Asia-Pacific
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Kobe Gakuin U. Professor Missing After Brief Return to China; Concerns Arise Over Potential Detention by Authorities
Beijing - Kobe Gakuin University disclosed on Monday the disappearance of Hu Shiyun, a 63-year-ol...
March 18, 2024
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Tibetans Find Themselves Under Tighter Control by China 16 Years after Uprising
CHENGDU, China — As Tibet on Thursday marked the 16th anniversary of a 2008 uprising against Chin...
March 16, 2024
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Marshall Islands President Calls for Enhanced Global Dialogue; Hopes for Japan’s Mediating Role
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine stressed the importance of dialogue between developed coun...
March 14, 2024
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Indian Foreign Minister Seeks Stronger Ties With Japan; Countries Share Concern Over Territorial Moves by China
“Given the recent changes in Japanese defense and security policy, I see a lot of potential to en...
March 8, 2024
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China Fostering ‘New Type of International Relations,’ Says Premier; Speech Stresses Ties with Global South
BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced China’s commitment to “promoting a new type of internat...
March 6, 2024
US & Canada
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Trump Likely to Take ‘Harder Line’ Against Japan, Other Allies in Second Term, His Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper Warns
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. President Donald Trump likely will take “a harder line” toward U.S. alli...
March 16, 2024
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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper Voices Concerns Over a Trump Second Term; New Administration Would Likely Be Isolationist
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who served in the administration of former U.S. Preside...
March 16, 2024
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Hagerty Claims Trump Tried to Boost Japan Ties
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump tried to strengthen Japan-U.S. ties ...
March 1, 2024
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Singapore Lures Taylor Swift with Grant for March Concerts
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Singapore has awarded Taylor Swift a grant to perform in the city-state, go...
February 29, 2024
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Panetta Seeks Swift Approval of U.S. Aid to Ukraine; Former Defense Secretary Urges Protection of World Democracy
The United States must pass its stalled aid package for Ukraine, to defend both that European countr...
February 24, 2024
Europe
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Estonian Foreign Minister Urges Use of Russia’s Frozen Assets for Ukraine; Democracy ‘Not Granted’ in Today’s World
Efforts to promptly support Ukraine are indispensable, including taking steps to supply ammunitio...
March 12, 2024
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Event in London Marks 10 Years since “Washoku” UNESCO Listing
LONDON (Jiji Press) — A symposium was held in London on Monday to celebrate the 10 years since “w...
March 12, 2024
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Ukrainian Envoy Warns Ceasefire Would Only Help Russia; Seeks Anti-Missile, Large-Scale Demining Equipment
A ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will not bring Ukraine permanent peace, it will just benef...
February 27, 2024
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Satellite Images Suggest Naval School Being Built in Mariupol; Russification of Occupied City Also Includes Housing Complexes
PARIS — Satellite images from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol have revealed the ongoing construction ...
February 26, 2024
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Ukrainian Counteroffensive Struggling with Insufficient Artillery; Russia has ‘10 times more’ Drones, Artillery Shells, Bullets than Ukraine
With Saturday marking two years since the start of the Russian aggression against its neighbor, Ukra...
February 24, 2024
Russia
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Chief Cabinet Secretary: Japan Does Not Recognize Russian Presidential Election in Annexed Ukrainian Territories
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi criticized Russia at a press conference on Friday for h...
March 16, 2024
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Russia Claims to Have Killed Japanese Mercenary, Authenticity Unclear
The Russian Defense Ministry announced Thursday its own tally counting the number of foreign nati...
March 15, 2024
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Russia’s New Ambassador to Japan, Nikolay Nozdrev, Arrives in Tokyo; Position Vacant For Over 1 Year
Nikolay Nozdrev, Russia’s new ambassador to Japan, arrived in Tokyo earlier this week and assumed...
March 7, 2024
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U.N. General Assembly Unlikely to Adopt Draft Resolution Condemning Russia
NEW YORK — The U.N. General Assembly is unlikely to adopt a draft resolution condemning Russia when ...
February 22, 2024
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Russia Endures the West’s Economic Sanctions after 2 Years of Aggression; the EU Fails to Cut off Resource Imports
LONDON — Hit with economic sanctions from the West, Russia has switched the export destinations of i...
February 21, 2024
Wider World
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Iran – 45 Years Since the Revolution / Iranians Disappointed with Both Conservatives, Reformists Ahead of Parliamentary Election on March 1
On the icy cold morning of Feb. 1, with a temperature of just 1 C, senior members of the Islamic ...
February 29, 2024
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Iran – 45 Years Since the Revolution / Iran Purges Universities of ‘Dissident’ Profs; Moves Said to Echo Khomeini-Era ‘Cultural Revolution’
University of Tehran Assistant Prof. Mohsen Borhani, 45, could not believe what a university staf...
February 28, 2024
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Iran – 45 Years Since the Revolution / Clerics Attacked Amid Public Anger with Government; Inflation at 40% Level Under U.S. Economic Sanctions
Iran marked the 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution on Feb. 11. This is the first ins...
February 26, 2024
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Ex-diplomat Hopes Gaza Soccer Facility Built with Japanese Aid Will Again be a Field of Dreams
Takeshi Okubo, a Japanese diplomat at the time, watched with pride as two soccer teams played a thri...
February 19, 2024
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Israeli Intellectual David Grossman Calls for 2-State Solution; ‘If We Totally Lose Hope Then We Are Defeated’
The war between Israel and the militant group Hamas, mainly in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, co...
February 17, 2024
Global
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Japan’s Foreign Minister Announces New Group of Nations Working to Prohibit Production of Raw Materials for Nuclear Weapons
NEW YORK — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa announced the creation of “FMCT Friends,” a group of na...
March 19, 2024
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Japan’s Call for Rule of Law Contributed to Tomoko Akane’s Election as ICC President; Japan Is Largest Financial Contributor to ICC
THE HAGUE — Factors that contributed to the recent election of International Criminal Court Judge...
March 12, 2024
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UNRWA Head Calls for Agency’s Continued Existence Despite Staff’s Alleged Involvement in Hamas Attack in Israel
JERUSALEM — The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees called for the continu...
February 29, 2024
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Rules on ‘Killer AI’ Vital as Practical Usage Nears
WASHINGTON / BEIJING — It is of paramount importance to formulate rules on lethal autonomous weapons...
December 27, 2023
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U.N. General Assembly Demands Gaza Ceasefire; Japan Votes Yes
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution demanding an “imme...
December 14, 2023
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