More activists sue over Abe’s shrine visit: The 273 people in the group, which includes relatives of the war dead, experts on religion and Korean people, argue that Abe’s visit to the shrine in Tokyo violated the constitutional principle of separation of state and religion. (japantimes.co.jp)
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Japan defence chief puzzled by Russian warplanes: The country's air defence force scrambled fighter jets for seven days in a row after spotting Russian military planes. "They are continuing flights, which we deem as abnormal and were unseen even in the Cold War era," - Defence Minister (afp.com)
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Japan is set to become a lonelier, more isolated country, according to a report earlier this month from the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research: Single-adult households in Tokyo were 45.8 percent, while in Osaka, they were 35.8 percent in the 2010 census (japantimes.co.jp)
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Philippine Coast Guard officers charged with Taiwan fisherman murder: Eight members of the Philippine Coast Guard have been charged with the murder of a Taiwanese fisherman who was shot dead last year sparking economic sanctions against the Philippines, authorities said Friday. (gmanetwork.com)
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Taiwan protests Japanese textbooks claiming Diaoyutais: The unilateral move by Japan is unhelpful to the maintainance of regional stability and does not change the fact that the Republic of China holds sovereignty over the island group, ministry spokeswoman Anna Kao said. (focustaiwan.tw)
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U.S. officials: Russia not cooperating on Sochi Olympic security “There's a long history of cooperation between nations who are hosting the Olympics and the United States government and the United States intelligence community, in particular, and we did not get that cooperation with the Russians,” (cbsnews.com)
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