We have started to collect the most important news related to Japan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
Chinese and Japanese leaders shake hands and converse briefly in an unexpected meeting at the G20, amid strained ties linked to disputed islands.
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South Korea bans all fisheries imports from eight Japanese prefectures, amid concern over radioactive water leaks from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
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The International Olympic Committee is set to decide whether Tokyo, Istanbul or Madrid will host the 2020 summer games. Guney Yildiz reports on the problems overshadowing Istanbul's bid.
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Thousands of homes are damaged and dozens of people injured in Japan after two tornadoes hit the country in the space of three days.
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Panasonic is to stop making smartphones in its home market Japan. It was once the country's second-bestselling handset manufacturer.
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Radiation levels around tanks storing contaminated water at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have risen again, officials say.
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There are continuing concerns about the Fukushima nuclear power plant where radiation levels have reached a new high. Some fear that the crisis may hamper Japan's bid to host the Olympic games in 2020.
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Japanese camera and medical equipment maker Olympus and its UK subsidiary Gyrus Group will be prosecuted by the UK's Serious Fraud Office.
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Japan is to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into building a frozen wall around the Fukushima nuclear plant to stop leaks of radioactive water.
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Japan is to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into building a frozen wall around the Fukushima nuclear plant to stop leaks of radioactive water.
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The crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant "has not ended", the country's nuclear watchdog warns, saying the situation there is "unstable".
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Japan's nuclear watchdog has criticised the operator of the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant for a series of radioactive water leaks.
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Radiation levels around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant are 18 times higher than previously thought, Japanese authorities warn.
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Consumer prices in Japan rise at the fastest pace in nearly five years in July, as policymakers' attempts to end deflation appear to pay off.
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Testing on Japan's super-fast Maglev train has resumed after several years of building an extension to its track.
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Japan's All Nippon Airways says it will acquire a 49% stake in Asian Wings Airways, an airline based in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
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China rules out a top-level meeting with Japan to discuss a territorial dispute in the East China Sea, accusing Tokyo of "empty talk".
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One Tokyo resident has come up with a solution for struggling commuters which involves a forty dollar super hero costume
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Japan's nuclear agency upgrades the severity level of a radioactive water leak at the Fukushima plant from one to three on an international scale.
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Q&A on the damaged Japanese nuclear plant
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Highly radioactive water leaks from a temporary storage tank into the ground at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says.
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A clean-up operation has begun in Japan after an eruption at a volcano covered an entire city with ash.
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More than 50 people have been injured by an explosion at a summer fireworks festival in Japan's Kyoto prefecture.
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More than 50 people are injured, 19 seriously, by an explosion at a summer fireworks festival in Kyoto prefecture, Japan.
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China has lodged a strong complaint with Japan after two of its cabinet ministers visited the Yasukuni shrine
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Cabinet ministers visit the Yasukuni shrine to mark Japan's World War II surrender, causing China to summon Japan's ambassador in protest.
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A Japanese town decides to scrap a marooned fishing boat which has become a symbol of the devastating 2011 tsunami, officials say.
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Meet the Chinese residents who call Japan home
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Japan's economy expands at a slower pace than most analysts expected in the second quarter.
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The Great Buddha at Todaiji temple has been given a thorough clean ahead of the Bon festival in Nara, western Japan.
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Japan's prime minister pledges action on the Fukushima clean-up, as officials say up to 300 tonnes of radioactive water may be leaking daily.
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Japan unveils its largest warship since World War II, to be used in anti-submarine warfare and border-area surveillance missions.
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Japan asks the US to suspend some helicopter operations until a crash at a US base in Okinawa is investigated.
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Japan's nuclear watchdog has said the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is facing a new "emergency" caused by a build-up of radioactive groundwater.
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Japan's nuclear watchdog says the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is facing a new "emergency" caused by a build-up of radioactive groundwater.
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A $5,700 "smart" toilet from Japan can be activated by anyone with the brand's app on their phone, security experts find
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Taxis are transport options in most cities around the world, but how do they vary in price around the globe?
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Japan launches the world's first talking robot into space to serve as companion to astronaut Kochi Wakata who begins his ISSmission in November.
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Rikuzentakata, a small fishing town in Japan, still bears the scars of the tsunami produced by the earthquake of 2011 - so much so that it is attracting tourists.
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An online game that simulates an attack on Japanese-controlled islands is released in China.
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Millions sign up to play online first-person-shooter which invites players to attack Japan
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Japanese electronics giant Sony reports a jump in profits for the April-to-June quarter, boosted by a weak yen and surge in smartphone sales.
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Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso retracts remarks suggesting Japan could learn from Nazi Germany's constitutional reform.
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The body of a fourth South Korean climber is found in Japan's central Alps, after three bodies were recovered on Tuesday.
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Three South Korean climbers who went missing on a Japanese mountain are found dead, local reports say.
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ANA Holdings, which owns Japan's All Nippon Airways, sees a loss for the April-to-June quarter, blaming high fuel costs and the grounding of Boeing 787s.
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A trial has been held for a Chinese man accused of poisoning dumplings which made 10 people ill in Japan in 2008, officials and state media say.
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Japan posts weaker-than-expected economic data, underlining the challenges the government faces as it tries to revive the country's economy.
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Police in Japan say they have arrested a man suspected of killing five elderly people in a remote mountain hamlet.
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Japanese consumer prices rise for the first time in more than a year in June, a sign that policies aimed at ending deflation could be yielding results.
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Japan says it needs marines and surveillance drones, plus better missile defence capabilities, amid concerns over China and North Korea.
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President Barack Obama nominates Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former President John F Kennedy, to be America's ambassador to Japan.
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Japanese exports continue to recover, rising for a fourth month in a row in June, boosted by a weak yen and a revival in demand from Europe.
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Japan has said it is taking steps to prevent contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant leaking into the sea.
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Japan says it is taking steps to prevent contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant leaking into the sea.
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Dozens of Japanese commuters tilt a train carriage to free a woman who fell between the platform and the train during Tokyo's rush hour.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says his win in Sunday's upper house elections will help him form a stable cabinet, ending political volatility.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his predicted victory in upper house elections will help him form a stable cabinet, ending political volatility.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has won a majority in the upper house, exit polls suggest.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe wins a majority in the upper house, giving him full control of parliament for the first time in six years, exit polls say.
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Japan is voting in an election for the upper house expected to deliver a win for PM Shinzo Abe - and return more stability to the political scene.
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Japanese musicians set a new world record for the biggest number of players on the theremin - the musical instrument used without actually being touched.
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The first trial of stem cells produced from a patient's own body has been approved by the Japanese government.
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A salon in Tokyo is offering a new kind of beauty treatment using a team of Japanese native snails
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Steam is seen rising from a damaged reactor building at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says, but no increased radiation is observed.
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A Japanese restaurateur is suing the head of the largest organised crime "yakuza" group, in what may be the first lawsuit of its kind, local media say.
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The Bank of Japan gives an upbeat assessment of the country's economy, saying it is starting to "recover modestly".
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Veteran of the fight against apartheid Tokyo Sexwale is sacked as housing minister by South African President Jacob Zuma.
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