Japan and US agree to extend host nation support accord by a year

Japan and US agree to extend host nation support accord by a year

Japan and the United States agree to extend by one year the bilateral host nation support agreement set to expire at the...

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British PM Johnson backs Tokyo Games

British PM Johnson backs Tokyo Games

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson vows support for Tokyo to hold the postponed Olympics and Paralympics.

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Chinese vessel equipped with what appeared to be an autocannon enters Japan's waters

Chinese vessel equipped with what appeared to be an autocannon enters Japan's waters

Chinese coast guard vessels, of which one appeared to be equipped with an autocannon, enter Japan's wasters near Senkaku...

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Coronavirus vaccines arrive in Japan

Coronavirus vaccines arrive in Japan

The first batch of coronavirus vaccines arrives in Japan, with a health ministry panel approving their use in the countr...

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Mori resigns as Tokyo Games organizing chief

Mori resigns as Tokyo Games organizing chief

Mori Yoshiro resigns as president of the Tokyo Games organizing committee amid growing criticism over his sexist remarks...

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Commemorating 20th anniversary of Ehime Maru collision with US submarine

Commemorating 20th anniversary of Ehime Maru collision with US submarine

Survivors and bereaved families of victims of the fatal collision between high school fishing training ship Ehime Maru a...

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Japan in dilemma over nuclear weapon ban treaty

Japan in dilemma over nuclear weapon ban treaty

The U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons goes into effect, but Japan is in a dilemma over the pact despite ...

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Thousands gather in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup

Thousands gather in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup

Thousands gather in Tokyo to protest against a coup d’etat carried out by the Myanmar military.

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IOC VP touches on possibility of Tokyo Olympics without spectators

IOC VP touches on possibility of Tokyo Olympics without spectators

IOC Vice President Anita DeFrantz touches on the possibility of holding the Tokyo Olympics without spectators in an inte...

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Suga and Biden talk on phone

Suga and Biden talk on phone

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide speaks on the phone with new U.S. President Joe Biden, with the two agreeing to s...

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