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US Marines based in Japan said there was "an active search and rescue operation ongoing for service members

International society, including Russia and China need to increase pressure, Abe said

IPO expected as early as the end of 2017

Trump found it awkward to be seated next to her for two hours

Since last year, students from six high schools had availed this opportunity

The T-shirt is not appropriate because it evokes Hitler, a viewer said

Okinoshima was an important window for foreign trade in Japan since ancient times

The number of births fell 2.9 percent from the previous year ago to 981,202

Sailors were missing for more than 24 hours after the USS Fitzgerald collided with a much larger container ship

A couple staying in the 10-car train's top room, the Suite, paid out a combined 2.4 million yen ($22,000)

Sazgar Engineering exporting its three-wheelers to foreign market

Abe's government as it counters China's growing influence in the South China Sea

Police were investigating the cause of the accident, which killed the 62-year-old man who was driving the car

The abdication must take place within three years - and it only applies to Akihito.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has aggressively promoted nuclear energy

Ambassador of Japan Takashi Kurai meets COAS Gen Qamar Bajwa at GHQ

The government also plans to encourage more usage of Big Data and artificial intelligence

A US navy warship conducted a so-called freedom-of-navigation drill near Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands

he general public can be targeted for conspiracy through monitoring phone and online conversations

Male visitors are required to strip naked to perform cleansing ritual before setting foot on island

Reports suggested that 83-year-old Akihito could step down at the end of December 2018

The country expects working-age population to fall to 45 million by 2065

The 'crying sumo' is held at shrines and temples nationwide, to the delight of parents and onlookers

While mostly confined to history books and fiction, ninja have been enjoying something of a resurgence

The train is fully booked until March 2018

In Japan those seeking haven from tyranny and war have long faced daunting legal and social gauntlets

Says overnight rule change would sow confusion

Ships were in fact sent away from Singapore and towards Australia to conduct drills with the Australian navy

Currently, Japanese firms can make full-time employees work far beyond the usual 40 hours a week during busy periods

American officials said the missile test-fired on Sunday exploded seconds after launch

Japan's corals could offer important data to bolster knowledge about marine life

The woman was convicted of murdering three boyfriends she had met online and dated for their money

Crowds of tourists and residents set off a flurry of selfie sticks and mobile phones in Tokyo's Ueno Park on Tuesday

Shin-Yokohama Rāmen Museum is your dream come true

The fleet set sail for the Southern Ocean in November

The findings from survey come as the number of foreign workers and residents in Japan hit record highs

Money provided to Al Mustafa Trust to install new digital X-ray machine, upgrade physiotherapy equipment

The exercise comes after North Korea launched four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan's north-west coast

Road built by welfare organisation would help connect five remote villages, grant access to schools and hospitals

Fund meant for Japanese language department at varsity

Akie has grabbed headlines by embracing progressive views such LGBT rights and opposition to nuclear power

Smoking kills some 130,000 people in Japan annually

Local NGO to expand mobile library services to schools in impoverished suburbs

An agreement has been signed between Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Chairman Bright Star

The move comes after N Korea launched missiles which it said was part of training for a strike on US bases in Japan

The country’s experts say making fake food is actually a craft

'Three of them landed in our country's Exclusive Economic Zone'

Aerial footage from NHK showed the badly damaged helicopter on the wintry mountainside

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The body could only be discovered six months after the incident