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- Tokyo cancels flights, shuts down trains ahead of Typhoon Faxai
Air and ground transport in Tokyo has come to a standstill as Japan braces for Typhoon Faxai, with heavy rain expected to drench the capital in the coming hours.Sep 8, 2019 09:07Newsline - Japan to buy 70+ US interceptor missiles after warning of ‘unusual’ projectiles tested by N. KoreaTokyo is boosting its ballistic missile defense shield after fears that Pyongyang is rolling out weapons with ‘unusual trajectory’ to pierce right through it.Aug 28, 2019 07:48World News
- Japan purges South Korea from trusted export partners list, security ties at stakeTokyo has cut Seoul from its “white list” of countries that enjoy preferential trade treatment such as milder export controls, as the deepening rift between the two US allies threatens to affect regional security.Aug 2, 2019 04:59World News
- Japan to resume whale-hunting after 30-year ban, ignores global outcryFrom today, Japan’s whalers are officially permitted to hunt and kill whales following Tokyo’s controversial decision to quit an international ban on commercial whaling. The move triggered upset among environmentalists worldwide.Jun 30, 2019 12:58World News
- ‘Trump & Kim’ spotted out and about in Tokyo (VIDEO, PHOTOS)Just days before the G20 summit in Osaka, residents of Japan's capital were treated to the extraordinary sight of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un casually dining together, only to realise the pair in question were uncanny lookalikes.Jun 25, 2019 15:22World News
- Tokyo to boost energy ties with Moscow despite sanctions against Russia - Japan's economy ministryAmid growing uncertainties on the global oil market, Japan is looking to boost its energy cooperation with Russia, and international sanctions on Moscow don’t prohibit cooperation.Feb 11, 2019 09:10Business News
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