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Defense & SecurityDefense minister to China: Concerns exist between Japan and China
SINGAPORE — Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi held talks with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fengh...
June 12, 2022
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ReutersUkraine says still controls Sievierodonetsk plant sheltering hundreds
KYIV (Reuters) – Bitter fighting raged in Sievierodonetsk, but the region’s governor said Ukraine re...
June 12, 2022
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General NewsHorse-appreciation parade hits Iwate streets for 1st time in 3 years
MORIOKA — Gussied-up horses marched along 14 kilometers, carrying children through the streets of Iw...
June 12, 2022
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ReutersS.Korea union truckers continue strike, talks at a standstill
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean truckers were on strike for a sixth day on Sunday after talks with th...
June 12, 2022
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ReutersSouth Korea says it will boost defense capacity to counter North Korean threat
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup said on Sunday that his country wou...
June 12, 2022
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General NewsEvacuation order in effect since 2011 ends in residential area of Fukushima
FUKUSHIMA — An area in Katsurao, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sunday at 8 a.m. saw the lifting of an eva...
June 12, 2022
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ReutersChinese defense minister says ties with U.S. at critical juncture
Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe said on Sunday that it was up to the United States to improve th...
June 12, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S., S. Korea to Conduct Joint Missile Search Drills
Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)—Defense chiefs from Japan, the United States and South Korea on Saturday...
June 12, 2022
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General NewsUeno Zoo’s Giant Panda Xiang Xiang Turns 5
Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)—Xiang Xiang, a female giant panda at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, turned five years...
June 12, 2022
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Imperial FamilyCrown Prince, Princess lay flowers for A-bomb victims in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA — Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko on Saturday visited the Peace Memorial Par...
June 12, 2022
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ElectionsIncumbent Okinawa Gov. Tamaki to run for reelection
Incumbent Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki, 62, on Saturday announced his candidacy for reelection in the g...
June 12, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S., Australia Agree to Increase Joint Exercises
Singapore, June 11 (Jiji Press)—Defense chiefs from Japan, the United States and Australia on Saturd...
June 12, 2022
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Associated PressPrince Charles blasts UK’s Rwanda deportation plan
LONDON (AP) — A British newspaper says Prince Charles has criticized the government’s plan to start ...
June 12, 2022
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Associated PressUK man’s family ‘devastated’ by death sentence
LONDON (AP) — The family of a British man condemned to death for fighting for Ukraine said it is dev...
June 12, 2022
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Associated PressItaly locates 7 bodies at scorched crash site of helicopter
ROME (AP) — Italian rescuers on Saturday located the bodies of seven people, including four Turkish ...
June 12, 2022