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Many Japanese defy appeals to stay home to curb virus
World
April 30, 2020
Many Japanese defy appeals to stay home to curb virus
TOKYO (AP) — Under Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, people have been asked to stay home. Many are not. Some…
Canada pulls out of Olympics, Japan says delay may be ‘inevitable’
World
March 23, 2020
Canada pulls out of Olympics, Japan says delay may be ‘inevitable’
Canada pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears as Japan’s prime minister Monday admitted a delay may be…
Abe could be big loser if Tokyo Olympics canceled, postponed
World
March 17, 2020
Abe could be big loser if Tokyo Olympics canceled, postponed
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might be the biggest loser if the Tokyo Olympics don’t go off…
China hosts Japan, South Korea with eyes on nuclear North
World
December 24, 2019
China hosts Japan, South Korea with eyes on nuclear North
China hosted the leaders of squabbling neighbors South Korea and Japan for their first meeting in over a year on…
US, North Korea talks ‘more important than anything’, South Korea tells China
World
December 23, 2019
US, North Korea talks ‘more important than anything’, South Korea tells China
BEIJING (Reuters) – It is “more important than anything” to keep up the momentum for talks between the United States…
Iran’s Rouhani to visit Japan amid heightened tensions with US
Middle East
December 17, 2019
Iran’s Rouhani to visit Japan amid heightened tensions with US
TOKYO (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Japan on Dec. 20-21 and meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as…
Rescue workers battle mudslips, waist-high waters in typhoon-hit Japan
World
October 14, 2019
Rescue workers battle mudslips, waist-high waters in typhoon-hit Japan
NAGANO, Japan (Reuters) – Rescue workers waded through muddy, waist-high waters on Monday searching for missing people after one of…
Japan’s Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star
World
September 11, 2019
Japan’s Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star
Japan’s Shinzo Abe Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet…