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Halilhodzic vows to rebuild Japan

Former Algeria manager coach Vahid Halilhodzic has made his first public appearance as the new Japan coach. Speaking at a press conference in Tokyo

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94-year-old Japanese battleship attack survivor finds his shipwreck

A 94 year-old survivor of the Japanese battleship Musashi is certain the wreckage found by a US research team is that of the ship he was aboard 71

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Japan remembers victims of Fukushima disaster exactly four years on

Four years to the day since Fukushima, a minute of silence has been observed across Japan to remember the more than 18,000 people dead or missing in

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Japan's 2011 earthquake disaster still reverberates

Four years ago on 11th March the earth shook Japan. The magnitude nine quake went on for six minutes, the strongest the archipelago had ever

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Visiting Merkel reminds Japan to confront wartime past

On her first visit to Japan in seven years, there was plenty for Germany’s Angela Merkel to talk about with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. They discussed

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Anti-nuclear demonstration in Germany

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Japan:Thousands protest against government nuclear policy

Thousands of demonstrators surrounded Japan’s parliament building on Sunday to protest against the government’s attempt to restart some of the

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Halilhodzic agrees to take over as Japan coach

Vahid Halilhodzic has agreed to become the new Japan coach. The 62-year-old has been out of work since quitting Turkish side Trabzonspor in November

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[Watch] Japanese WW2 battleship found off coast of the Philippines

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Venue changes for Tokyo 2020 Olympics amid cost-cutting drive

The International Olympic Committee executive board has given the green light to organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Games to move three competition venues

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Japan: Was brutal murder of boy, 13, inspired by ISIL?

Three teenage boys have been arrested in Japan after the brutal murder of a thirteen-year-old. Ryota Uemura’s naked body was found slashed and beaten

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Handwriting and the digital age, time for change in schools?

Is the writing on the wall for cursive script? The advent of digital technology has raised searching questions in the academic world about the

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Prince William welcomed by crowds in Tokyo

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Schlesinger takes gold in Dusseldorf

Britain’s Alice Schlesinger held her nerve to beat Munkhzaya Tsedevsuren in the final of the under 63 kilo category at the Judo Grand Prix in

India

India: Japanese student says she was raped by 'tour guide'

A Japanese student says she was raped by a man claiming to be a tour guide in India, prompting the latest police probe into sexual assaults in the

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Star Wars sculptures capture audience at Hokkaido snow festival

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Early Valentine's Day treats at Japanese aquarium

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Japanese troops work to relieve town cut off by record snowfall

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Japan launches anti-terrorism task force

Japan has launched a new anti-terrorism task force and beefed up airport security amid heightened concerns following the beheading of a Japanese

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ISIL hostage Kenji Goto mourned in Japan