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Japanese steel scandal grows as Kobe admits more cases of falsified information
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US Navy strike group led by aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan holds drills near Korean peninsula
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Prosecutors seek death penalty for Japan's 'black widow' for allegedly killing her husband and two partners
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Ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear payload flew over US ally Japan and splashed into Pacific Ocean.
North Korea fires missile over northern Japan in latest weapons test
Tokyo said that the missile landed in the sea.
China flies bombers close to Taiwan and Japan territories despite concerns from both nations
The Chinese defense ministry has vowed to continue carrying out long-range air drills to bolster defences.
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Theresa May will visit Japan to talk up post-Brexit trade amid North Korea crisis
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