Japan needs qualification
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The current pressing task for Japan should be to work harder to qualify itself for a seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council but not to hurriedly squeeze the country into the body, said a Xinhua News Agency commentary.
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Japan should revise its pacifist,  U.S.-drafted constitution so that the world's second-biggest  economy can play a greater security role abroad, Foreign  Minister Nobutaka Machimura said on Tuesday.
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Nation needs government help to maintain competitive edge, group says.
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Japan is preparing to mobilise troops to deal with wild animals such as boars, bears and monkeys.
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Japan&#39;s players got yet another verbal volley from coach Ivica Osim at the Asian Cup on Tuesday with their ears still ringing from the last one.
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Japan&#39;s prime minister Sunday has vowed to make the country&#39;s defense forces better able to fight terrorism and any attackers who would use weapons of mass destruction.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said on Thursday economic sanctions against North Korea were &quot;one option,&quot; but added that care was needed in deciding whether Tokyo should take such a step immediately.
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Text of report by Radio Nigeria from Abuja on 19 February  The Japanese government is to assist Nigeria in the installation of radio broadcasting facility.
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The Japanese government today published a new defence plan, which prepares the way for a transition from the country&#39;s longstanding passive defence of its own territory
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Japan should strengthen its alliance with the United States and allow weapons exports to its ally in light of fresh threats to world security, a panel of experts advised Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
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Preparing to adopt a jury-style trials in 2009, Japan is holding mock trials to overcome cultural obstacles.
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Japan on Wednesday sought to secure a U.N. Security Council warning to North Korea that there would be consequences if it conducted a nuclear test.
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Japan has taken another step towards freeing itself from military restrictions in place since the end of World War II. The changes are a significant retreat from the pacifist policies that
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The United States is pushing Japan to become a base for a force that can deploy to the Middle East, a move that exceeds the bounds of their current security alliance, a report said.
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envisioning a bigger role in global military cooperation and a better response to missile attacks. neighbours such as China -- where memories of Japan&#39;s past militarism run deep.
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Japan's Yasuo Fukuda looks likely to cruise to victory in a ruling party leadership race on Sunday to become the next prime minister. Then comes the hard part.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bolts. Blame the system.