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Japan ex-PM Nakasone, witness to war and success, turns 100

TOKYO — It is somehow fitting in a country known for longevity that one of Japan’s most prominent former leaders …

Japanese Prime Minister Abe heads to impressive election win

TOKYO — Japan’s ruling coalition appeared headed to an impressive win in national elections in what would represent an endorsement …

Rule change could make Abe longest serving leader in Japan

TOKYO—Japan’s ruling party approved a change in party rules Sunday that could pave the way for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe …

Comedian Pikotaro astonished by viral success of ‘PPAP’ song

TOKYO – The Japanese comedian behind the viral hit “PPAP” is astonished by the global success of his “pen-pinapple-apple-pen” song. …

With Hiroshima, Obama goes where predecessors stayed away

WASHINGTON—When President Barack Obama tours Hiroshima’s haunting relics of nuclear warfare, he will be making a trip that past administrations …

Tiny Japanese navy drill with Philippines may lead to bigger role in South China Sea

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — A tiny military exercise in the Philippines this week may presage something much bigger: the entry …

Damage worse than thought in Japanese earthquake

TOKYO — The damage from an overnight earthquake in a mountainous area of central Japan that hosted the 1998 winter …

Shinkansen at 50: How Japan’s bullet train revolutionized rail travel, and what’s next

TOKYO—It was, retired Japanese railway engineer Fumihiro Araki recalls, “like flying in the sky.” Zipping cross-country in a super-high-speed train …

Japan’s naming of scores of islands the latest volley in the world’s battles over place names

TOKYO—Is it the Persian Gulf or the Arabian Gulf? Mount McKinley or Denali? Mumbai or Bombay? Some geographic names don’t …

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