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Japan extends Rs18m grant
Al-Khidmat Foundation will utilise its grant for installation of water filtration plants in the suburbs of Faisalabad
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Japan poised to win India's bullet train deal – Nikkei
Report says Japan will offer more than $8.11 billion in loans to construct India's 980 billion rupee fast train
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Man in Japan arrested for allegedly shining laser ray at US chopper
Hiraoka posts anti-US messages on his blog
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New Zealand and Australia lead Japan whaling protest
A Japanese whaling fleet set sail for the Antarctic despite environmentalists slamming move as "crime against nature"
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Japan cuts female leader goal in blow to Abe's 'womenomics'
PM Shinzo Abe earlier said increasing the number of women in senior jobs was key to his 'Abenomics' growth blitz
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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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World's first washable smartphone to debut in Japan
It is the only smartphone that can withstand a soapy bath
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Suspicious boats with decomposed bodies found drifting off Japan
At least 11 cases involving wooden boats with 20 bodies on board have been reported during October and November
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Japan appreciates Pak haiku society
Japanese Ambassador Inomata expressed pleasure with Pakistani haiku poets that have published books on the subject
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Japanese woman feared murdered and buried in Bangladesh: police
Authorities began investigating after the woman's mother in Japan reported her missing on November 19
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Babies crawl, and bawl, to finish line in Japan race
More than 600 babies in Tokyo wriggled to the finish line in the three-metre race
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Explosion damages toilet at Japan's controversial shrine for war dead
The incident occurred while more than 100 people were gathered at the shrine; however none were injured
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Strong 7.0-magnitude quake hits off Japan coast; no major damage
A tsunami measuring 30 centimetres (about one foot) in height was observed on the southern island of Nakanoshima
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Japan targets boosting birth rate to increase growth
The move is part of a package of reforms due this month to tackle the biggest bottleneck to economic growth
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Japan says UN retracts remarks on schoolgirl sex
After further reviews there was no official and recent data to support the 13-percent figure, says UN Office
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Japanese man hid in gutter to peep up skirts: Police, media reports
Local reports say it was not the first time the man was arrested for the same offence
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Japan's first passenger jet takes off in maiden test flight
The plane marks a new chapter for Japan's aviation sector, which last built a commercial airliner in 1962
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Japan demands incentives for carmakers
Jatoi says new players will be facilitated
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Japan seeks abolition of tax on reserves, turnover
Pakistan outlines unfavourable conditions for textile exports
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Japan calls on UN envoy to retract remarks on schoolgirl sex
UN envoy says 13 per cent of school girls in Japan are involved in forms of paid dating that can involve sex
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Japan gifts 123 hybrid cars to aid police patrols
The vehicles are part of Japan’s Non-Project Grant Aid to Pakistan
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Japan's dainty geishas in secret fast-food raids
Geishas are not allowed to eat fast food and are even barred from being on Facebook
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Japan gifts water system to Abbottabad
Project intends to mitigate shortage in water supply capacity to improve coverage ratio and living environment
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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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Japan to offer $810 mln to support refugees fleeing Syria, Iraq – NHK
PM Shinzo Abe made no reference to whether Japan would ease its own strict conditions for accepting refugees.
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Zero applicants for Japan plan to promote women at work
Not one Japanese company applied for a subsidy programme aimed at promoting more women to senior jobs
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Japanese tourist dies at India's Taj Mahal
Police gave his name as Hideto Ueda
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Tokyo videogame show transports fans to new realities
Players waved their hands, kicked around and swung their heads as they tried out the new virtual reality head gear
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Japanese protest as security bills close to becoming law
People holding placards saying "No war" and "Don't ram through legislation" face line of police outside in Yokohama
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'Super Mario' celebrates 30th anniversary
Super Mario series creator Shigeru Miyamoto appeared on stage as a crowd cheered at a packed live-music venue
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Japan rivers burst their banks triggering further floods, 25 missing
Unprecedented rain in Japan and heavy floods floods have forced more than 100,000 people to flee from their homes
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Japan evacuates 100,000 in floods sparked by rare torrential rains
A further 800,000 people across eastern Japan have been advised to evacuate
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As Europe opens its doors, Japan considers clamping down harder on asylum seekers
Japan accepted only 11 of a record 5,000 asylum seekers in 2014
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Japan loos flush with success after toilet design contest
Architects sifted through 400 applications before settling on two dozen companies with the loveliest latrines
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Economic Ties: Japan, Iran to start investment talks
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide said, as other energy consumers also rush to explore Iran’s commercial potential
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Japan, Iran to start investment talks next week
The move comes as Washington secures support in Congress for its nuclear deal with Iran
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Japan lifts evacuation order for radiation-hit Fukushima town
After the nuclear crisis in March 2011, Naraha is the first town to allow all of its residents to return home
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McDonald's Japan hit by another food scandal
McDonald's Japan unit has been battered by a series of scandals including a human tooth found in some fries
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Google launches music streaming service in Japan
Japanese edition of Google Play Music features more than 35 million tunes available at a cost of $8 a month
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Muslim man on hunger strike after immigration officers served him pork in Japan
Man who was detained for deportation procedures was served macaroni salad which contained bits of bacon
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Suzuki to buy back shares as Volkswagen row settled
The ruling came four years after the Japanese small car maker attempted to end an alliance with the German auto giant
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Obama says sorry to Japan after WikiLeaks claims of US spying
Obama held a telephone conversation with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and said he was very sorry
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Blast rips through warehouse at US military depot in Japan
The blaze died out on its own about six hours after it started
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Huge blaze breaks out at steel plant near Tokyo's Haneda airport: official
The blaze came just hours after a blast ripped through a warehouse at a US military post near Tokyo
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Guinness recognises 112-year-old as world's oldest man
Reports claim he is able to read and write without needing glasses and he recommends 'enjoying life and oneself'
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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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US military helicopter crashes off Okinawa, all on board rescued
The US Forces, Japan, had no immediate comment
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Japan ends nuclear shutdown sparked by Fukushima crisis
Utility Kyushu Electric Power turns on reactor at Sendai, about 1,000 kilometres southwest of Tokyo, at 10:30 am
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Japan set to return to nuclear power after 2-year hiatus
Restart comes four and a half years after quake-sparked tsunami triggered meltdowns at Fukushima plant
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Pope calls for global nuclear ban on anniversary of Nagasaki
The pope urged humanity "to forever renounce war and ban nuclear arms and weapons of mass destruction