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Threatened by Trump tariffs, Japan walks a delicate tightrope between US and China

Read full article: Threatened by Trump tariffs, Japan walks a delicate tightrope between US and China

Among all U.S. allies being wooed by Beijing in its tariff stare-down with Washington, Japan stands out as a peculiar case.

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What is the Unification Church and why did a Japanese court order it dissolved?

Read full article: What is the Unification Church and why did a Japanese court order it dissolved?

A controversial South Korean church with powerful political connections faces dissolution in Japan after a Tokyo court issued an order to revoke its legal status.

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A court orders the Unification Church in Japan dissolved

Read full article: A court orders the Unification Church in Japan dissolved

The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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An Emirati diplomat identified as having a letter from Trump meets with Iran's foreign minister

Read full article: An Emirati diplomat identified as having a letter from Trump meets with Iran's foreign minister

An Emirati diplomat earlier identified by Tehran as carrying a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump seeking to jump-start talks over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program has met with Iran’s foreign minister.

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Trump tells Ishiba at the White House that he wants to slash the US trade deficit with Japan

Read full article: Trump tells Ishiba at the White House that he wants to slash the US trade deficit with Japan

President Donald Trump says he wants to slash the U.S. trade deficit with Japan.

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Trump calls it the ā€˜center of the universe.’ Mar-a-Lago is a magnet for those seeking influence

Read full article: Trump calls it the ā€˜center of the universe.’ Mar-a-Lago is a magnet for those seeking influence

President-elect Donald Trump calls his Mar-a-Lago resort the "center of the universe.ā€.

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Embattled Japan leader vows to cooperate with long-ignored opposition in bid to save his government

Read full article: Embattled Japan leader vows to cooperate with long-ignored opposition in bid to save his government

Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who survived as leader after a major election loss by his governing coalition, is promising to work closely with the long-ignored opposition that is now the only way his minority government can stay in power.

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Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions

Read full article: Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions

Japan has held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the event by South Korea that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the brutal wartime use of Korean laborers.

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Kishida's legacy: Scandals and compromise at home, global respect for security and diplomacy

Read full article: Kishida's legacy: Scandals and compromise at home, global respect for security and diplomacy

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will resign Tuesday, handing over leadership to his successor Shigeru Ishiba, who says he plans to call a snap election for Oct. 27.

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Japan's soon-to-be prime minister faces big challenge as he tries to move past ruling party scandals

Read full article: Japan's soon-to-be prime minister faces big challenge as he tries to move past ruling party scandals

The person chosen to lead Japan’s governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep policy experience, a taste for curry and anime — and big challenges ahead of him as he tries to unite a fractious party and hold off an opposition eager to capitalize on recent corruption scandals.

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Who will replace Kishida to become Japan's new prime minister?

Read full article: Who will replace Kishida to become Japan's new prime minister?

Japan's governing party will pick a new leader Friday who will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century

Read full article: A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was gravely injured in an apparent assassination attempt that rocked the small country and the rest of Europe just weeks before an election.

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Biden meets Japan's PM Kishida over shared concerns about China and differences on US Steel deal

Read full article: Biden meets Japan's PM Kishida over shared concerns about China and differences on US Steel deal

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has begun his much-anticipated visit to Washington.

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What's expected at Japanese PM Kishida's US visit? A major upgrade in defense ties

Read full article: What's expected at Japanese PM Kishida's US visit? A major upgrade in defense ties

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making an official visit to the United States this week.

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In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition

Read full article: In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition

Momo Nomura, a graphic artist and entrepreneur, visits a shrine near her business meetings or trips almost weekly.

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Japanese leaders mark 1 year since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe

Read full article: Japanese leaders mark 1 year since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe

Japanese political and business leaders are marking one year since the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe.

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Diplomatic tour by Ukraine’s Zelenskyy highlights Putin’s stark isolation

Read full article: Diplomatic tour by Ukraine’s Zelenskyy highlights Putin’s stark isolation

While the world awaits Ukraine’s spring offensive, its leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has already launched a diplomatic one.

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Suspect in Japan PM attack may have had election grudge

Read full article: Suspect in Japan PM attack may have had election grudge

An unemployed 24-year-old man who allegedly threw a pipe bomb at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wanted to be a politician and believed that he was unfairly blocked from running for Japan’s parliament by an age requirement, according to media reports and social media posts that appeared to be his.

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Explosive targeting Japan PM renews worry of homemade arms

Read full article: Explosive targeting Japan PM renews worry of homemade arms

Japanese police have confiscated metal tubes, tools and possible gunpowder from the home of a suspect who threw what was believed to be a homemade pipe bomb at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a campaign venue.

