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Japan 'two-faced' for seeking closer ties while warning of China threat, Chinese state media says
An editorial in a Chinese state-controlled newspaper on Thursday admonished "two-faced" Japan for inaccurately portraying it as a regional security threat while chasing more stable… Read
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A group of doctors and dentists in Japan on Thursday filed a lawsuit seeking a total of about 1.4 million yen in damages from Google… Read
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A court in Japan dismissed a bid by Ainu Indigenous people to reclaim rights over river fishing for salmon, an official said Thursday. It was… Read
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The Tokyo District Court ruled Thursday that the former operator of a now-defunct website allowing users free access to pirated manga must pay a total… Read
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