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Japan Ordered To Pay $1,54,000 To Victims Of Wartime Sexual Slavery
A South Korean court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women over wartime forced sexual slavery, overturning a lower-court ruling that had dismissed the case.
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2 Killed After 18-Year-Old Trainee Accidentally Fires At Japan Army Range
One person has been killed and two others wounded in a shooting at an army training range in Japan, local media said Wednesday.
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US Approves Soldier's Extradition To Japan Over Carlos Ghosn Escape
The United States has given the green light to extradite a former special forces soldier and his son to Japan for assisting auto executive Carlos Ghosn's daring escape, although a judge Thursday put their transfer on hold.
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Japan Deploys 22,000 Soldiers On Full Alert Amid Approaching Typhoon Haishen
Typhoon Haishen, which is expected to hit southwestern Japan in the next few days, has prompted the country's military to put 22,000 troops on full alert, Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday.
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Maharashtra Pauses 3 Chinese Projects Days After Ladakh Clash
The Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra has paused three projects signed with Chinese companies days after the India-China clash at Ladakh in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
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US Arrests 2 Men Wanted By Japan In Connection To Carlos Ghosn's Escape
US authorities on Wednesday arrested a former Special Forces soldier and another man wanted by Japan on charges that they enabled the escape of former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn out of the country.
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Documents Show Japan Army Demanded 1 "Comfort Woman" Per 70 Soldiers In Wartime: Report
The Imperial Japanese Army asked the government to provide one "comfort woman" for every 70 soldiers, Japan's Kyodo news agency said, citing wartime government documents it had reviewed, shedding fresh light on Tokyo's involvement in the practice.
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India Briefs P5, Including China, In Move To Isolate Pakistan: Sources
After more than 40 CRPF soldiers were killed in a car bombing attack in Kashmir's Pulwama by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, the government said on Friday that it would take all possible diplomatic steps to ensure Pakistan's complete isolation internationally.
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Fresh Tremors Halt Search Operations After Volcano Erupts in Japan
New volcanic activity Wednesday forced Japanese police to suspend search operations a day after an eruption near a popular ski resort that killed a soldier and injured several other people.
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Japanese Volcano Erupts, Raining Rocks Onto Ski Slope And Triggering Avalanche
A volcanic eruption Tuesday sent rocks raining down on a Japanese ski slope and triggered an avalanche that killed a soldier and injured at least a dozen others.
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US Soldier Who Deserted To North Korea In 1965 Dies Aged 77
A US soldier who deserted to North Korea more than half a century ago, but who was eventually allowed to leave the secretive state, has died in Japan aged 77.
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5 Famous Varieties of Ramen You Must Try in Japan
Ramen is most associated with Japan but it is said that Japanese soldiers brought the dish back to Japan from China at the end of World War II.
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Japanese Suicide Pensioner Blows Himself Up In Park, Injures 3 Others: Report
A 72 year-old retired soldier blew himself up in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, killing himself and injuring three other people in an apparent suicide, state broadcaster NHK reported.
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South Korean President Pleads Support For 'Comfort Women' Deal
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye today urged the public to support her latest deal with Japan on wartime sex slavery as controversy grew over the agreement to settle the decades-long dispute.
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South Korea 'Comfort Women' Seek $20 Million Lawsuit in US
South Korea's ageing victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery said today they would file a $20 million lawsuit next month at a US court to seek financial compensation from Tokyo.
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Japan Ordered To Pay $1,54,000 To Victims Of Wartime Sexual Slavery
A South Korean court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women over wartime forced sexual slavery, overturning a lower-court ruling that had dismissed the case.
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2 Killed After 18-Year-Old Trainee Accidentally Fires At Japan Army Range
One person has been killed and two others wounded in a shooting at an army training range in Japan, local media said Wednesday.
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US Approves Soldier's Extradition To Japan Over Carlos Ghosn Escape
The United States has given the green light to extradite a former special forces soldier and his son to Japan for assisting auto executive Carlos Ghosn's daring escape, although a judge Thursday put their transfer on hold.
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Japan Deploys 22,000 Soldiers On Full Alert Amid Approaching Typhoon Haishen
Typhoon Haishen, which is expected to hit southwestern Japan in the next few days, has prompted the country's military to put 22,000 troops on full alert, Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday.
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Maharashtra Pauses 3 Chinese Projects Days After Ladakh Clash
The Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra has paused three projects signed with Chinese companies days after the India-China clash at Ladakh in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
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US Arrests 2 Men Wanted By Japan In Connection To Carlos Ghosn's Escape
US authorities on Wednesday arrested a former Special Forces soldier and another man wanted by Japan on charges that they enabled the escape of former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn out of the country.
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Documents Show Japan Army Demanded 1 "Comfort Woman" Per 70 Soldiers In Wartime: Report
The Imperial Japanese Army asked the government to provide one "comfort woman" for every 70 soldiers, Japan's Kyodo news agency said, citing wartime government documents it had reviewed, shedding fresh light on Tokyo's involvement in the practice.
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India Briefs P5, Including China, In Move To Isolate Pakistan: Sources
After more than 40 CRPF soldiers were killed in a car bombing attack in Kashmir's Pulwama by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, the government said on Friday that it would take all possible diplomatic steps to ensure Pakistan's complete isolation internationally.
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Fresh Tremors Halt Search Operations After Volcano Erupts in Japan
New volcanic activity Wednesday forced Japanese police to suspend search operations a day after an eruption near a popular ski resort that killed a soldier and injured several other people.
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Japanese Volcano Erupts, Raining Rocks Onto Ski Slope And Triggering Avalanche
A volcanic eruption Tuesday sent rocks raining down on a Japanese ski slope and triggered an avalanche that killed a soldier and injured at least a dozen others.
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US Soldier Who Deserted To North Korea In 1965 Dies Aged 77
A US soldier who deserted to North Korea more than half a century ago, but who was eventually allowed to leave the secretive state, has died in Japan aged 77.
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5 Famous Varieties of Ramen You Must Try in Japan
Ramen is most associated with Japan but it is said that Japanese soldiers brought the dish back to Japan from China at the end of World War II.
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Japanese Suicide Pensioner Blows Himself Up In Park, Injures 3 Others: Report
A 72 year-old retired soldier blew himself up in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, killing himself and injuring three other people in an apparent suicide, state broadcaster NHK reported.
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South Korean President Pleads Support For 'Comfort Women' Deal
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye today urged the public to support her latest deal with Japan on wartime sex slavery as controversy grew over the agreement to settle the decades-long dispute.
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South Korea 'Comfort Women' Seek $20 Million Lawsuit in US
South Korea's ageing victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery said today they would file a $20 million lawsuit next month at a US court to seek financial compensation from Tokyo.
