Nagasaki mayor warns of ‘crisis’ on atom bomb anniversary
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Nuclear weapons present a "tangible and present crisis" after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the mayor of…
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Pelosi says US will ‘not allow’ China to isolate Taiwan
by Katie Forster / Tomohiro OSAKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that…
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Chinese missiles ‘serious problem that impacts our national security’: Japan PM
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's prime minister on Friday condemned China's firing of ballistic missiles during military drills around Taiwan,…
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US House Speaker Pelosi lands in Japan, final stop on Asia trip
Tokyo, Japan | AFP by Katie Forster US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Japan on Thursday for the…
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Myanmar junta charges Japanese journalist with encouraging dissent
Yangon, Myanmar | AFP A Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar has been charged with breaching immigration law and encouraging dissent…
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Chinese missiles believed to have landed in Japan’s EEZ: defence minister
Tokyo, Japan | AFP Ballistic missiles fired by China are believed to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone…
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Abe murder spotlights Unification Church controversy in Japan
by Natsuko Fukue Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe by a…
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Former Japan emperor recovering after heart failure diagnosis
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's former emperor Akihito has been diagnosed with heart failure but is in stable condition after…
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Japan executes man over 2008 stabbing rampage: local media
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Tuesday executed a man convicted of killing seven people in a stabbing rampage in…
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First monkeypox case reported in Japan
Tokyo, Japan | AFP Japan on Monday confirmed its first case of monkeypox, detected in a man in his…
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The centuries-old mines stirring Japan-South Korea tensions
by Sara Hussein Agence France-Presse SADO, Japan (AFP) -- Under a split-top mountain on the Japanese island of Sado lies…
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Japan regulator OKs release of treated Fukushima water
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Friday 7/22/2022 Japan's nuclear regulator on Friday formally approved a plan to release more than…
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