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Japan Launches New Spy Satellite
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DEFENSE NEWS
Japan on Sunday successfully launched a back-up spy satellite, its aerospace agency said, after canceling an earlier lift-off due to bad weather.
Tokyo put spy satellites into operation in the early 2000s after its erratic neighbor North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile ...
Japan on Sunday successfully launched a back-up spy satellite, its aerospace agency said, after canceling an earlier lift-off due to bad weather.
Tokyo put spy satellites into operation in the early 2000s after its erratic neighbor North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile ...
- February 4, 2015
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The Limits of Japan's Soft Power
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HUFFINGTON POST
The brutal slaying of the two Japanese hostages by the Islamic State (Daesh) is a reminder, if one were needed, that the group remains impervious to universal condemnation of its methods, but also that Japan's ability to influence the group's actions is as limited as that of any...
The brutal slaying of the two Japanese hostages by the Islamic State (Daesh) is a reminder, if one were needed, that the group remains impervious to universal condemnation of its methods, but also that Japan's ability to influence the group's actions is as limited as that of any...
- February 4, 2015
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Long-term vision needed to deal with projected damage from global warming
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THE JAPAN NEWS
If Japan’s climate continues to warm at its present rate, the nation will not only find itself facing more frequent natural disasters, but there also will be massive repercussions for people’s everyday lives as a whole. Devising effective measures to minimize the damage is a pres...
If Japan’s climate continues to warm at its present rate, the nation will not only find itself facing more frequent natural disasters, but there also will be massive repercussions for people’s everyday lives as a whole. Devising effective measures to minimize the damage is a pres...
- January 23, 2015
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International cooperation seek to rescue Japanese citizens taken hostage
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Although time is running out before the expiration of the deadline set by terrorists to pay the ransom demanded in their despicable video message in which they threatened to kill two Japanese citizens, the government must do its utmost to find ways of rescuing the captives throug...
Although time is running out before the expiration of the deadline set by terrorists to pay the ransom demanded in their despicable video message in which they threatened to kill two Japanese citizens, the government must do its utmost to find ways of rescuing the captives throug...
- January 23, 2015
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Asian Cup 2015: UAE complete shock win over Japan to reach semi-final after penalty shootout dramatics
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ABC NET AU
After Japan's Shinji Kagawa had missed the first sudden-death spot kick, defender Ismail Ahmed nervelessly converted the decisive penalty to send his team into a last four meeting with hosts Australia on Tuesday.
The winner of that semi-final in Newcastle will meet Iraq or South Ko...
After Japan's Shinji Kagawa had missed the first sudden-death spot kick, defender Ismail Ahmed nervelessly converted the decisive penalty to send his team into a last four meeting with hosts Australia on Tuesday.
The winner of that semi-final in Newcastle will meet Iraq or South Ko...
- January 23, 2015
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Japan is No longer Asia's fastest-aging nation
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CNBC
Taiwan is set to surpass Japan as Asia's fastest aging nation this decade, experts warn, as a dwindling labor force poses a structural challenge to economic growth.
"An imminent issue Taiwan will face is population aging, it seems the aging trend is unfolding faster than forecasted," Soc...
Taiwan is set to surpass Japan as Asia's fastest aging nation this decade, experts warn, as a dwindling labor force poses a structural challenge to economic growth.
"An imminent issue Taiwan will face is population aging, it seems the aging trend is unfolding faster than forecasted," Soc...
- January 23, 2015
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Japan's Prime Minister rejects IS demand for hostage ransom
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RTE NEWS
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to stand firm after the Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese nationals, saying he would not freeze a multi-million dollar aid package.
His remarks were made several hours after the jihadist group released a video threatening ...
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to stand firm after the Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese nationals, saying he would not freeze a multi-million dollar aid package.
His remarks were made several hours after the jihadist group released a video threatening ...
- January 23, 2015
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Restart of Japan's largest nuclear plant still in doubt
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REUTERS
The influential governor of a Japanese region rebuffed on Tuesday pleas by Tokyo Electric Power to restart the world's largest nuclear plant, saying the utility had not atoned for the disaster at its Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011.
Governor Hirohiko Izumida of Niigata prefecture is a...
The influential governor of a Japanese region rebuffed on Tuesday pleas by Tokyo Electric Power to restart the world's largest nuclear plant, saying the utility had not atoned for the disaster at its Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011.
Governor Hirohiko Izumida of Niigata prefecture is a...
- January 8, 2015
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Seven cool things set to happen in Japan during 2015
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JAPAN TODAY
While 2014 was a pretty good year for us, we’re already looking to the year ahead, which is already promising seven cool happenings for Japan in 2015.
1. Opening of the new Shinkansen line
Japan may have a reasonably priced overnight bus network and well-maintained highways, but...
While 2014 was a pretty good year for us, we’re already looking to the year ahead, which is already promising seven cool happenings for Japan in 2015.
1. Opening of the new Shinkansen line
Japan may have a reasonably priced overnight bus network and well-maintained highways, but...
- January 8, 2015
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Japan Wants To Sell Sub-Hunting Jet To British Under New Military Exports Policy
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
Japan wants to sell the United Kingdom its P-1 submarine-hunting jet aircraft, in one of the first efforts to export arms following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s move last April to ease Japan’s strict military export rules, according to a Reuters exclusive, citing sou...
Japan wants to sell the United Kingdom its P-1 submarine-hunting jet aircraft, in one of the first efforts to export arms following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s move last April to ease Japan’s strict military export rules, according to a Reuters exclusive, citing sou...
- January 8, 2015
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