground of their missions was awful.
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New Zealand and Australia Lead Japan Whaling Protest
New Zealand led an international protest today against Japan's plans to resume killing whales in the Southern Ocean, while Australia said it was considering further legal action.
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Japan Says United Nations Retracts Remarks on Schoolgirl Sex
A UN human rights envoy has retracted her claim that 13 percent of schoolgirls in Japan are involved in forms of paid dating that can involve sex, the Japanese government said today.
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South Korea's President Says 'Comfort Women' Central to Japan Summit: Report
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said the emotional issue of "comfort women", who were forced into prostitution at Japanese wartime brothels, would be central at this weekend's bilateral summit and key to stable ties with Japan.
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Japanese Protesters Dragged Away as Work Resumes at US Airbase
Police dragged away elderly protesters trying to block work on a contentious US airbase in Okinawa today as Japan's government resumed building even though the Okinawa governor had revoked a work permit for the site.
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Japan Lifts Evacuation Order for Radiation-Hit Fukushima Town
The Japanese government today lifted the evacuation order for the first town near the crippled Fukushima reactors, more than four years after ordering mass relocations near the tsunami-wrecked nuclear plant.
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Japan Complains to UN Over Ban Ki-Moon's China Military Parade Visit
Tokyo said Monday it has complained to the United Nations over Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's plan to attend a huge military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe Expresses World War II Remorse, But Not Enough for Victims
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed deep remorse Friday over World War II and said previous national apologies would stand, but Asian nations that suffered under Tokyo's militarism were unmoved.
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Investigate Into Possible Spying on Japanese Government: PM Shinzo Abe to US
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked US Vice President Joe Biden for an investigation into possible spying on high-level Japanese government and corporate officials following WikiLeaks' release last week of a list of spying targets, Japan's top government spokesman said today.
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Andhra Pradesh Government to Introduce Japanese Language Courses in 3 Varsities
With the Japanese government agencies and private companies showing interest in investing in Andhra Pradesh and joining the development of the state capital, Japanese language courses are being introduced in three major universities in the state.
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China Has Drilling Rigs Close To Disputed Waters: Japan
China has put 16 drilling rigs close to its de facto maritime border with Japan, Tokyo said today, in the latest twist in a row over gas fields in waters disputed by the two countries.
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Japan To Conduct Simulated Drills For China-Taiwan Clash: Report
Japan will carry out a tabletop exercise next week to simulate its response in the event of a military clash between China and Taiwan, Japanese media said. The Self-Defence Forces will conduct drills from Monday through Friday with the US military participating as an observer, a Japanese government source told Kyodo News.
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Fukushima Costs To Double To Nearly $180 Billion: Report
The estimated cost of dealing with the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis has doubled to some $180 billion, a report said Thursday, underlining the challenge Japan faces in overcoming the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
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Japan To Train 30,000 Indian Engineers Via Toyota Programme
The Japanese government will train 30,000 Indian engineers in manufacturing skills under a programme of Toyota Kirloskar Motor as part of its efforts to boost partnership in HR development between the two countries.
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Taiwan Urges Japanese Apology On 'Comfort Women' After South Korea Deal
Taiwan called on Japan today to apologise and compensate the island's wartime sex slaves after Tokyo and Seoul reached an agreement on the emotive issue.
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US Veterans Who Firebombed Japan During World War II Meet Survivor
Five American veterans who took part in firebombing Japan during World War II saw photos of stacks of charred bodies and leveled homes at a museum dedicated to the victims, and said the outcome on the ground of their missions was awful.
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New Zealand and Australia Lead Japan Whaling Protest
New Zealand led an international protest today against Japan's plans to resume killing whales in the Southern Ocean, while Australia said it was considering further legal action.
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Japan Says United Nations Retracts Remarks on Schoolgirl Sex
A UN human rights envoy has retracted her claim that 13 percent of schoolgirls in Japan are involved in forms of paid dating that can involve sex, the Japanese government said today.
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South Korea's President Says 'Comfort Women' Central to Japan Summit: Report
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said the emotional issue of "comfort women", who were forced into prostitution at Japanese wartime brothels, would be central at this weekend's bilateral summit and key to stable ties with Japan.
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Japanese Protesters Dragged Away as Work Resumes at US Airbase
Police dragged away elderly protesters trying to block work on a contentious US airbase in Okinawa today as Japan's government resumed building even though the Okinawa governor had revoked a work permit for the site.
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Japan Lifts Evacuation Order for Radiation-Hit Fukushima Town
The Japanese government today lifted the evacuation order for the first town near the crippled Fukushima reactors, more than four years after ordering mass relocations near the tsunami-wrecked nuclear plant.
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Japan Complains to UN Over Ban Ki-Moon's China Military Parade Visit
Tokyo said Monday it has complained to the United Nations over Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's plan to attend a huge military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe Expresses World War II Remorse, But Not Enough for Victims
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed deep remorse Friday over World War II and said previous national apologies would stand, but Asian nations that suffered under Tokyo's militarism were unmoved.
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Investigate Into Possible Spying on Japanese Government: PM Shinzo Abe to US
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked US Vice President Joe Biden for an investigation into possible spying on high-level Japanese government and corporate officials following WikiLeaks' release last week of a list of spying targets, Japan's top government spokesman said today.
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Andhra Pradesh Government to Introduce Japanese Language Courses in 3 Varsities
With the Japanese government agencies and private companies showing interest in investing in Andhra Pradesh and joining the development of the state capital, Japanese language courses are being introduced in three major universities in the state.
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China Has Drilling Rigs Close To Disputed Waters: Japan
China has put 16 drilling rigs close to its de facto maritime border with Japan, Tokyo said today, in the latest twist in a row over gas fields in waters disputed by the two countries.
