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Sirens sound as North Korea again sends a missile over Japan
World
September 15, 2017
Sirens sound as North Korea again sends a missile over Japan
Warning sirens blared when the North Korean missile was launched and again when it passed over Japan’s northern island of…
Putin thinks North Korea crisis will not go nuclear, diplomacy to prevail
World
September 7, 2017
Putin thinks North Korea crisis will not go nuclear, diplomacy to prevail
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he thought the North Korea crisis would not escalate into a large-scale conflict…
China says Japan shouldn’t slap North Korea with sanctions
World
September 2, 2017
China says Japan shouldn’t slap North Korea with sanctions
China has advised Japan not to impose sanctions unilaterally on North Korea after Pyongyang launched a test missile that flew…
North Korea’s ‘reckless’ missile launch over Japan sharply escalates tension
World
August 29, 2017
North Korea’s ‘reckless’ missile launch over Japan sharply escalates tension
North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island into the sea early on Tuesday, prompting warnings to…
Egyptian Pope Tawadros inaugurates first Coptic Church in Japan
Egypt
August 27, 2017
Egyptian Pope Tawadros inaugurates first Coptic Church in Japan
In a first-of-its-kind visit, Pope Tawadros II, of the Coptic Church in Alexandria, inaugurating the first Coptic Church in Japan.…
Three missing after Japan military helicopter loses contact over Sea of Japan
World
August 27, 2017
Three missing after Japan military helicopter loses contact over Sea of Japan
Japan’s Defense Ministry on Sunday said it was searching for three crew members of a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopter…
US-NKorea nuclear war unlikely, but risk is rising: analysts
World
August 9, 2017
US-NKorea nuclear war unlikely, but risk is rising: analysts
A nuclear war between North Korea and the United States is not imminent, analysts said, but the inflammatory rhetoric on…
At least two dead as weakening Typhoon Noru nears main Japanese islands
Weather
August 6, 2017
At least two dead as weakening Typhoon Noru nears main Japanese islands
A slow-moving but weakening Typhoon Noru, at one point the strongest storm in the world this year, approached the main…
Japan joins US in imposing new sanctions on North Korea
World
July 28, 2017
Japan joins US in imposing new sanctions on North Korea
Japan will impose additional sanctions on North Korea for its weapons programs, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday, just…
Admission for Egyptian-Japanese schools to open in August
Egypt
July 24, 2017
Admission for Egyptian-Japanese schools to open in August
The official Facebook page of the new Egyptian-Japanese schools — an education project between the Egyptian and Japanese governments —…