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Helicopter with nine aboard crashes during mountain rescue drill in Japan
At least three people are feared dead while six others are still missing
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Quake hits off Japan's Fukushima, no tsunami risk
Local train services temporarily ceased after incident
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Ten fastest trains in the world
Travelling in Europe by train is already speedier than by plane
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Fighting terrorism: Japan extends grant assistance of Rs453 million to Pakistan
The grant will be used to install face recognition systems at major international airports in Pakistan
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Record damages awarded over US military base aircraft noise in Japan
Government to pay $266million to about 22,000 residents
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Drilling commences for India's first ever undersea bullet train
Construction is expected to commence in 2018 and is estimated to take five years to complete
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Japan's silver-tongued Lotharios sell dreams to lonely women
Many wealthy Japanese women spend eye-watering sums on male hosts in return for an evening of sweet talk
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From Japan to Pakistan: The ancient art of woodblock printing
Exhibition of traditional Japanese art, dolls showcased
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Japan returns to trade deficit in January
Japan's exports to the United States fell 6.6 percent
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China tells Japan 'negative' moves prevent improvement in ties
Ties between Asia's two largest economies have been overshadowed by a territorial spat over East China Sea
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Japan to speed up frigate build to reinforce East China Sea: sources
Japan previously was building one 5,000-tonne class destroyer a year
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Japan's 'Battleship island' haunted by ghosts of its past
Thousands of men, women and children lived and worked on the island
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Trump welcomes Abe with warm White House embrace
The odd political couple had lunch at the White House before heading to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
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Japan's Abe heads for Trump summit with jobs package
Abe is going to have to walk a fine line in trying to please the US president while standing up for his own industries
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US, Japan conduct test of joint missile
Friday's test off Kauai in Hawaii saw the Standard Missile-3 "Block IIA" successfully hit its target in space
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‘Japanese investment in Pakistan has increased in last two years’
Consul-general visits Hyderabad, speaks to HMC officials, SU students
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A Tokyo hotel for bookworms
Book and Bed Tokyo, variation of Japan's capsule hotels, offers guests closet-sized bunk embedded in bookshelves rows
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Japan court rejects 'right to be forgotten' on Google
The Japanese office of Google welcomed the ruling
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Japan PM Abe to hold two-day summit with Trump
Japan is expected to defend its auto sector, which has built many manufacturing plants in the United States
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Japanese Airlines to screen majority-muslim country passengers before departure for US
Officials at JAL will confirm whether the passengers will be allowed entry, prior to departure
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Record-Breaking: Japan has 1 million foreign workers
Tokyo has moved little on loosening strict rules for foreign workers
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World's oldest active footballer not quitting just yet
Kazuyoshi Miura has signed another extension with his Japanese club
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Japan researchers warn of fingerprint theft from 'peace' sign
Fingerprint recognition technology is becoming widely available to verify identities
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Bluefin Tuna snapped for $636,000 at Japan auction
Japan consumes a large portion of the global bluefin catch, a highly prized sushi ingredient
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Japan teen says killed mother with hammer, knife
When investigators arrived, the woman was lying bleeding in the living room
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‘I believe we can do more for the benefit of both countries’
Japanese envoy discusses trade, aid culture, and cooperation potential as diplomatic ties approach 65th anniversary
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Japanese envoy stresses focus on high-value products
Says process may take some time but offers Japan’s technical support
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Agreement: EU sees Japan free-trade deal in early 2017
For Europe, deal would represent a symbolic breakthrough
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Japan shifts on nuclear reactor after safety closedown
The unit was shut down in October for inspections and maintenance under stricter rules
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Japan Inc warns of global trade contraction under Trump presidency
Japanese firms are worried about protectionism in Trump presidency
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Diplomatic celebrations: Celebrating His Majesty’s birthday in style
Diplomatic, political leaders of city meet up to celebrate Japanese emperor's birthday
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Trump boasts of $50b investment at victory rally
The US president-elect provided no details on the jobs or investment, which he spent all day trumpeting
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Japan PM Abe won't apologise at Pearl Harbor
The move follows Barack Obama's historic May trip to Hiroshima
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Japan skating rink slammed for freezing 5,000 fish
Fish were frozen under the surface of the ice as a decorative effect while customers skated above
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Japan plans supercomputer to leap into technology future
Japan's new supercomputer could help tap medical records to develop new services and applications
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Economic expansion: Japan vows continued support for Pakistan
Cites outages, security fears as hurdles to investment
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Drink soup, don't drive: Japan police tell elderly
The edible offer comes after a series of deadly accidents caused by cars driven by the elderly
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Strong quake hits Japan, triggers Fukushima tsunami
National broadcaster NHK urged residents to flee immediately to higher ground
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Dollar retreats from 13-and-half-year high, pauses after rally
An earthquake, subsequent tsunami warning in Japan prompted knee-jerk selling of the dollar for yen in early trade
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Japan budget airline Peach to buy 13 Airbus aircraft
The new aircraft are to be used for Peach's "business expansion"
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Japan street swallowed by giant hole reopens
The street has been reopened exactly a week after the ground began sinking
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Conveyance ambitions: a perspective
The Indian government seems to be keen on spending money for the transport of the rich
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Japan's Abe to meet Trump next week
Trump raised eyebrows in Japan by calling on the country to pay more to support the cost of stationing US forces
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Giant sinkhole swallows Japan city street
Fukuoka is the biggest city on the southernmost main Japanese island of Kyushu
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Japan, India to ink controversial nuclear deal next week: reports
The expected deal comes against a backdrop of growing security concerns in the region over China's military presence
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India to buy rescue aircraft from Japan for $1.5-$1.6 billion
Japan and India have been holding talks on the purchase for more than two years
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China begins work on world's fastest maglev train
CRRC is also building a three-mile track to test the new locomotive
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US naval base in Japan briefly in lockdown amid reports of gunshots
Gunshots had been reported from a building on the base at Sasebo
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More heavy lifting awaits Pakistan in Japan
Pakistan Weightlifting Federation will now be sending two athletes to Japan for the aforementioned competition