Asia-Pacific
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Vietnam’s First Subway Opens in Ho Chi Minh City; Japanese Companies And Organizations Supported Development And Operation
HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam’s first subway, built with Japanese assistance, opened in Ho Chi Minh ...
January 5, 2025
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South Korea Investigators Unable to Execute Arrest Warrant for President Yoon
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean investigators were unable to execute an arrest warrant on Friday f...
January 3, 2025
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Japanese National Dies in Bangkok Hotel Fire
The fire broke out on Sunday night in a six-story hotel near Khao San Road, one of the busiest pa...
January 2, 2025
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40-Year-Old Chinese Man Indicted on Murder Charges in Deadly Attack on Japanese Student at International School
Chinese authorities have indicted a Chinese man in his 40s, who was previously arrested on murder...
December 29, 2024
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Chinese Man Detained for June Knife Attack against Japanese Indicted in China; Motive, other Details Remain Unexplained
A Chinese man detained for the murder in June of a Chinese woman and attempted murder of a Japane...
December 27, 2024
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Ceremonies Mark 20 Years Since Indian Ocean Tsunami; 230,000 Lives Lost in Quake-Triggered Disaster
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that cla...
December 26, 2024
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China Expanding Influence in Global South, Japan Report Says; Highlights Dangers of China Building Military Base in Mideast
China is expanding its influence in the Global South of emerging and developing countries, includ...
December 18, 2024
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Japan Wary of South Korea’s Possible Foreign Policy Shift; Impeachment May Impact Trilateral Relations With U.S. As Well
Japan will likely have to review its foreign policy strategies now that South Korean President Yo...
December 15, 2024
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Event in China Marks Date of Nanjing Incident; Xi Jinping Absent from Ceremony for Seventh Year
NANJING — With Friday marking 87 years since the 1937 Nanjing Incident by the former Japanese mil...
December 14, 2024
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Chinese Journalist Appeals 7-Year Sentence for Espionage; Detained in 2022 After Meeting With Japanese Diplomat
BEIJING — A veteran journalist with China’s influential Communist Party newspaper on Monday appea...
December 10, 2024
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First Trial Hearing Held for Astellas Worker Detained in China
Beijing (Jiji Press)—A court in Beijing late last month held the first hearing of a trial of a Ja...
December 10, 2024
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Troops Sent to S. Korea Election Commission HQ During Martial Law; Election Fraud Verification Claimed as Motive
SEOUL — The National Election Commission of South Korea unveiled Friday that about 300 troops wer...
December 7, 2024
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South Korea’s Yoon Apologizes for Martial Law but Does Not Resign Ahead of Impeachment Vote (Update 1)
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized on Saturday for his attempt to ...
December 7, 2024
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Ambassadors Call For More Japan-China Dialogue; Security, Youth Issues Discussed At Tokyo-Beijing Forum
The 20th Tokyo-Beijing Forum released a joint statement on Thursday, stating that “serious effort...
December 6, 2024
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In Pictures: Tense Night in Seoul After President Yoon Suk Yeol Declares Short-Lived Martial Law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol surprised his country and the rest of the world when he abru...
December 4, 2024
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