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PORTOROž (SLOVENIA) - Japan pleaded with the world's whaling watchdog Wednesday to allow small hunts by coastal communities, arguing that for three decades these groups had been unjustly barred from a traditional source of food. The issue of "small type ... ( read original story ...)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought to assure Japan his high-profile visit to rival China last week was only about economics, but had harsh words for Washington, threatening to repeal defence treaties. The volatile Philippine leader's visit to ... ( read original story ...)

The fresh broadside from Duterte came as he was about to board a plane for an official visit to fellow US ally Japan, a big investor in the Philippines that is becoming nervous about its apparent pivot towards rival power China. The volatile, crime-busting ... ( read original story ...)

The latest South China Sea news highlights Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to Japan after his headline-grabbing visit in China. He is in Japan for a three-day visit and it is expected that his anti-US rhetoric will be a key issue. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should consider more government spending to maximise the impact of monetary policy, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday, indicating a shift in emphasis to fiscal from monetary policy. Koichi Hamada, long known ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought to assure Japan on Tuesday that his high-profile visit to rival China last week was only about economics, but had more harsh words for long-time ally Washington, saying he might abrogate defence treaties. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s population stood at 127,094,745 as of Oct. 1, 2015, the final results of the census showed Wednesday, down 0.8 percent from the previous census five years earlier and marking the first decline since the survey began in 1920. Of the total ... ( read original story ...)