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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.
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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RussiaThe Kremlin plays down a decision by Japan's prime minister to put off a visit to Russia amid speculation about President Vladimir Putin's health.
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Japanese lawmakers approve another stimulus package to revive growth, as the flagging economy becomes a key issue in the upcoming general election.
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Shares in Japanese infrastructure giants Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy soar after a decision to merge their thermal power businesses.
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A Japanese man's made his childhood dreams come true by building a giant robot.
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North KoreaFive decomposing bodies are found in a boat with Korean language markings which washed ashore near Japan's west coast.
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There are just few ninjas left in Japan, and Mariko Oi meets two of them as she explains their history and takes a look at their future.
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Japan has one, or two, ninjas left - but there will be no more
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A Japanese jewellery store is offering customers the chance to buy a revolving Christmas tree made out of $4.2m worth of pure gold.
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Jinichi Kawakami, a 63-year old engineer, is Japan's last true ninja.
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ChinaJapan's exports fall for a fifth straight month after demand in China and the European Union weakens, adding to fears about the economy.
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Japanese PM Yoshihiko Noda dissolves parliament ahead of an election next month seen as unlikely to deliver a clear winner.
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Japan's lawmakers pass a crucial bill that will allow the government to pay for a large chunk of its expenses, averting a potential fiscal cliff.
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Japan's yen falls after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says he is set to dissolve parliament and hold a snap election.
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Rare aerial footage from Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV has captured a large waterspout over the ocean in Wakayama Prefecture.
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Shares of Japan's Sharp jump after media reports that chip maker Intel may invest as much as 40bn yen ($500m; £315m) in the struggling firm.
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ChinaAfter two months of Chinese incursions into Japanese-controlled waters in the East China Sea, President Hu Jintao has stated explicitly that China intends to become a maritime military power.
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ChinaAs China's ruling Communist Party meets in Beijing to anoint a new leadership, on the other side of the Sea of Japan there is growing concern about China's increasingly aggressive pursuit of territorial claims.
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ChinaJapan and China square off over remote islands
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A high court upholds a decision to clear influential Japanese politician Ichiro Ozawa of wrongdoing in a political funding case.
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Japan's economy contracts in the July to September quarter as a global slowdown hurts exports and domestic consumption continues to remain subdued.
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