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Japanese Emperor Akihito to abdicate after three decades on throne
Akihito, 85, was the first Japanese monarch to take the throne under a post-war constitution that defines the emperor as a symbol of the people without political power.
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After meeting May, Japan's Abe says world does not want no-deal Brexit
Some of Japan’s leading companies in Britain have warned that a no-deal Brexit could be a disaster. After meeting May in London, Abe said it was scenario no one wanted to see.
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Japan to get first post-WWII aircraft carriers
The new five-year defence plan calls for the upgrade of two existing helicopter carriers so that they can launch fighters.
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Japan's Abe makes rare China visit as relations thaw
Japanese business is eager for increased access to China's massive market, while Beijing is interested in Japanese technology and corporate know-how.
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Japan PM Abe to keep key ministers in posts in cabinet reshuffle
Abe, who returned to office in December 2012, was re-elected as leader of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last month, putting him on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier.
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Typhoon kills 9 in Japan, boats move tourists from flooded airport
About 3,000 tourists stayed overnight at Kansai airport in the heavily populated south-central area of Japan’s main island, Honshu.
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Japanese PM Abe seen headed for extended term despite policy doubts
The expected victory over ex-defense minister Shigeru Ishiba in the 20 September Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) poll would put Abe on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier.
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Former Japan PM Koizumi says embattled Abe may quit in June: magazine
A survey by broadcaster Nippon TV released on Sunday showed Abe’s support had sunk to 26.7%, the lowest since the conservative lawmaker took office in December 2012.
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Japan prime minister says North, South Korea nuclear talks could be ploy
In his first public comments since an apparent diplomatic breakthrough between North and South Korea, Shinzo Abe has cautioned that talking for the sake of talking is 'meaningless'.
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Japan imposes additional sanctions on North Korea
The organisations are North Korean banks, several of them based in China, while the individuals are based in a number of nations, including China, Russia and Libya.
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Trump says to push Japan for more 'reciprocal' trade, in a friendly way
US President Donald Trump was speaking in Tokyo on the second day of a 12-day Asian trip expected to be dominated by North Korea and trade.
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Abe to push reform of Japan's pacifist constitution after election win
Final official results from the election, which coincided with an approaching typhoon, are expected early on Monday.
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Japan voters to deliver verdict on PM Abe's nearly five-year rule
Backers of Abe’s proposal say it would just codify the status quo. Critics fear it would allow an expanded role overseas for the military.
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Japanese PM Abe promises to help victims of deadly floods
PM Shinzo Abe visited a region devastated by floodings and promised that the government would do everything possible to help rebuild as the death toll reached 25.
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Japan’s Abe to push for constitution reform before year end – media
Abe has proposed amending the constitution’s war-renouncing Article 9 by 2020 to officially recognise Japan’s Self-Defense Forces as its military.
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PM Abe says North Korean missile launch grave threat to Japan
North Korea test-fired a missile shortly after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned of failure to curb Pyongyang's nuclear.
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Japanese PM Abe asks May for ‘smooth Brexit’ for business
Japanese companies including carmaker Nissan and conglomerate Hitachi have invested more than £40 billion in the United Kingdom.
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Mike Pence reassures Japan of US resolve on North Korea
The US vice president reassured Japan of American commitment to reining in North Korea’s nuclear and missile ambitions.
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North Korea fires 4 ballistic missiles into sea near Japan – Abe
Japanese officials described the launches as a grave threat and said they lodged “strong protests” with nuclear-armed North Korea.
