KCNA: "Japan still remains unchanged in its base way of thinking that money can resolve everything. Showing off its purse, Japan is talking about 'international contribution'Japan says it redeemed its sinful past with a meager amount of money, denying its crime-woven history."

KCNA: "Japan is a shameless country which has not yet repented of its past crimes, to say nothing of apology and reparation, 73 years after its defeatWhat the politicians of an island country uttered are socrude. They should be called charlatans rather than politicians."

8 people died and thousands were taken to hospitals on Wednesday alone, as heatwave continue to scorch Japan, sending the mercury over 40 C in some parts. disaster

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 51km ENE of Hasaki, Japan

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Japan and EU signed a free trade deal to create one of the world's largest economic areas accounting for about 600 million people in 29 countries

The trade deal that will eliminate 99 percent of tariffs, which cost businesses in the EU and Japan nearly €1 billion annually.

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Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 21km E of Funaishikawa, Japan

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Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 42km SE of Hasaki, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 53km E of Shizunai, Japan

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Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 80km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan

U.S. Navy dedicates one of two destroyers involved in fatal accidents in the Pacific last year to Sen. John McCain.

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KCNA: "The public in Japan are spiting at his corrupt politics and judgment has already been made on his political destiny. However, a leopard can not change its spots. Abe fails to straighten himself out."

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits a shelter for people affected by the recent flooding in Mabi, Okayama prefecture, on July 11

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KCNA: "The Japanese reactionaries' such ambition and practical moves are not limited to Asiabut aimed at the whole worldWill the U.S., a senior ally of Japan, want the unlimited expansion of the latter capable of provoking the Second Pacific War?"

KCNA: "Japan's moves for the revival of militarism have reached extremes since the emergence of the Abe government, focusing on military advance overseas with a revanchist ambition after its defeat in the Second World War."

156 people are confirmed to have died in 12 prefectures and around 60 remain unaccounted for in 7 prefectures in western Japan as rescuers continue to search for those missing after torrential rains