Japan&#39;s emperor upset after son&#39;s complaints
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Japanese Emperor Akihito has expressed pain that his eldest son had complained publicly about the stress suffered by the crown princess, who is under pressure to produce a male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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Japan&#39;s ruling party is considering constitutional revisions for setting up a self-defense military force and also making the emperor the head of the state.
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Citigroup&#39;s top executive in Japan endured unprecedented questioning by lawmakers on Tuesday over a scandal at the firm&#39;s private bank in the country, the latest turn in a high-profile case that has embarrassed the world&#39;s biggest
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Japan's outgoing PM Shinzo Abe apologises for his sudden resignation, as his successor picks new party deputies.
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Japan&#39;s defence minister apologised Sunday after sparking outrage over remarks which implied that the atomic bombs dropped by the United States on Japan were the inevitable way to end World War II.
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TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Kansei frowns when he hears the  word "bomb," smiles at "sushi" and looks scared and disgusted  when someone says "president" -- and he isn't even human.
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NOGATA, Fukuoka -- The elder brother of the Japanese man found murdered in Baghdad said his parents were unable to respond when a city official visited on Sunday due to shock.
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Japanese media have mobilized for the   expected birth of a royal baby who conservatives hope will be   the first imperial male heir in more than 40 years.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito marked his 71st birthday with a sombre address, reflecting an unhappy year which has seen the nation hit by natural disasters and controversies in the royal household.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Sunday in Chile dismissed Chinese President Hu Jintao&#39;s criticism of his visits to the Yasukuni Shrine.
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Japan&#39;s imperial family finally had good news yesterday when it announced that the emperor&#39;s only daughter is to marry. The news was greeted with joy in Japan, where many had worried
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Australian journalist Ben Hills has lashed out at the Japanese government, likening it to North Korea, after a publisher backed down on releasing his biography on Crown Princess Masako.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao ( è¡é¦æ¿¤ ) on Sunday warned Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi that his controversial visits to a shrine honoring war criminals are the &quot;crux&quot; of the problem in Sino-Japanese ties.
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A cousin of Japan&#39;s Emperor Akihito known for his staunch opposition to allowing a woman on the throne has been diagnosed an alcoholic in the latest health problem for the family, the palace said Friday.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda vented his frustration Tuesday at media coverage of former Taiwan President Lee Tenghui&#39;s private visit to Japan.
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BEIJING (Kyodo) Japan lodged a protest Saturday with North Korea over Pyongyang&#39;s investigations into 10 Japanese citizens whom Tokyo maintains were abducted, and handed over its report concluding that materials provided by the North do not support its
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Japanâs nationalists are fanning fury over abductions decades ago by North Korea, still a burning issue.