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Associated PressRussian Forces Thwart Attempted Cross-border Assault from Ukraine, Official Says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces thwarted an attempt at another cross-border incursion by Ukra...
October 28, 2024
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ReutersNetanyahu Says Israel Hit Iran Hard; Khamenei Says Damage Should Not Be Exaggerated
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's airstrikes "hit hard" Iran's defences and missile production...
October 28, 2024
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ReutersOlympus Says CEO Steps Down after Allegations of Illegal Drug Purchase
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese medical equipment maker Olympus Corp said on Monday that Chief Executi...
October 28, 2024
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ReutersSouth Korean Delegation to Brief NATO on North Korean Troops for Russia, Alliance Says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A high-level delegation from South Korea will brief the North Atlantic Counc...
October 28, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rally as Yen Tumbles after Coalition Drubbing (Update 3)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose on Monday as the yen careened to a three-month low after P...
October 28, 2024
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ElectionsJapan Election: Komeito Leader Keiichi Ishii Fails to Win Seat in Election; Party to Be Forced to Restructure Administration (Update 1)
Keiichi Ishii, the 66-year-old chief representative of Komeito, lost out in the battle for Saitam...
October 28, 2024
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ElectionsJapan Election: Main Opposition CDPJ Projected to Secure Over 110 Seats
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan secured 111 seats as of 11:40 p.m. in Sunday’s House...
October 28, 2024
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ElectionsJapan Election: Ruling Coalition of LDP, Komeito Lose Majority in Lower House Election
The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito was set to lose majority in the ...
October 28, 2024
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ElectionsJapan Election: Scandal-Hit LDP Members Projected to Lose
Unaffiliated candidate Hakubun Shimomura is projected to lose his seat in Tokyo Constituency No. ...
October 28, 2024
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ElectionsJapan Election: PM Shigeru Ishiba Remains Quiet about How to Take Responsibility if Coalition Loses Majority
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba did not make it clear how he will take responsibility if the ruling...
October 28, 2024
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ElectionsJapan Election: Main Opposition CDPJ’s Head Yoshihiko Noda Hopes to Push Coalition Down to Minority
Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said his ...
October 27, 2024
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ElectionsJapan Election: LDP’s Shinjiro Koizumi Acknowledges Responsibility over Projected Results
Shinjiro Koizumi, who chairs the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Election Strategy Committee, a...
October 27, 2024
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General News5 Women Injured After Being Struck by Car at Intersection in Tokyo; Police Investigation Underway
Five women were struck and injured by a car at an intersection in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, at around 7...
October 27, 2024
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ElectionsJapan Election: Ex-LDP Seko Projected to Win Seat in Wakayama Prefecture
WAKAYAMA — Unaffiliated candidate Hiroshige Seko was projected to win in Wakayama Constituency No...
October 27, 2024
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ElectionsJapan Election: LDP-Komeito Coalition Projected to Fail to Win Majority, Exit Polls Show
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito are projected to fail to wi...
October 27, 2024