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Japan says it is to restart commercial whaling in July in a move that is likely to draw international criticism.

Abe smiled at the suggestion.

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled in Japan as the country braces for a powerful typhoon, bringing winds of up to 180km/h (110mph).

A government survey published last year found only around 42% of public elementary and middle schools had air conditioning, and most apartment buildings do not have centralized climate control systems.

Parts of western Japan hit by deadly floods and landslides are facing unprecedented danger as more downpours are expected, officials warn.

Parts of western Japan hit by deadly floods and landslides are facing unprecedented danger as more downpours are expected, officials warn.

Friday’s meeting is their fifth talk and the first since the June 12 U.S.-North Korea summit.

Japanese authorities are intending to enhance security measures during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by implementing automatic face recognition technologies aimed at reducing potential threat of a terrorist attack.

CHINA has warned another nation not to convert its warships into F-35 stealth fighter carriers — or it will revive the dark days of WWII.

Carmaker Nissan plans to test self-driving taxis on Japanese roads from March next year.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised to "deal firmly" with North Korea after exit polls suggested he won a clear victory in Sunday's election.

Opposition lawmakers have said there is no need to hold an election now.

Japan has some of the longest working hours in the world, and some young Japanese workers are literally working themselves to death. Now there are calls for the government to do more.

The talks are the first "two-plus-two" meeting since Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has landed in Hawaii, ahead of a visit to Pearl Harbor, the US naval base attacked by the Japanese in 1941.

Russia received the archipelago after World War II under the 1945 Potsdam Declaration, but Japan still claims them as its own.

TSUNAMI waves have started to hit areas along the Japanese coast as residents were evacuated after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Fukushima prefecture.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the first world leader to meet President-elect Donald Trump, seeking reassurances over U.S.-Japan security and trade relations. "I am convinced Mr. Trump is a leader in whom I can have great confidence," Abe said

Japan's Emperor Akihito hinted that he wants to abdicate and pass power on to his son, but the move would be unprecedented and complicated.