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July 20, 2019 at 6:43 pm

Abe’s coalition still short of votes to change constitution VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition secured a majority in Japan's upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, but it lost ground...

July 18, 2019 at 10:05 pm

A different era: Oda wins Japan’s first Olympic gold in 1928 VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Few paid much attention when Mikio Oda won Japan's first Olympic gold medal — and Asia's first individual gold medal — way...

FILE – In this Sept. 12, 2018, file photo, Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting at the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris. Japanâ€™s Emperor Akihito, abdicating Tuesday, April 30, 2019, has a relatively small family, and it will shrink in coming years. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File) TKMY402 TKMY402

April 28, 2019 at 7:56 pm

Naruhito’s ascension will shrink Japan’s imperial heirs to 2 VIEW

Crown Prince Naruhito, 59, will ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday as his father, Akihito, abdicates. In the next generation, only one of Emperor Akihito's...

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April 24, 2019 at 8:03 pm

Japan’s new emperor Naruhito: A cosmopolitan team player VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's soon-to-be-anointed new emperor is a musician and historian, both mild-mannered and quietly tenacious, a team player and a loyal husband and...

February 20, 2019 at 2:05 am

Nissan ex-boss Ghosn’s new lawyer questions handling of case

TOKYO (AP) — The newly appointed star defender for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn said Wednesday that he believes the case against his client does...

Business

February 19, 2019 at 12:13 am

Honda to shut plant in Brexit-shaken Britain VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Japanese carmaker Honda plans to close its car factory in western England in 2021, a fresh blow to the British economy as...

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February 6, 2019 at 10:25 pm

Japan’s Abe vows to resolve territorial dispute with Russia

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Thursday to take a "step-by-step" approach in resolving a territorial dispute with Russia left over from...

January 16, 2019 at 9:33 pm

BOJ warns Japan faces new risks as population shrinks

TOKYO (AP) — Japan faces unforeseen risks in guiding economic policy as its population of about 126 million ages and declines, the governor of its...

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December 2, 2018 at 9:30 pm

Ban Ki-moon urges N. Korea to take denuclearization steps

TOKYO (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday to take concrete steps toward complete denuclearization and...

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Myu, wife of missing Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, wipes her tears during a press conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Myu told a news conference in Tokyo Tuesday that her husband is no enemy of the Middle East and loves its people. A video released last week showed a captive who the Japanese government said it believes is missing journalist Jumpei Yasuda. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) XEH110 XEH110

August 7, 2018 at 2:15 am

Wife of missing Japanese journalist makes tearful appeal

TOKYO — The wife of a Japanese journalist believed to have been kidnapped in Syria made a tearful appeal for his release Tuesday, speaking out...

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