Miscarriage prompts Japan pledge
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Japan pledges to address the shortage of doctors after a woman in labour was turned away by eight hospitals.
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Japan has protested to North Korea and threatened to cut food aid after an incident involving the ashes of a Japanese woman. Tokyo&#39;s has accused Pyongyang of handing over other people&#39;s ashes to prove the
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bolts. Blame the system.
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TONY EASTLEY: The Japanese Government says it will continue its mission in Iraq, despite the beheading of one of its citizens. The troop deployment is unpopular in Japan, but surprisingly, the political fallout
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Conservatives keen to keep women from  ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne are hoping this week will  bring the answer to their prayers: the birth of Japan's first  imperial male heir in more than four decades.
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When a newborn baby girl was left in Japan's controversial "baby hatch" last week, the child's life may have been saved, but her chances of finding new parents were slim due to a cultural aversion to adoption in Japan.
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Japan said on Friday it would urge North Korea to reinvestigate the fate of Japanese citizens abducted decades ago, and threatened to take &quot;harsh&quot; action unless the reclusive communist state responded &quot;sincerely&quot;.
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The birth of a male heir ends for now the debate over whether women should be allowed to ascend JapanÂs throne.
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The low-key Yasuo Fukuda has promised to bring stability to Japan's tumultuous politics.
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Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, Feb.
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Japan is the world&#39;s second largest economic entity, after the United States. Its economic clout is felt worldwide. It is the second largest financial supporter of the United Nations.
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Japan's beleaguered government overcame opposition hurdles early Friday and pushed through legislation aimed at cleaning up a major political scandal that culminated earlier this week with the suicide of the agriculture minister.
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Japan promised 500 million dollars to countries devastated by tsunamis, by far outpledging all other countries which are racing to help victims of one of the world's worst disasters.
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Japan pledged up to &#36;500 million in grant aid for tsunami disaster relief on Saturday, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced, making the country the largest single donor to victims of the catastrophe.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura announces that Japanese govenment has confirmed that a depapitated body found in Iraq is that of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda during an emergency news conference in Tokyo Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004.
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The Japanese government says urgent policy changes are needed to reverse the country's population decline.
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Japan&#39;s ruling coalition is on course for defeat in critical elections this month, which could cost Prime Minister Shinzo Abe his job, a survey said Wednesday.