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Japanese Anchor Breaks Down After Reading News About Putin Honouring Troops Who Oversaw Bucha Massacre
In a video posted on Reddit, she is seen pausing momentarily while fighting back tears. Ms Matsuo composed herself before completing her segment.
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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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Search Underway For Missing Marines In Mishap Between 2 Military Planes
U.S. Marines and Japanese authorities were searching early Thursday off the coast of Japan for missing Marines after a mishap between a fighter jet and plane used both for transporting troops and refueling, Marine officials said.
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Japan's Shinzo Abe Faces Fresh Headache Over Iraq Troop Dispatch Logs
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government faced criticism on Thursday, after his defence minister said the army last year found activity logs from a controversial 2004 to 2006 deployment to Iraq, but had failed to report them to his predecessor.
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China Marks 80th Anniversary Of Nanjing Massacre
China on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing massacre by Japanese troops, an enduring source of bad blood as present-day rivalry between the two countries keeps a spotlight on historical animosities.
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Japan Emperor Akihito Honors Japanese War Dead In Philippines
With a mournful bow, Emperor Akihito has paid his respects at a hilltop war memorial near Manila to the largest number of Japanese invasion troops who died outside their homeland in World War II.
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Filipinos Raped By Japanese World War II Troops Demand Compensation
A group of elderly Filipino women raped by Japanese troops during World War II called for compensation from Japan on today, following Tokyo's pledge of $8.3 million for South Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during the war.
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South Korea, Japan Strike Deal On Wartime Korean Sex Slaves
South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement today on the thorny issue of wartime sex slaves that has long strained relations, Seoul's foreign minister said.
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Support for Japan's Shinzo Abe Sags After Security Bills Passed
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fell after the passage of controversial national security bills, which could let troops fight overseas for the first time since the end of World War Two, polls published today showed.
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Japanese Protest As Security Bills Close To Becoming Law
Crowds took to Japan's streets Wednesday to protest legislation expected to be passed this week that could see troops fight overseas for the first time in 70 years, despite mass public opposition.
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Public Support Plunges for Japan PM Shinzo Abe Over Defense Bills
Support for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has plunged to an all-time low after it pushed unpopular defense bills through parliament despite public anger, according to a new poll.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Takes Bolder Security Stance in a Summer of Discontent
Legislation for a dramatic change in Japan's defence policy that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II was approved by a lower house panel today, despite opposition from a majority of ordinary voters.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's Party Suffers 'Own Goal' in Security Debate
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party suffered an embarrassing potential setback this week when an expert it called to comment in parliament said legal changes to let troops defend an ally under attack would violate the constitution.
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US to Exhume Remains from Pearl Harbor Attack
The US military plans to exhume the remains of 388 Americans killed in the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, in an unprecedented bid to identify troops using DNA testing, officials said Tuesday.
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American Spy Stationed in India During World War II Turns 100
Elizabeth "Betty" McIntosh, an American spy girl who was stationed in India for a few years from 1943 and helped spread disinformation that would undermine Japanese troops, has turned 100.
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Japanese Anchor Breaks Down After Reading News About Putin Honouring Troops Who Oversaw Bucha Massacre
In a video posted on Reddit, she is seen pausing momentarily while fighting back tears. Ms Matsuo composed herself before completing her segment.
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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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Search Underway For Missing Marines In Mishap Between 2 Military Planes
U.S. Marines and Japanese authorities were searching early Thursday off the coast of Japan for missing Marines after a mishap between a fighter jet and plane used both for transporting troops and refueling, Marine officials said.
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Japan's Shinzo Abe Faces Fresh Headache Over Iraq Troop Dispatch Logs
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government faced criticism on Thursday, after his defence minister said the army last year found activity logs from a controversial 2004 to 2006 deployment to Iraq, but had failed to report them to his predecessor.
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China Marks 80th Anniversary Of Nanjing Massacre
China on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing massacre by Japanese troops, an enduring source of bad blood as present-day rivalry between the two countries keeps a spotlight on historical animosities.
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Japan Emperor Akihito Honors Japanese War Dead In Philippines
With a mournful bow, Emperor Akihito has paid his respects at a hilltop war memorial near Manila to the largest number of Japanese invasion troops who died outside their homeland in World War II.
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Filipinos Raped By Japanese World War II Troops Demand Compensation
A group of elderly Filipino women raped by Japanese troops during World War II called for compensation from Japan on today, following Tokyo's pledge of $8.3 million for South Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during the war.
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South Korea, Japan Strike Deal On Wartime Korean Sex Slaves
South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement today on the thorny issue of wartime sex slaves that has long strained relations, Seoul's foreign minister said.
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Support for Japan's Shinzo Abe Sags After Security Bills Passed
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fell after the passage of controversial national security bills, which could let troops fight overseas for the first time since the end of World War Two, polls published today showed.
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Japanese Protest As Security Bills Close To Becoming Law
Crowds took to Japan's streets Wednesday to protest legislation expected to be passed this week that could see troops fight overseas for the first time in 70 years, despite mass public opposition.
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Public Support Plunges for Japan PM Shinzo Abe Over Defense Bills
Support for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has plunged to an all-time low after it pushed unpopular defense bills through parliament despite public anger, according to a new poll.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Takes Bolder Security Stance in a Summer of Discontent
Legislation for a dramatic change in Japan's defence policy that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II was approved by a lower house panel today, despite opposition from a majority of ordinary voters.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's Party Suffers 'Own Goal' in Security Debate
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party suffered an embarrassing potential setback this week when an expert it called to comment in parliament said legal changes to let troops defend an ally under attack would violate the constitution.
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US to Exhume Remains from Pearl Harbor Attack
The US military plans to exhume the remains of 388 Americans killed in the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, in an unprecedented bid to identify troops using DNA testing, officials said Tuesday.
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American Spy Stationed in India During World War II Turns 100
Elizabeth "Betty" McIntosh, an American spy girl who was stationed in India for a few years from 1943 and helped spread disinformation that would undermine Japanese troops, has turned 100.
