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Associated PressMeghan pays respect to Texas school shooting victims
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, made a visit to a memorial site for the victims ...
May 28, 2022
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Associated PressU.S. levels new sanctions after North Korea missile launches
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. targeted two Russian banks Friday as part of new sanctions over alleged s...
May 28, 2022
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ReutersWhite House welcomes Fiji to its Indo-Pacific economic plan
ASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fiji is joining U.S. President Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IP...
May 28, 2022
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Associated PressIran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tank...
May 28, 2022
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Associated PressChina criticizes U.S. as tensions rise in South Pacific
BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday criticized a speech by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken focused...
May 28, 2022
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ReutersRussia makes Eurobond coupon payments in FX – settlement depository
(Reuters) – Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) on Friday successfully paid coupons in for...
May 28, 2022
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Political PulseIs the United Nations a friend of justice or a useless bystander?
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has once again called into question the raison d’etre of the Unite...
May 28, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida: Restrictions on foreign tourists will be eased “step by step”
Japan “will continue to aim to accept foreign tourists just as before, in a step-by-step process whi...
May 28, 2022
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CompaniesHonda launches new Step WGN models
Honda Motor Co. on Friday launched two new models in its Step WGN line, its first fully revamped min...
May 28, 2022
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Political SeriesJapan, U.S. amid global disarray / Defense budget boost becomes Kishida’s ‘international pledge’
As Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida were having dinner in a room at the luxurious Happo-en garden estate ...
May 27, 2022
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ObituariesJapan’s ex-head of prosecutors squad dies
Katsuhiko Kumazaki, former head of the special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Pros...
May 27, 2022
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CompaniesToshiba names Houlihan exective as board chair
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—Toshiba Corp. on Thursday nominated Akihiro Watanabe, chairman of merger and acqu...
May 27, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan govt to set up office to ensure economic security
The government will establish an economic security office within the Cabinet Office, according to a ...
May 27, 2022
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General NewsMane attraction: Dosanko horses work up a sweat
Dosanko horses gallop along a path at Hokkaido University’s Shizunai Livestock Farm in Shin-Hidaka, ...
May 27, 2022
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General NewsBarge carrying Kazu I arrives at Abashiri port
A sightseeing boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula last month with 26 people aboard arrived at...
May 27, 2022