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Japan warns China of deteriorating ties over East China Sea dispute
China's envoy reiterated stance that the bits of land were its territory and called for talks to resolve the dispute
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Japan marks 70th anniversary of US nuclear attack on Nagasaki
Some 74,000 people died in the explosion, while thousands perished months or years later from radiation sickness
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Nineteen dead after knife attack in Japan
Tokyo police have arrested a 20-year-old suspect
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Tokyo shaken by second quake in three days
The temblor's epicentre had a relatively shallow depth of about 23 kilometres
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Japan's top court approves blanket surveillance of Muslims
Files reveal police in Tokyo had been monitoring mosques, halal restaurants, and 'Islam-related' organisations
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Tokyo cat cafe shut down for animal neglect
Cafe was closed after the cooped-up kitties bred rapidly and began showing signs of illness
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Airline system glitch strands 16,000 at Japan airports
A computer system malfunction forced Japan's All Nippon Airways to cancel more than 100 domestic flights
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Ageing, indebted Japan debates right to 'die with dignity'
Most advocates of the legal change say respect for individual rights, not cost, is the key factor
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Skyscraper in Tokyo set to be twice as tall as Burj Khalifa
Sky Mile Tower is set to reach a height of 5,577ft and host up to 55,000 people in Tokyo bay
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Tokyo zoo stages ‘zebra escape’
The zebra - actually a zoo staff member dressed up in a furry suit - supposedly bolted from a cage at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo
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Angry single men stage anti-Christmas rally in Tokyo
The scrooges - mostly single men - said they are against capitalism and the commercialisation of Christmas
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Japan to launch new intelligence unit focused on Islamic militants
The unit is to work alongside other intelligence-gathering operations run by foreign and defense ministries, police
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Ex-wrestler, TV anchor to make Japan's new Cabinet: reports
Japanese PM switcheS his focus back to the country's flagging economy after pushing unpopular security legislation
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Season's first dolphins killed in annual Japan hunt
Defenders of the hunt say it is a tradition and point out that the animals are not endangered
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Japan rocket set to blast off for International Space Station
The H-IIB rocket is set to lift off from the southern island of Tanegashima at 8:50 pm (1150 GMT)
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Japan PM expresses 'utmost grief' over war but no fresh apology
Says future generations of Japanese should not have to keep apologising for the mistakes of the past
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Three killed as small airplane crashes into Tokyo suburb: NHK
Several other houses nearby also appear to be badly damaged
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Nikkei going global with Financial Times takeover
The merger is set to give Nikkei a major international presence in the media sector
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Japan parents sue uni club over son's binge-drink death
None of his fellow members reportedly gave him water or treatment until they called an ambulance four hours later
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Japan woman arrested over bodies of five newborn babies
The skeletal remains of four more infants found in sealed plastic bags during investigation