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Japan mulls talks with North Korea over abducted citizens
Japan's government is looking into re-opening official talks with North Korea to resolve questions over the abductions of Japanese citizens decades ago, raising concerns among allies who fear Tokyo's focus on that issue might weaken efforts to rein in Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. #Japan #NewsTracker #North Korea #Kim Jong-un #Pyongyang #Glyn Davies #Shinzo Abe #Yoshihide Suga
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Hundreds of Japanese claim compensation after Fukushima nuclear diaster
Nearly 700 residents from the Hippo district of Miyagi prefecture, just north of Fukushima, are demanding equal compensation to the residents of Fukushima prefecture where the accident occurred. #World #Japan #NewsTracker #Fukushima Nuclear Plant #Nuclear disaster #Japan 2011 Tsunami
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Yahoo Japan says 22 mn user IDs may have been leaked
Yahoo Japan Corp said on Friday night it suspected that up to 22 million of its user IDs may have been "leaked" and it detected an unauthorized attempt to access the administrative system of its web portal Yahoo Japan #Yahoo! #Internet #Japan #Technology #Hacking #TechBuzz #Personal Technology #Kyodo #Yahoo Japan
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Bangkok PostJapan nuclear reactor atop active fault: regulator
Japan's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that one reactor was sitting directly above an active tectonic fault, effectively ruling out a restart forever. Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, answers questions during a pres #Shinzo Abe #Black Sea
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The WeekHas Abenomics solved Japan's economic problems?
apanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bold economic stimulus plan, known as "Abenomics," has triggered a wave of optimism. Last week, the government reported that the country's $5 trillion economy enjoyed a growth spurt in the first quarter, expanding at a #Shinzo Abe #Sony #Martin Fackler
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BBC NewsJapan approves child abduction pact
22 May 2013 Last updated at 04:11 ET Japan's parliament voted unanimously to approve the treaty Japan's parliament has voted to adopt an international treaty on child abductions, after years of pressure from Western countries. The 1980 Hague Convention s #Barack Obama #Shinzo Abe #Australia