Japan
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Tokyo earthquake: 20 small temblors struck volcanic island by Tokyo
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A strong earthquake and about 20 smaller temblors struck a small volcanic island south of Tokyo on Wednesday, slightly injuring three people but causing no danger of a tsunami.
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U.S., Japan seek diplomacy, North Korea takes hard line
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John Kerry says North Korea would find "ready partners" in the U.S. if it began abandoning its nuclear program. Japan's foreign minister demanded a resolution to a decades-old dispute concerning Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea.
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Annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival opens
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The Japan-America Society of Washington is hosting the 53rd annual festival on Saturday.
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Cherry blossoms in Japan peak at earliest time ever
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While the D.C. area waits, patiently or impatiently, for the cherry blossoms to pop around the Tidal Basin, the country from which the trees came is celebrating its earliest season ever.
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Navy sailors convicted, sentenced to prison after raping woman in Japan
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Two U.S. Navy sailors were convicted and sentenced to prison on Friday for raping and robbing a woman on Okinawa in a crime that outraged many on the southern Japanese island.
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Japan struck by 6.9 magnitude earthquake
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The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake in Japan had a magnitude of 6.9. There is no danger of a tsunami.
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China, Japan take steps to cool tensions
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner grounded
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Lithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, a problem that apparently is far more serious than government or company officials acknowledged less than a week ago.
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Japanese airlines ground Boeing 787 planes for safety checks
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Boeing Co.'s 787 planes were grounded for safety checks Wednesday by two major Japanese airlines after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet.
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Pearl Harbor attack anniversary: Virginia flags flown at half-staff to commemorate
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Joe Demler was dubbed 'the human skeleton' in a famous 1945 Life magazine photo, taken after he was freed from a German prisoner of war camp. Today, Demler visited the World War II Memorial in Washington on his 87th birthday.
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Japan earthquake prompts tsunami warning
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A strong earthquake struck Friday off the coast of northeastern Japan in the same region that was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami last year. After the 7.3-magnitude quake, buildings swayed in Tokyo for several minutes and a tsunami warning was issued.
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Olympics 2012: U.S. women's soccer wins against Japan
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The U.S. team has won three consecutive Olympic titles and four of five since women's soccer was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
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Millions look skyward as rare eclipse crosses Asia, moves toward U.S.
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The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across Asia and will move across the Pacific and also be seen in parts of the western United States.
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Coast Guard sinks Japanese 'ghost ship' adrift since earthquake, tsunami
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A Canadian fishing vessel, the 62-foot Bernice C, had claimed salvage rights over the ghost ship in international waters, but was unable to tow the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru. The Coast Guard then poured cannon fire into it and sunk it in the Gulf of Alaska.
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Cherry Blossoms commemorated with local woman's book
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In the midst of thousands of people descending onto D.C. to celebrate the cherry blossom centennial, a local woman is commemorating the occasion with the release of her book: Cherry Blossoms.
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Cherry blossom festival welcomes new features
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This year’s 100 year celebration of the cherry blossoms is also welcoming in new features for the festivities.
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Strong earthquake hits Japan
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A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has hit northern Japan Wednesday, triggering a small tsunami warning for part of its Pacific coast.
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Japan earthquake anniversary marked by sorrow, resolve
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Across Japan, people paused at 2:46 p.m. - the moment the magnitude-9.0 quake struck a year ago - for moments of silence, prayer and reflection about the enormous losses suffered and monumental tasks ahead.
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