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We have started to collect the most important news related to Japan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
Two fresh setbacks have hit Boeing's 787 Dreamliner plane, days after an electrical fire broke out on board a Japan Airlines Dreamliner on Monday.
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Japan's defence ministry seeks more funds for military spending, amid news the defence budget will increase for the first time in 10 years.
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Japan Airlines says that a fire broke out on one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners shortly after it landed in Boston following a flight from Tokyo.
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ChinaJapan's new government summons China's envoy over a territorial row, amid reports Tokyo is to increase defence spending.
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Car sales in Japan jumped by more than a quarter last year as the industry recovered from 2011's earthquake and tsunami, figures show.
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A single bluefin tuna sells for $1.7m in Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market. almost triple the record price set last year.
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North Korea, 
South KoreaA Japanese special envoy meets the South Korean president-elect in Seoul in a move aimed at helping soothe relations between the two countries.
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Why in Japan do innocent people confess to crimes?
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Tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on what has happened to villages around Fukushima since the disaster and the workers who were there at the time.
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In recent months there has been a public outcry over an alarming number of wrongful arrests in Japan where innocent people confessed to crimes they didn't commit.
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There is a mini-boom in the use of mascots in Japan and one woman is making it her mission to ensure they are of a high quality.
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ChinaA Chinese fishing boat is detained by Japan's coast guard for allegedly fishing inside Japanese waters, Chinese officials say.
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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe praises workers during a visit to the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, after his government said it could reintroduce nuclear power.
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United StatesTokyo Electric Power Company, owner of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, is sued by eight US sailors over radiation exposure.
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Japan reports weak economic data, underlining the challenges the new government faces in reviving growth in the world's third-largest economy.
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New ZealandA Japanese architect is building a cardboard cathedral in New Zealand's earthquake devastated city of Christchurch.
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Japan's new government says it will review the plan agreed after the Fukushima disaster to abandon nuclear power.
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United StatesThe Japanese yen dips to a 27-month low against the US dollar amid speculation that policymakers will take steps to weaken the currency.
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United StatesJapanese carmaker Toyota agrees to pay more than $1bn in a settlement of US lawsuits dating back to the recall of millions of cars in 2009 and 2010.
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Japan's new prime minister Shinzo Abe unveils his cabinet line-up as he begins the task of economic revitalisation.
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Toyota is set to reclaim the title of world's biggest carmaker in 2012, after natural disasters pushed the Japanese firm into third place in 2011.
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The Bank of Japan boosts its key stimulus measure in an attempt to revive growth in the world's third-largest economy.
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Shares of Mitsubishi Motors fall after the firm announces that it will recall 1.2 million cars in Japan to fix faulty oil engine seals.
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Southern Ocean, United StatesA US court orders conservation group Sea Shepherd to stay at least 500 yards away from Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean.
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Japan's exports fall for a sixth straight month, underlining the issues faced by the incoming government set to take charge in the coming days.
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ChinaJapan eyes power shift as Beijing tensions simmer
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Why do Japanese politicians celebrate by waving fish?
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Shinzo Abe says his party must "move forward and achieve results" following its landslide victory in Japan's general election.
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Japanese shares rise and the yen dips after the Liberal Democratic Party, led by Shinzo Abe, won Japan's general elections.
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Japan's right-wing Liberal Democratic Party is set to form a government, after a dramatic comeback in Sunday's general election, barely three years after it suffered a historic defeat.
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ChinaThe leader of Japan's opposition LDP vows a tough stance in territorial disputes with China, as his party looks set to win a large election majority.
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Japan's LDP is set to return to power after a sweeping election win, exit polls say, with leader Shinzo Abe vowing a tough stance on China.
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ChinaCandidates in the Japanese general election on Sunday have been making their final pleas for support but many voters remain undecided.
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Japan questions traditional party politics
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Sentiment among Japan's big manufacturers worsens in the three months to December, underlining the weakness in its economy.
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Japan goes to the polls on Sunday in an election that could shake up the country's political landscape.
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A Japanese business owner talks economics before the election
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A 94-year-old from the suburbs of Tokyo is hoping to make history by winning election to the Japanese Parliament’s lower house.
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ChinaJapan accuses China of violating its airspace, after a Chinese plane was observed over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
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Japanese company Mitsubishi has joined the race to build a radiation-resistant robot to work on the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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Shares of embattled Japanese chipmaker Renesas end the day little changed despite the firm securing a 150bn yen ($1.8bn; £1.1bn) bailout.
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Revisions to Japan's economic growth figures suggest that the world's third-largest economy is in recession.
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A 7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes 245km off Japan's eastern coast, triggering a small tsunami and sparking evacuations.
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An English teacher has described the moment a 7.3 magnitude earthquake was felt in the town where he was teaching a group of seven-year-olds.
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North Korea, United StatesThe US moves warships to track a North Korean rocket set to launch this month as Japan orders its military to shoot down debris over its territory.
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Fifa uses GoalRef and Hawk-Eye goal-line technology for the first time at Club World Cup, which started on Thursday in Japan.
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A Japanese pastry chef is selling a special Christmas treat which can be shared by dogs and their owners.
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Police in Japan raid the offices of the company responsible for operating the Sasago tunnel that collapsed on Sunday.
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Opinion polls show support for right wing nationalist parties is building as the campaign to elect Japan's next government begins.
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Japan orders emergency inspections of road tunnels after nine people were killed in a roof collapse west of the capital Tokyo.
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Nine people are now confirmed to have died when a major tunnel collapsed in Japan, crushing three vehicles with concrete panels.
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At least seven people are missing after a major road tunnel collapses west of Tokyo, trapping a number of vehicles, Japanese media say.
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Inspired by his love of science-fiction films, a Japanese artist builds a giant, pilotable robot worth $1.3m.
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