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Lack of security for Japanese prime minister surprised many

Read full article: Lack of security for Japanese prime minister surprised many

The fishermen who tackled the man suspected of the second attack on a Japanese political leader in less than a year were surprised by the lack of security for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Explosive thrown at Japan PM at campaign event; 1 hurt

Read full article: Explosive thrown at Japan PM at campaign event; 1 hurt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been evacuated unharmed after someone threw an explosive device at a campaign event in a western port city.

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Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan's Abe

Read full article: Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan's Abe

A Japanese court says prosecutors have formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder.

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Lawyer: Suspect in Abe assassination to face murder charge

Read full article: Lawyer: Suspect in Abe assassination to face murder charge

A lawyer says Japanese prosecutors are expected to formally charge the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder on Friday.

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New Japan law aims at Unification Church fundraising abuses

Read full article: New Japan law aims at Unification Church fundraising abuses

Japan’s parliament has enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party caused public outrage.

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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022

Read full article: Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.

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Japan Cabinet OKs $200B spending plan to counter inflation

Read full article: Japan Cabinet OKs $200B spending plan to counter inflation

Japan’s Cabinet has approved a hefty economic package including 29 trillion yen ($200 billion) in government spending to counter the blow from inflation, signaling that the greater concern of its policymakers is that the economy will stall, not overheat.

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Japan Cabinet minister resigns over Unification Church ties

Read full article: Japan Cabinet minister resigns over Unification Church ties

Japan’s economy minister resigned over his ties to the Unification Church in a widening controversy involving dozens of governing party lawmakers.

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Friend or foe? Japan-China ties complicated after 50 years

Read full article: Friend or foe? Japan-China ties complicated after 50 years

Friend or foe.

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North Korea fires missiles after Harris leaves South Korea

Read full article: North Korea fires missiles after Harris leaves South Korea

In a show of defiance, North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea hours after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris flew home from a visit to South Korea during which she emphasized the ā€œironcladā€ U.S. commitment to the security of its Asian allies.

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US seeks united front in Asia despite Korea, Japan tensions

Read full article: US seeks united front in Asia despite Korea, Japan tensions

Vice President Kamala Harris has said her trip to Asia is intended to shore up American alliances with Japan and South Korea.

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Abe's militaristic funeral captures Japan's tense mood

Read full article: Abe's militaristic funeral captures Japan's tense mood

For all the heated arguments ahead of the controversial state funeral of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — both for and against — it was the images of Tuesday's ceremony that most clearly tell the story of a deeply divided nation still struggling to process the legacy of perhaps the most polarizing leader in its modern history.

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Harris focuses Asia trip on security, adds tour to Korea DMZ

Read full article: Harris focuses Asia trip on security, adds tour to Korea DMZ

In meeting after meeting in Tokyo, Vice President Kamala Harris has emphasized the U.S. commitment to regional security.

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Japanese former leader Abe honored at divisive state funeral

Read full article: Japanese former leader Abe honored at divisive state funeral

Japan’s assassinated hawkish former leader, Shinzo Abe, has been honored by a rare and divisive state funeral that was full of militaristic pomp and surrounded by throngs of mourners as well as by widespread protests.

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In Tokyo, Harris calls US-Japan alliance 'a cornerstone'

Read full article: In Tokyo, Harris calls US-Japan alliance 'a cornerstone'

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in Tokyo to lead a U.S. delegation to the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July.

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Kishida opens diplomacy rush as Japan preps divisive funeral

Read full article: Kishida opens diplomacy rush as Japan preps divisive funeral

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has held a series of meetings with foreign dignitaries in what he has called ā€œfuneral diplomacyā€ on the day before he hosts a controversial state-sponsored funeral for former leader Shinzo Abe.

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EXPLAINER: Why is Japan split over Abe's state funeral?

Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why is Japan split over Abe's state funeral?

A rare state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister who was assassinated in July, has split Japan.

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Ceremony and controversy await Harris during visit to Asia

Read full article: Ceremony and controversy await Harris during visit to Asia

Attending funerals on behalf of the United States is normally a straightforward assignment for a vice president.

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Canadian military to help clean up Fiona’s devastation

Read full article: Canadian military to help clean up Fiona’s devastation

Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona.

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South Korea says North Korea test-fired missile toward sea

Read full article: South Korea says North Korea test-fired missile toward sea

North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern seas, extending a provocative streak in weapons testing as a U.S. aircraft carrier visits South Korea for joint military exercises in response to the North’s growing nuclear threat.

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Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada

Read full article: Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada

Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone Saturday.

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US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for joint drills

Read full article: US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for joint drills

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has arrived in the South Korean port of Busan ahead of the two countries’ joint military exercise that aims to show their strength against growing North Korean threats.

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Leaders of S. Korea, Japan agree to strive to improve ties

Read full article: Leaders of S. Korea, Japan agree to strive to improve ties

The governments of South Korea and Japan say their leaders have agreed to accelerate efforts to mend ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Man sets himself on fire in apparent protest of Abe funeral

Read full article: Man sets himself on fire in apparent protest of Abe funeral

A man has set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister’s office in Tokyo in an apparent protest of the planned state funeral for former leader Shinzo Abe.

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Queen's death triggers media bonanza in works for decades

Read full article: Queen's death triggers media bonanza in works for decades

Plans by news organizations that have been in place for years — even decades — to cover the death of Queen Elizabeth II were triggered and tested when the event took place.

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Half of Japan governing lawmakers tied to Unification Church

Read full article: Half of Japan governing lawmakers tied to Unification Church

Japan’s governing party says nearly half of its national lawmakers had ties to the Unification Church, in a widening controversy that emerged after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Another US congressional delegation in Taiwan amid tensions

Read full article: Another US congressional delegation in Taiwan amid tensions

Another U.S. congressional delegation is visiting Taiwan as tensions with China remain high over its claims to the island.

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Harris to lead US delegation to Japan for Abe's funeral

Read full article: Harris to lead US delegation to Japan for Abe's funeral

The White House says Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the U.S. delegation to the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later this month.

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Japan PM apologizes for party's church links, will cut ties

Read full article: Japan PM apologizes for party's church links, will cut ties

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ruling party will cut ties with the Unification Church following a widening scandal triggered by former leader Shinzo Abe’s assassination last month.

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Abe murder suspect says life destroyed by mother's religion

Read full article: Abe murder suspect says life destroyed by mother's religion

The alleged assassin of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was born into an affluent but troubled family.

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Japan police chief to resign over Abe shooting death

Read full article: Japan police chief to resign over Abe shooting death

Japan’s national police chief says he will resign to take responsibility over the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe last month.

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Trump's turbulent White House years culminate in Fla. search

Read full article: Trump's turbulent White House years culminate in Fla. search

Former President Donald Trump has had a lifelong habit of collecting things.

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Unification Church followers decry 'biased' Japanese media

Read full article: Unification Church followers decry 'biased' Japanese media

Thousands of Unification Church followers have rallied in South Korea protesting negative Japanese media coverage after the suspect in the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe blamed the church for his family’s troubles.

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Japan marks WWII's end, Kishida doesn't mention aggression

Read full article: Japan marks WWII's end, Kishida doesn't mention aggression

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has renewed Japan’s no-war pledge at a somber ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the country's World War II defeat, but he did not mention Japanese wartime aggression.

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Japan PM purges Cabinet after support falls over church ties

Read full article: Japan PM purges Cabinet after support falls over church ties

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has reshuffled his Cabinet in a bid to distance his administration from the conservative Unification Church over its ties to the assassinated leader Shinzo Abe and senior ruling party members.

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US ambassador to Japan warns of Chinese economic coercion

Read full article: US ambassador to Japan warns of Chinese economic coercion

The U.S. ambassador in Tokyo says his government is working with Japan and other likeminded countries to counter Chinese attempts to use its economic might to force political change around the world.

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Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage

Read full article: Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage

Japan has executed a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in a Tokyo shopping district in 2008.

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Japan Cabinet sets Abe state funeral amid mixed public view

Read full article: Japan Cabinet sets Abe state funeral amid mixed public view

Japan’s Cabinet has formally decided to hold a state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September.

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EXPLAINER: The Unification Church's ties to Japan's politics

Read full article: EXPLAINER: The Unification Church's ties to Japan's politics

The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has revealed long-suspected, little-talked-of links between him and the Unification Church.

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Japan PM blames police for death of former leader Shinzo Abe

Read full article: Japan PM blames police for death of former leader Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has blamed inadequate police protection for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot while giving an outdoor campaign speech.

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Japan police find bullet marks near Abe assassination site

Read full article: Japan police find bullet marks near Abe assassination site

Japanese police say they have found what they believe are several bullet marks on a building near the site of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination last week in western Japan, apparently from the first shot fired from a suspect’s powerful homemade gun that narrowly missed Abe.

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Finding a place to watch not always easy at British Open

Read full article: Finding a place to watch not always easy at British Open

Tiger Woods called it ā€œhistoricā€ and his ā€œfavorite.ā€.

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US, Japan vow joint efforts on Ukraine, trade, food crisis

Read full article: US, Japan vow joint efforts on Ukraine, trade, food crisis

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Japan's finance minister have agreed to cooperate in dealing with challenges from the war in Ukraine and promoting free trade, sustainable energy and food security.

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Japanese say final goodbye to assassinated former leader Abe

Read full article: Japanese say final goodbye to assassinated former leader Abe

Japanese have bid their final goodbye to assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as his funeral was held at a temple.

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Abe's complicated legacy looms large for current Japan PM

Read full article: Abe's complicated legacy looms large for current Japan PM

Assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was perhaps the most divisive leader in recent Japanese history.

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ā€˜Terrorism’: Abe killing seen as attack on Japan’s democracy

Read full article: ā€˜Terrorism’: Abe killing seen as attack on Japan’s democracy

Public outrage, handwringing and vows of defiance in media and among political commentators are widespread in Japan following the daylight assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Abe, Gadhafi and other political assassinations this century

Read full article: Abe, Gadhafi and other political assassinations this century

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and longtime Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi are among the prominent figures assassinated in the 21st century.

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Abe's party vows to finish his work after win in Japan vote

Read full article: Abe's party vows to finish his work after win in Japan vote

Days after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination, his party vowed to use its victory in a parliamentary election to achieve his unfinished goals.

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Asian shares decline on Wall St slump, China COVID worries

Read full article: Asian shares decline on Wall St slump, China COVID worries

Asian shares are mostly lower after a slump on Wall Street erased recent gains.

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Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting

Read full article: Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting

President Joe Biden is hailing a new law meant to reduce gun violence as ā€œreal progress,ā€ but he insists ā€œmore has to be done."

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Japan ruling party wins big in polls in wake of Abe's death

Read full article: Japan ruling party wins big in polls in wake of Abe's death

Japan’s governing party and its coalition partner have scored a major victory in parliamentary elections imbued with meaning after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Top US diplomat to pay Abe condolence visit to Japan

Read full article: Top US diplomat to pay Abe condolence visit to Japan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a brief condolence visit to Japan next week following the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Abe's death raises security questions as Japan mourns

Read full article: Abe's death raises security questions as Japan mourns

A top police official has acknowledged possible security lapses that allowed an assassin to fire his gun into former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe while he was addressing a campaign rally.

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Abe impersonated 'Super Mario' to promote Tokyo Olympics

Read full article: Abe impersonated 'Super Mario' to promote Tokyo Olympics

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the country’s central figure in landing the 2020 Olympics for Tokyo.

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A look at high-profile political assassinations this century

Read full article: A look at high-profile political assassinations this century

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday by a gunman who opened fire on him as he delivered a campaign speech on a street in western Japan, shocking the country.

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Shinzo Abe, powerful former Japan PM, leaves divided legacy

Read full article: Shinzo Abe, powerful former Japan PM, leaves divided legacy

Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power.

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Japan’s tight gun laws add to shock over Abe’s assassination

Read full article: Japan’s tight gun laws add to shock over Abe’s assassination

The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shocked a world that has come to associate Japan with relatively low crime and strict gun control.

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Assassination of Japan's Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders

Read full article: Assassination of Japan's Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders

Leaders around the world are condemning the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe while recalling him as a man devoted to peace, security and international cooperation.

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Wall Street ends winning week with mixed close on jobs data

Read full article: Wall Street ends winning week with mixed close on jobs data

Wall Street is closing out a winning week with a sputtering finish on Friday, as stocks waffled following a stronger-than-expected report on the U.S. jobs market.

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Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech

Read full article: Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech.

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G-20 diplomats fail on unity over Ukraine, war's impact

Read full article: G-20 diplomats fail on unity over Ukraine, war's impact

Deeply divided top diplomats from the world's richest and largest developing nations have failed to find common ground over Russia's war in Ukraine and its global impacts.

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Japan's economy contracts, but at smaller rate than thought

Read full article: Japan's economy contracts, but at smaller rate than thought

The government says Japan's economy contracted in the first quarter though at a slower rate than expected.

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EXPLAINER: What's the 4-nation Quad, where did it come from?

Read full article: EXPLAINER: What's the 4-nation Quad, where did it come from?

Leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India gathered in Tokyo on Tuesday for a summit of what's known as the Quad.

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S. Korean slavery victim seeks UN justice as time runs out

Read full article: S. Korean slavery victim seeks UN justice as time runs out

Thirty years ago, South Korean Lee Yong-soo went public for the first time in describing how she was abducted from home at age 16 and forced to provide sex by Japan’s wartime military.

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Japan to push controversial mine for UNESCO World Heritage

Read full article: Japan to push controversial mine for UNESCO World Heritage

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan will recommend a former gold mine on Sado Island for a UNESCO World Heritage list despite protests from South Korea that the site is inappropriate because of its wartime abuse of Korean laborers.

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Japan Cabinet OKs record defense budget amid Taiwan concerns

Read full article: Japan Cabinet OKs record defense budget amid Taiwan concerns

Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record 5.4 trillion yen ($47 billion) defense budget for fiscal 2022 that includes funding for research and development of a new fighter jet and other ā€œgame-changingā€ weapons as Japan bolsters its defense capabilities in response to China’s growing military might and its tensions with Taiwan.

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Japan's military, among world's strongest, looks to build

Read full article: Japan's military, among world's strongest, looks to build

Dozens of Japanese tanks are participating in a major exercise on the northern island of Hokkaido in a display of military power that coincides with a recent escalation of Chinese and Russian military moves around Japanese territory.

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Japan PM vows to step up defense amid China, NK threats

Read full article: Japan PM vows to step up defense amid China, NK threats

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, at his first troop review, has renewed his pledge to consider ā€œall options,ā€ including acquiring enemy base strike capability, and vowed to create a stronger Self-Defense Force to protect the country amid growing threats from China and North Korea.

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Asian shares mixed as investors await central bank moves

Read full article: Asian shares mixed as investors await central bank moves

Asian shares are mixed amid cautious trading ahead of a Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting.

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Wall Street rally, Japan election drive Asian shares higher

Read full article: Wall Street rally, Japan election drive Asian shares higher

Stocks have advanced in Asia, with Tokyo's benchmark up 2.5% after the ruling Liberal Democrats won a stronger than expected majority in an election Sunday.

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Japan's Kishida wins mandate, though economic agenda unclear

Read full article: Japan's Kishida wins mandate, though economic agenda unclear

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan should revitalize its economy through ā€œnew capitalism" and many in this country are puzzled over exactly what he has in mind.

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Japan PM Kishida's coalition keeps majority with fewer seats

Read full article: Japan PM Kishida's coalition keeps majority with fewer seats

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s coalition kept a comfortable majority in a parliamentary election despite losing some seats.

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Japanese parliamentary elections crucial for new PM's rule

Read full article: Japanese parliamentary elections crucial for new PM's rule

Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces a crucial test in Sunday's national parliamentary elections, which will determine if his government will have enough support to stay in power long enough to repair the pandemic-hit economy, and tackle climate change and China’s rise.

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Japan keeps tourism freeze despite plunge in virus cases

Read full article: Japan keeps tourism freeze despite plunge in virus cases

Filled with pink and fuzzy things and cuddly bears, 6%DOKIDOKI, a tiny store in the heart of Tokyo’s Harajuku district, is bursting with ā€œkawaii,ā€ the Japanese for ā€œcuteness.ā€.

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Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor Sunao Tsuboi dies at 96

Read full article: Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor Sunao Tsuboi dies at 96

Sunao Tsuboi, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing who made opposing nuclear weapons the message of his life, including in a meeting with President Barack Obama in 2016, has died.

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Japan PM dissolves lower house for Oct. 31 national election

Read full article: Japan PM dissolves lower house for Oct. 31 national election

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has dissolved the lower house of parliament for Japan’s first elections of the pandemic.

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2 women in Japan party leadership race get mixed reactions

Read full article: 2 women in Japan party leadership race get mixed reactions

The two women in the Japanese governing party’s four-way leadership race was a step forward for gender equality.

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Japan's next leader sets sights on wage hikes to fuel growth

Read full article: Japan's next leader sets sights on wage hikes to fuel growth

Japan's next prime minister says he believes raising incomes is the only way to get the world's third-largest economy growing again.

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Ex-diplomat Kishida wins Japan party vote, to become new PM

Read full article: Ex-diplomat Kishida wins Japan party vote, to become new PM

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has won the governing party's leadership election and is set to become the country's next prime minister.

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Japan's next PM must work quickly on virus, economy, China

Read full article: Japan's next PM must work quickly on virus, economy, China

Japan’s governing party chooses a new leader on Wednesday to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

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2 women, political opposites, vying in race for Japan PM

Read full article: 2 women, political opposites, vying in race for Japan PM

Two women are among candidates for Japan’s governing party leadership for the first time in 13 years in what seems like a big step in the country's male-dominated politics.

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