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  Japan outraged as IS video purportedly shows hostage Goto beheaded

  World | February 01, 2015 7:45 IST

  Tokyo: Japan condemned with outrage and horror on Sunday an online video that purported to show an Islamic State group militant beheading Japanese journalist Kenji Goto.The video posted on militant websites late Saturday Middle East

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  Japan PM Shinzo Abe calls latest hostage deadline 'despicable'

  World | January 28, 2015 8:24 IST

  Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed outrage and demanded Wednesday that Islamic State extremists release a Japanese journalist, as secret talks in Jordan sought the release of the Japanese and a Jordanian pilot also

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  Shinzo Abe 'speechless' after video claims IS hostage dead

  World | January 25, 2015 7:40 IST

  Tokyo:  Japan's prime minister said Sunday he was “speechless” after an online video purported to show one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed and promised to save the

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  Japan, US condemn unverified video claiming IS hostage dead

  World | January 25, 2015 7:02 IST

  Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angrily demanded Sunday that the extremist Islamic State group release a Japanese journalist it is holding hostage after a new online video purported to show that another hostage had been

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  Japan readies for deadline set by Islamic State for hostages

  World | January 23, 2015 11:32 IST

  Tokyo:  The deadline to pay a ransom for two Japanese hostages of the Islamic State group or risk their execution loomed Friday, without any signs of progress on securing their release.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe convened

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  Mother of IS-held Japanese hostage calls for release of son

  World | January 23, 2015 10:27 IST

  Tokyo: Junko Ishido, mother of a Japanese hostage held by the Islamic State (IS) militants, called Friday morning for the release of her son, Kenji Goto, hours before the 72-hour deadline given by the IS.Ishido

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  Japan says looking at all possible ways to free hostages

  World | January 22, 2015 10:49 IST

  Tokyo: Japan said Thursday it was considering all possible ways to gain the release of two hostages held by the Islamic State group, as two people with contacts there offered to try to negotiate.The Islamic

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  Japan weighs ransom in Islamic State threat to kill hostages

  World | January 21, 2015 7:26 IST

  Cairo:  The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages within 72 hours, demanding a $200 million ransom in a video posted online Tuesday that showed a knife-brandishing masked militant standing over the two

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  IS threatens to kill 2 Japanese hostages, demands $200 million ransom

  World | January 20, 2015 20:09 IST

  Cairo: An online video released Tuesday purported to show the Islamic State group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive a $200 million ransom in the next 72 hours.The video, identified as being

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  Japan Cabinet okays record military budget with eye on China

  World | January 14, 2015 10:14 IST

  Tokyo: Japan's Cabinet approved the country's largest ever defense budget on Wednesday, including plans to buy surveillance aircraft, drones and F-35 fighter jets to help counter China's rising assertiveness in the region.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's

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  Abe takes office for 3rd term as Japan's leader

  World | December 24, 2014 17:59 IST

  Tokyo: Shinzo Abe took office Wednesday for a third term as Japan's prime minister, appointing a former military officer as his defense minister but keeping the other members of his previous Cabinet.Parliament re-elected Abe after

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  PM Modi congratulates Shinzo Abe on his victory in elections

  Politics | December 15, 2014 10:02 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today morning congratulated his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, on his emphatic victory in the Lower House elections."Congratulations @AbeShinzo on your victory in the elections. Japan will scale newer heights

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  Japan runs short of butter as dairy farms dwindle

  World | December 12, 2014 13:00 IST

  Tokyo: When Japanese pose for pictures, instead of saying “Cheese!” some say “Butter!” These days, butter is more likely cause for frowning, since it is rationing that comes to mind.As the Christmas Eve cake rush

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  Japan's Abe expected to delay tax, call snap poll

  World | November 18, 2014 11:37 IST

  Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to delay a tax hike planned for October 2015 and call a snap election as he struggles to fend off Japan's slide back into recession.Abe hopes to shore

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  PM Modi In Australia (Day 1): Business tops agenda as Narendra Modi meets David Cameron, Shinzo Abe

  World | November 14, 2014 23:37 IST

  Brisbane: Ahead of the G20 Summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held his first bilateral meetings with European Union president Herman Van Rompuy and British Prime Minister David Cameron where economic cooperation topped the agenda

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  Japan PM Abe to host dinner for Narendra Modi in Brisbane today

  Politics | November 14, 2014 7:19 IST

  New Delhi: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is slated to host dinner for his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Brisbane, where the two leaders will be attending the G20 summit.The move is seen as a

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  Japan mulls snap election next month: Reports

  World | November 12, 2014 12:10 IST

  Tokyo: Japan could face snap elections next month, two years ahead of schedule, if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe moves to pump his public support by delaying another unpopular tax hike as the economic recovery slackens,

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  Xi pushes China's FTA vision as APEC leaders meet

  World | November 11, 2014 14:57 IST

  Beijing: President Xi Jinping today pushed China's free trade vision for the Asia Pacific region and asked APEC to “break open closed doors” as leaders of the grouping held talks on forging consensus over opening

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  Japanese PM to host dinner for Modi in Brisbane

  India | November 10, 2014 23:28 IST

  New Delhi: Reflecting the “warm rapport” they share, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a dinner hosted by his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe for him on November 14 in Brisbane, where they will be attending

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  Xi, Abe hold breakthrough meeting to end spat

  World | November 10, 2014 13:31 IST

  Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met for the first time since the two leaders took office, a diplomatic breakthrough after years of strained relationship over territorial disputes and wartime