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Islamic State group threatens to kill 2 Japanese hostages

CAIRO — The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages Tuesday unless they receive $200 million in 72 …

Want to discuss cats or novels? Haruki Murakami will answer

TOKYO — If you are troubled, lost in life or just feel like discussing cats and Japanese baseball, visit “Mr. …

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 …

Hello Kitty’s 40 years of cuteness and cool: How nameless cat achieved global fame

TOKYO—When she came to life in 1974, she was a kitty without a name, sitting sideways in blue overalls and …

More than 30 believed dead at Japanese volcano

TOKYO — Rescue workers have found 30 or more people unconscious and believed to be dead near the peak of …

Japan to step up sanctions against Russia

TOKYO — Japan is imposing more sanctions against Russia over its support for pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine who are accused …

Underground lab tackles Japan nuclear waste issue

HORONOBE, Japan — Reindeer farms and grazing Holstein cows dot a vast stretch of rolling green pasture here on Japan’s …

Japan’s government approves larger military role

TOKYO — Since Japan’s defeat in World War II, its military has been shackled by restrictions imposed by a victorious …

Review confirms basis of Japan’s sex slave apology

TOKYO — A Japanese panel confirmed the validity of a study that led to Japan’s landmark 1993 apology for forcing …

Japan PM sends offering to shrine commemorating war criminals days before Obama visit

  TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a religious offering Monday to a Tokyo shrine that honours the …

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