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Beijing sanctions Japan MP over Taiwan remarks

China on Monday announced its first ever sanctions against an individual Japanese lawmaker, targeting China-born Hei Seki for ‘spreading fallacies’ on issues such as Taiwan, Hong Kong and disputed islands, prompting a protest from Tokyo.

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Global bond selloff spreads to Japan

A global bond selloff spread to Japan on Wednesday while gold reached a new peak as investors fret over mounting government debt...

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Japan struggles to boost troops as China anxiety grows

Sporting dark face paint and clutching a gun, teenage soldier-in-training Takuma Hiyane crawls across a field on Japan’s Okinawa, the front line of the nation’s defence as anxiety grows over China’s territorial ambitions.

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Japan pledges $68b investment in India

Japan pledged Friday to invest $68 billion in India during a visit by prime minister Narendra Modi to Tokyo, as the two countries agreed to deepen security ties.

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Japan, S Korea to boost ties amid challenges

Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to boost cooperation bilateral cooperation in the face of a ‘challenging’ environment, as they met in Tokyo on Saturday.

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Rice prices up 91pc year-on-year in Japan

Rice prices in Japan soared 90.7 per cent in July year-on-year, official data showed Friday, but the rate of increase slowed from previous months offering some relief for prime minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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Japan’s SoftBank to invest $2b in Intel

Japan-based tech investor SoftBank Group said Tuesday it will invest $2 billion in Intel, as the US government reportedly considers taking a 10-per cent stake in the troubled US chip giant...

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A way to ensure diversity of opinions

IN RECENT years, debates over electoral reform in Bangladesh have intensified, with many policymakers, academics and citizens arguing for a system that would represent the diversity of political opinions. One potential model comes from Japan’s house of representatives, which uses a combination of single-seat constituencies and proportional representation. Adopting...

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Nagasaki bell rings in 80yrs since A-bomb

Twin cathedral bells rang in unison Saturday in Japan’s Nagasaki for the first time since the atomic bombing of the city 80 years ago, commemorating the moment of horror.

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17 heat records broken in Japan

Seventeen heat records were broken in Japan on Monday, the weather agency said, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.

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JICA boosts Bangladesh’s justice system with training

The Japan International Cooperation Agency, in partnership with Bangladesh’s law and justice division and Judicial Administration Training Institute, successfully concluded a two-day basic mediation training programme under its Access to Justice Project...

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China, Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan

China and Russia began joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan on Sunday as they seek to reinforce their partnership and counterbalance what they see as a US-led global order...

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Japan sweats thru hottest July on record

Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began in 1898, the weather agency has reported, warning of further ‘severe heat’ in the month ahead.

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Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four metres high across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan...