Kishida and Biden vow to strengthen Japan-US ties amid China challenge

Kishida and Biden vow to strengthen Japan-US ties amid China challenge

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and US President Joe Biden vow to strengthen Japan-US ties to respond to China's i...

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Japan's Lower House to ditch masks

Japan's Lower House to ditch masks

Japan's Lower House decides that speakers at the plenary session of the House of Representatives will be allowed to ditc...

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Fukushima water release likely to start in spring to summer

Fukushima water release likely to start in spring to summer

The Japanese government says it expects to start releasing treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant ...

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Japan begins construction of new defense base in southwestern Japan

Japan begins construction of new defense base in southwestern Japan

Japan's Defense Ministry begins construction of a new base on Mageshima, an island in southwestern Japan, that will also...

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Japan and US hold 2-plus-2 talks in Washington

Japan and US hold 2-plus-2 talks in Washington

Japan and the United States hold their two-plus-two foreign and defense ministers talks in Washington where they agree t...

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Japan and Britain sign defense agreement

Japan and Britain sign defense agreement

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak sign a Reciprocal Access Agreement which f...

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Bomb threat also made to Taiwan's Starlux flight

Bomb threat also made to Taiwan's Starlux flight

Taiwan's Starlux Airlines says a bomb threat was made to its flight from Taipei to Narita airport in early January, days...

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Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Prince Hisahito visit migration museum

Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Prince Hisahito visit migration museum

Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko, and Prince Hisahito visit the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum in Yokohama...

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Fast Retailing to raise wages of regular workers up to 40 percent

Fast Retailing to raise wages of regular workers up to 40 percent

Japanese clothing retailer Fast Retailing announces it will raise the wages for about 8,400 regular employees working in...

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China's suspension of visa issuance to Japanese is "very deplorable": Japan foreign minister

China's suspension of visa issuance to Japanese is "very deplorable": Japan foreign minister

Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa calls China's suspension of visa issuance to Japanese travelers "deplorable....

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