TOKYO - Two Japanese hostages freed in Iraq returned home today and Tokyo insisted it would not follow Spain's example and withdraw its troops from Iraq. "The fact that Spain made that decision and ...

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TOKYO — Japanese lawmakers today approved a two-year extension of the country's air force transport mission in Iraq, despite criticism of Tokyo's involvement in the increasingly unpopular war. The ...

Keisuke Honda's penalty sank Iraq in a 1-0 victory as Japan moved to the brink of qualification from Asian Cup Group D on Friday. O Omnisports Pulse Follow Japan took firm control of Asian Cup Group D ...

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi wants to send Japanese troops to Iraq to aid reconstruction, assist U.S. peacekeepers and destroy any weapons of mass destruction, a spokesman said Wednesday. The ...

Japan's Shinji Kagawa is wary of Brisbane's humidity ahead of his team's Asian Cup clash with Iraq after their World Cup struggles. Kagawa and Co. will take on Iraq at Suncorp Stadium in their second ...

OKYO (AP) -- The kidnapping of three Japanese civilians in Iraq posed the greatest challenge yet to Japan's first foray to a combat zone since World War II. Television footage released Thursday of ...

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TOKYO - Japanese leaders on Sunday insisted they would not cut short their troops' deployment in Iraq despite the discovery of the body of a Japanese backpacker killed by Islamic militants.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomes the generous contribution of over USD 12 million from the government and people of Japan This contribution will help UNHCR work on ...