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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru says the government will draw up systems to enhance responses to terrorism involving biological, chemical or other types of weapons.

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Voters are heading to the polls on February 8 after a snap election call, and they can soon expect to hear party leaders make ...

Japan's Nikkei hit a record amid reports of an election call. An expert says the tendency for stocks to rise ahead of a vote is not unusual, but what happens later is anyone's guess.

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US President Donald Trump has warned Iran, saying that "a massive fleet" is moving toward the country.