Japan has for the first time ever sent a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel through the Taiwan Strait, local media reported on Thursday, in an apparent challenge to China's growing military assertiveness in the region.
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Typhoon Bebinca to approach Japanese islands over weekend: JMA
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Japan marks 79th anniversary of atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Japan Airlines plane catches fire at Tokyo airport; all 379 passengers, crew escape
A Japan Airlines airplane was in flames on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday following a possible collision with another aircraft, the country's national broadcaster NHK said in a report.
Japan finally launches lunar lander, X-ray mission to Moon
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Japanese PM uninjured after explosion at public event, suspect arrested
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