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Putin says no talks with Japan unless stance altered
Kyodo News, Published on 06/06/2024
» ST PETERSBURG - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that conditions are not currently in place for his country to resume talks with Japan on a post-World War II peace treaty, blaming Tokyo for souring bilateral relations by supporting Ukraine.
Philippine troops kill 10 suspected Islamist militants
Published on 31/12/2015
» MANILA - Philippine troops have killed 10 suspected Islamist militants in a firefight that also left one soldier dead, a military spokesman said on Thursday.
China likely to reject Abe meeting
dpa, Published on 06/11/2014
» TOKYO — Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to hold an official meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week due to a territorial spat and the premier's visit to a controvrsial war shrine, Japanese media reported Thursday.
Ukrainian rebels accused of blocking crash site, destroying evidence
Published on 20/07/2014
» MOSCOW/KIEV - The Ukrainian government accused Russian-backed rebels of "trying to destroy evidence" and continuing to hinder the investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, with international teams aiming for greater access on Sunday.
Japan to abandon whaling in 2014
dpa, Published on 02/04/2014
» TOKYO - Japan will not conduct whaling operations in the Antarctic Ocean this year in the wake of a UN court ruling, the Japanese government said on Wednesday.
Malaysian police search homes of missing plane's pilots
Published on 16/03/2014
» Police searched the homes of the two pilots of a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner and are examining a flight simulator found in the captain's home, the Malaysian Transport Ministry said on Sunday.
Japan plan to embrace nuclear power
dpa, Published on 06/12/2013
» The Japanese government will call nuclear energy an "important" source of power in a new energy plan, abandoning a policy of phasing it out, Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi was quoted as saying Friday.
Japanese firms win Purple Line deal
Published on 06/11/2013
» TOKYO - Three Japanese companies said Wednesday they had won a project to install a new passenger railway line in Bangkok, and maintain it for 10 years.
Mayor sorry for no typhoon evacuation
dpa, Published on 17/10/2013
» A Japanese mayor on a small island south of Tokyo apologized Thursday for not issuing an evacuation order to his residents before they were pounded by a typhoon that left 21 dead and 33 people missing in his town.
Tuna sells for record $1.7m
dpa, Published on 05/01/2013
» TOKYO - A tuna was sold for a record 155.4 million yen (1.76 million US dollars) Saturday in the first auction of this year at the Tokyo Tsukiji fish market.