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Asia-PacificChinese spy ship passes through Tsushima Strait near Nagasaki
A Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft spotted a Chinese Navy Dongdiao-class reconnaissance s...
April 12, 2022
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Associated PressIran seeks more security for diplomatic sites in Afghanistan
TEHRAN (AP) — Iran on Monday urged the Taliban to provide better security at Iranian diplomatic site...
April 12, 2022
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Japan In FocusShizuoka: 2 Japan college students create booklet, map to promote Shizuoka Pref. hometown
FUJI, Shizuoka — Two college students who grew up in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, have created a bookl...
April 12, 2022
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Associated PressU.S. orders consular staff to leave Shanghai amid COVID surge
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. has ordered all non-emergency consular staff to leave Shanghai, which is und...
April 12, 2022
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CoronavirusTake a shot at getting tickets to see panda cubs at Ueno Zoo
Want to see the pandas at Ueno Zoo? For people in Tokyo who have yet to receive the COVID-19 booster...
April 12, 2022
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Imperial FamilyCrown Princess Kiko visits Kiyose museum
Crown Princess Kiko on Monday visited Kiyose City Museum, which is holding an exhibition about tuber...
April 12, 2022
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Associated PressBiden aims at ‘ghost gun’ violence with new federal rule
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday took fresh aim at ghost guns, the privately made fir...
April 12, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Cooperate to protect established order with eye on China, Russia
An international order based on rules is essential to maintaining peace and prosperity in Asia. It i...
April 12, 2022
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Reuters
France declares 6 Russian spies persona non grata over clandestine operation
PARIS (Reuters) - France on Monday declared six Russian agents posing as diplomats as persona non gr...
April 12, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Speed of implementing reforms far from sufficient
The Tokyo Stock Exchange has undergone the first full-scale restructuring of its markets in about 60...
April 12, 2022
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CompaniesTokyo guesthouse offers free accommodation to Ukrainians
To support displaced people from Ukraine, where the Russian invasion continues, a Tokyo company oper...
April 12, 2022
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ReutersUkraine rights group tells top U.N. body that rape used as weapon of war
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is increasingly hearing accounts of rape and sexual v...
April 12, 2022
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ReutersMacron, Le Pen battle out on cost of living in heated runoff campaign
DENAIN, France (Reuters) - Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen traded blows at a distance on Monday o...
April 12, 2022
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ReutersRussia starting to reinforce positions in eastern Ukraine -U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes that Russia has started reinforcing and resupplyin...
April 12, 2022
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Associated PressMedia mogul Jimmy Lai appeals to U.N. over Hong Kong cases
HONG KONG (AP) — Lawyers for Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai are asking t...
April 12, 2022