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Debris of damaged walls are scattered following an earthquake, in Ibaraki, Osaka, Monday, June 18, 2018. A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around the city of Osaka in western Japan on Monday morning. (Yosuke Mizuno/Kyodo News via AP) TKSK813 TKSK813

June 17, 2018 at 5:15 pm

Strong quake near Osaka, Japan, kills 4 VIEW

A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around the city of Osaka in western Japan, killing at least four people

May 26, 2018 at 7:39 pm

Japan ex-PM Nakasone, witness to war and success, turns 100

TOKYO (AP) — It is somehow fitting in a country known for longevity that one of Japan's most prominent former leaders has reached 100 years...

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April 16, 2018 at 9:10 pm

Japan’s Abe to meet with Trump as scandals swirl at home

TOKYO (AP) — Domestic political scandals and sinking approval ratings are weighing on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he heads to U.S. President Donald...

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April 12, 2018 at 11:19 pm

Asia cautious about possible Trump rethink on trade deal

TOKYO (AP) — Japan, Australia and New Zealand reacted cautiously Friday after President Donald Trump signaled he might reopen talks on a Pacific Rim trade...

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January 22, 2018 at 12:48 am

Focus shifts to executions in Japan’s 1995 sarin gas attack

TOKYO (AP) — More than two decades after poison gas attacks in Tokyo's subways killed 13, the stage has shifted to the execution of 13...

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January 9, 2018 at 5:45 pm

SKorea open to summit with North’s Kim, but it won’t be easy VIEW

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It's been more than a decade since the leaders of the two Koreas have held a summit. Could it happen...

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December 25, 2017 at 3:01 am

India tightens Christmas security after Christians attacked

NEW DELHI (AP) — Christians and others in India celebrated Christmas despite fears of an anti-Christian backlash in some parts of the predominantly Hindu country....

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November 19, 2017 at 6:36 pm

US troops in Japan banned from drinking after fatal crash

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. military personnel in Okinawa have been restricted to base and banned from drinking alcohol after a Marine was arrested over a...

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October 29, 2017 at 6:09 pm

US Navy ship with 2 women rescued at sea reaches Japan VIEW

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Japan (AP) — Two women from Hawaii who were adrift on a storm-battered sailboat in the Pacific for months set foot...

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October 22, 2017 at 4:07 am

Japanese Prime Minister Abe wins big in national elections VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's leader has scored a major victory in national elections that returned his ruling coalition to power in decisive fashion. Japanese media...

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