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Japan hints at full lift of tourist restrictions
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Pacific groups want to stop Japan from dumping radioactive nuclear wastewater into ocean.
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Japan announces huge opening step for tourists from September
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Japanese sailor stabbed during WWII remembrance ceremony in Solomon Islands
Witnesses say the man was stabbed in the neck with a pair of scissors.
'Biting, clawing' monkeys terrorise Japan community
At least 58 people have reported attacks by the menacing macaques since July 8.
A marauding monkey was killed in Japan. Others will take its place
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Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts, triggering evacuation
The Meteorological Agency has raised the eruption alert to the highest level.
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China protests Taiwan's VP paying respects at Abe's memorial
China claims Taiwan as a breakaway province to be reunited by force if necessary.
Does Shinzo Abe shooting reflect success of Japan's gun laws, not failure?
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Japan says final goodbye to assassinated former leader Abe
Around 1000 people, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, attended the funeral.
Suspect in Abe assassination held a 'grudge'. Scrutiny falls on a church
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Man who allegedly killed the former Japanese PM held "a grudge" against a religious group.
Assassination of Shinzo Abe leaves Japan reeling
Shinzo Abe was campaigning for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party when he was killed.
Editorial: Abe's assassination sends shockwaves around the world
The former prime minister said Japan should have a stronger focus on its own defence.
Shinzo Abe gunman 'stalked' former PM at previous events
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Turning Japan into a military power could secure Shinzo Abe's legacy
Shinzo Abe desperately wanted to end Japan's constitutional commitment to pacifism.
Shinzo Abe's death celebrated by nationalists in China and South Korea
The former Japanese PM angered Chinese nationalists during his time in office.
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