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Japan's Abe pledges to regain public trust as ratings slump
TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ratings battered by suspicion he helped a friend get favored treatment for a business, and criticism that he used strong-arm tactics in parliament, vowed on Monday to regain the people's trust. | Video
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U.S. destroyer almost foundered after collision, bodies found: Seventh Fleet
YOKOSUKA, Japan The bodies of missing sailors were found in flooded compartments of the USS Fitzgerald, which came close to sinking after a collision with a container ship off Japan tore a gash under the warship's waterline, the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet commander said on Sunday.
Japan PM Abe's support slumps amid doubts about school scandal
TOKYO Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slumped more than 10 points to 44.9 percent in a public opinion poll published on Sunday, amid opposition party suspicions he used his influence unfairly to help a friend set up a business.
Search goes on for seven U.S. sailors after collision off Japan
TOKYO Rescue crews searched into the early hours on Sunday for seven American sailors missing after a U.S. destroyer collided with a container ship in the pre-dawn hours off the coast of Japan. | Video
Japan Post to drop talks to buy Nomura Real Estate: Nikkei
TOKYO Japan Post Holdings Co will probably scrap talks to buy Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc as the two companies struggle to agree on the terms, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.
Japan coast guard confirms seven missing after U.S. destroyer collides with container ship
TOKYO Japan's Coast Guard confirmed on Saturday that seven crew members of the USS Fitzgerald naval destroyer were missing after it collided with a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel in the dead of night southwest of Yokosuka, Japan.