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Bloody but forgotten WWII battle still haunts soldiers

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — William Roy Dover’s memory of the World War II battle is as sharp as it was 75 …

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 …

Japan draft plan sets ambitious targets for nuclear energy

TOKYO – Japan’s government proposed an energy plan Wednesday that sets ambitious targets for nuclear energy use in the coming …

Worst hit reactor at Fukushima may be easiest to clean up

OKUMA, Japan— High atop Fukushima’s most damaged nuclear reactor, the final pieces of a jelly-roll shaped cover are being put …

Tokyo holds evacuation drill to prepare for N. Korean threat

TOKYO — People huddled into an amusement park basement and a subway station in Japan’s capital and others ducked and …

Australia PM says Olympic unity won’t denuclearize N. Korea

TOKYO — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Thursday he welcomed the recent dialogue between North and South Korea but …

Japan Emperor turns 84, thanks people over abdication plans

TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Akihito marked his 84th birthday on Saturday with a pledge to fulfill his duties until the …

Toshiba unveils device for Fukushima nuclear reactor probe

YOKOHAMA, Japan— Toshiba Corp.’s energy systems unit on Friday unveiled a long telescopic pipe carrying a pan-tilt camera designed to …

Japan Cabinet OKs record $46 bln defence budget

TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet on Friday approved Japan’s biggest 5.19 trillion yen ($46 billion) defence budget to …

Japan approves missile defence system amid NKorea threat

TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to purchase a set of costly land-based U.S. missile combat systems …

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