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Japanese Princess Ayako gives up royal status to marry commoner
Life & Style

Japanese Princess Ayako gives up royal status to marry commoner

TOKYO (Reuters) – Princess Ayako married commoner Kei Moriya on Monday at a traditional ceremony at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine, to…
Japanese delegation inspect Alexandria airport project
Egypt

Japanese delegation inspect Alexandria airport project

  A senior-level delegation of the Japanese House of Representatives paid a visit to Alexandria’s Borg El Arab Airport on…
Powerful typhoon batters Okinawa, churns to Japan mainland
World

Powerful typhoon batters Okinawa, churns to Japan mainland

  A powerful typhoon pummeled Japan’s southern island of Okinawa Saturday, injuring at least 17, as weather officials warned the…
Japan PM Abe to visit Darwin in first since World War II: media
World

Japan PM Abe to visit Darwin in first since World War II: media

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Darwin in November in a first for a Japanese leader since the…
Japan’s Abe re-elected as party head, to stay on as PM
World

Japan’s Abe re-elected as party head, to stay on as PM

  TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in…
Japan’s Osaka blames US Open tears on ‘notorious’ nerves
Culture

Japan’s Osaka blames US Open tears on ‘notorious’ nerves

  Naomi Osaka has put her US Open tears down to shredded nerves and her natural awkwardness, rather than the…
Abe aims to rewrite Japan constitution as he seeks 3rd term
World

Abe aims to rewrite Japan constitution as he seeks 3rd term

  TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears headed for a third three-year term as ruling party leader,…
Operation Tsukiji: Tokyo battles rats as iconic market shuts
World

Operation Tsukiji: Tokyo battles rats as iconic market shuts

  The operation must be ruthless, thorough and silent. Without alerting the watchful enemy, a unit of highly trained Japanese…
Russia’s Putin tells Japan’s Abe: ‘Let’s sign peace deal this year’
World

Russia’s Putin tells Japan’s Abe: ‘Let’s sign peace deal this year’

  Russian President Vladimir Putin turned to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a conference stage on Wednesday and offered…
Pro- and anti- whaling nations set for clash in Brazil
Environment

Pro- and anti- whaling nations set for clash in Brazil

  Nations on either side of the whale hunting debate are set for a standoff as the International Whaling Commission…
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