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Time off for good behaviour: Japan firm rewards non-smokers
Japan has banned smoking at workplace but setup separate rooms for the smokers
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Japanese man arrested after parts of nine bodies found in apartment
Parts of the body were found in a picnic cooler,covered with cat litter in the apartment
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Japanese girl says school forced her to dye hair black, sues govt-media
The girl suffered pain and irritation from the dye and is seeking damages 2.2 million yen, said media
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Trump called to congratulate Abe on 'big win': White House
Abe clinches two-thirds "super-majority"
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Five things to know about Japan's pacifist constitution
Any tentative move towards re-militarisation would trigger alarm bells in China and the Koreas
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Typhoon leaves five dead after lashing Japan on election day
Typhoon claimed its first victims on Sunday as a male passer-by died when scaffolding collapsed on him
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Abe eyes fresh term as Japan votes under North Korea threats
'Super-majority' would allow Abe to propose changes to Japan's US-imposed constitution
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Karachiites get a lesson in Kendo at the Japanese consulate
‘Hamara Dostana’ event organised to celebrate 65 years of diplomatic relations
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IMC may get new road construction equipment from Japan
Mayor to finalise case before forwarding to interior ministry
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Japan announces grant to eradicate polio in Pakistan
The grant will be used to procure Oral Polio Vaccine for mop-up campaigns
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Japan steel scandal grows as more carmakers hit
Auto giant Toyota has already said Kobe Steel supplied materials to one of its Japanese factories
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Japan launches fourth satellite for high-precision GPS
Japanese GPS can locate devices to within several centimetres compared with the commonly-used US system
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Japan's Denso unveils $1 billion investment in US for electric cars
Company last month announced a partnership with Mazda to develop electric vehicles
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Quake measuring 6.3 magnitude strikes off eastern Japan
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage
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Dad arrested as five kids, wife die in Japan arson, stabbing
The deaths of the five other victims are under investigation
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Japanese-born British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature
The prize is named after dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel and has been awarded since 1901
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Japan accepted just 3 refugees this year
The Human Rights Watch describes Japan's record on asylum seekers as 'abysmal'
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Japan's Abe poised to call snap election amid N Korea crisis
Voters in the world's third-largest economy could go to the polls as soon as October 22
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'Lady Beast' fights for girl gamers in Japan
Yuko Momochi was Japan's first female professional gamer and now spends her time searching for female talent
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Japan government not responsible for Fukushima
Around 12,000 people fled over radiation fears have filed various group lawsuits against the government
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Alibaba in talks to buy big stake in Telenor Bank
May acquire 40% stake in the microfinance bank for $100 million
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Two dead, three missing as typhoon rips through Japan
An 86-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man were found dead
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World’s oldest person dies at 117
Jamaica's Violet Brown also known as ‘Aunt V’ died on September 15 at a local hospital
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Hundreds of flights grounded as typhoon slams Japan
The typhoon had earlier battered the southern Okinawan island chain
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Weakening Typhoon Talim brings heavy rain to southwestern Japan
Some local authorities on the island ordered residents to evacuate, and there were also flight cancellations
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India, Japan corner Islamabad over alleged 'cross-border terrorism'
2016’s joint statement had not named these groups explicitly even though it had called on Pakistan
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Modi and Abe plan Asia-Africa link to counter China's OBOR and CPEC
India accused China of undermining its sovereignty through CPEC
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North Korea 'has Guam in mind': Japan minister
'We cannot assume North Korea's intention'
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North Korea launches missile over Japan
The North has raised global tensions with its rapid progress in weapons technology
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India's first bullet train project fast-tracks Japanese ties
'I hope to enjoy the beauty of India through the windows of the bullet train with Modi on my side': Japan's Abe
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15 students with scholarships to head to Japan soon
The students were also given an orientation at the Japanese Embassy on Tuesday
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Allowing nuclear weapons in Japan could defuse N Korean threat, say some policy makers
Japan upholds three non-nuclear principles that commit it not to possess, manufacture or allow nuclear weapons
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Japan, S Korea can buy more sophisticated US military equipment: Trump
Trump's statement came after North Korea on Sunday detonated what it described as a hydrogen bomb
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KitKat bets on weird and wonderful flavours in Japan
Dozens of robots manufacture four million bars a day at breakneck speed
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North Korea nuclear test 'absolutely unacceptable': Japan PM
The North described the test of what it called a hydrogen bomb as a "perfect success"
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Japan princess to wed commoner, forcing her to quit royal family
Conservatives fear doing so would be a first step to letting females inherit the throne
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Japanese Finance Minister Aso cancels US trip due to North Korea situation
North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan and landed in waters off the northern region of Hokkaido
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Britain's May attends top security meeting in Japan
Britain and Japan have signed a defence logistics treaty that allows both country's forces to share equipment
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North Korea missile did not threaten US: Pentagon
The launch early Tuesday nevertheless flew high over Japan, a key US ally as the Pentagon underscored
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EU slams North Korea missile launch as 'serious threat'
North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday in a major escalation that triggered global alarm
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North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan
The UN Security Council called an emergency meeting at Tokyo and Washington's request
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Japan's 'highway doctor' does checkup on ageing roads
Tokyo's sprawling maze of ageing expressways have long been crying out for a facelift
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Japan searches for crew after navy helicopter accident
Helicopter issued a distress signal immediately after it lost contact
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Japan launches satellite for better GPS system
Satellite launch is a part of effort to build a homegrown geolocation system
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Top US general reaffirms commitment to Japan amid North Korea tensions
US fears about North Korea's missile and nuclear bomb programs have grown in recent weeks
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Japanese shoppers open their wallets, raising hopes for revival
Previous advances have halted as consumer spending loses momentum
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Japan says 'can never tolerate' North Korea provocations
'We can never tolerate this'
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Declassified pictures show US's final preparations before dropping nuclear bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Photo series depicts what is now considered to be one of the most unfateful yet important moments in modern history
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Japan says North Korea poses 'new level of threat'
North Korea has been firing missiles into the waters between the two countries and last month launched two ICBMs
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Japan defence review warns of enhanced North Korea threats
'We need to keep a close eye on the Chinese naval force's activity'