News Articles for "Japan"
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News Summary: Arctic council opens to EU, 6 states
LITTLE KNOWN GROUP: The Arctic Council, an obscure eight-state diplomatic group which has served as a watchdog for the rights of the region's indigenous pe...
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Japan OKs $906 billion budget to revive economy
Japan's parliament has approved a record-high 92.6 trillion yen ($906.2 billion) budget for this fiscal year, raising military spending for the first time...
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China questions Japan rule over Okinawa
China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is...
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Barnett's Chinese trip to save Oakajee
The Chinese government will again be urged to help revive the mothballed Oakajee port project when West Australian Premier Colin Barnett visits the country...
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