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2 dead, 13 missing in heavy Japan rains

Tokyo—At least two people were feared dead and 13 others went missing in western Japan Saturday as record heavy rain triggered massive floods and...

Japan tells citizens: Avoid non-essential China trip

Tokyo"•Japan on Friday warned citizens against non-essential travel to China and fast-tracked new rules to limit the spread of a deadly coronavirus strain as...

Japan cabinet approves bill to accept more foreign workers

TOKYO"•Japan’s cabinet on Friday approved a draft bill to bring more blue-collar foreign workers into the country, in a controversial move to address chronic...

Rescuers in Japan dig through rain devastation

Kumano, Japan"•Desperate relatives braced for bad news Monday as rescuers dug through landslides in the wake of the severe floods that have killed 100...

At least three dead as strong quake shakes Osaka in Japan

Tokyo"•At least two people, including a child, were killed on Monday after a strong quake rocked the second city of Osaka during the morning...

Trump threat: Send Mexicans to Japan

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump threatened Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he would ship 25 million Mexicans to his country, one of a series of...

Abe-Kim meeting being arranged

Tokyo"•Japan is working to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un after the North Korean leader said he was...

Japanese women confront grim taboo by saying ‘me too’

TOKYO"•When Rinko Nakajiri was first raped by a producer who seduced her with the promise of a record deal, the 17-year-old singer kept quiet,...

Abe promises charter change

TOKYO"•Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Sunday to press on with his controversial move to amend Japan’s pacifist constitution, undeterred by a political scandal that...

Duterte Japan-bound, eyes one-on-one with Abe

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte leaves Sunday for a two-day visit to Japan until the end of the month to meet with the Japanese Emperor Akihito...

Macau billionaire favors Osaka casino

Lawrence Ho, the billionaire owner of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., said he favors building a casino in Osaka rather than Tokyo because there...

Trump slams N. Korea for launching a missile

SEOUL"•North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday, drawing a strong response from US President Donald Trump who vowed “100 percent” support for key...

Japan slams Trump’s yen claim

TOKYO"•Japan on Wednesday denied Donald Trump’s accusation Tokyo “played the money market” to give it an unfair trade advantage, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

Davao sees Japan investing influx

DAVAO CITY—The city government is expecting an influx of Japanese investments after the successful visit of Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe here last week. “We...
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