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Yoshihide Suga wins party vote for Japan prime minister
World

Yoshihide Suga wins party vote for Japan prime minister

TOKYO (AP) — Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party on Monday, virtually guaranteeing him…
Tokyo Olympic CEO: Vaccine not requirement to hold games
World

Tokyo Olympic CEO: Vaccine not requirement to hold games

TOKYO (AP) — A vaccine is not a requirement for holding next year’s postponed Olympics and Paralympics, the CEO of…
Japan’s ruling party to hold September 14 leadership vote; four possible candidates for PM
World

Japan’s ruling party to hold September 14 leadership vote; four possible candidates for PM

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to hold a leadership vote on Sept. 14 to replace Prime…
Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
World

Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus

(Reuters) – Japan plans to secure enough coronavirus vaccines to inoculate its population four times over, while German Chancellor Angela…
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe intends to resign for health reasons
World

Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe intends to resign for health reasons

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, intends to leave office because of declining health, according to his…
Asia Today: Philippine capital’s virus lockdown to be eased
World

Asia Today: Philippine capital’s virus lockdown to be eased

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to ease a mild coronavirus lockdown in the capital and…
Japan marks 75th anniversary of war end with no Abe apology
World

Japan marks 75th anniversary of war end with no Abe apology

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Emperor Naruhito…
Five factors behind the recent decline in gold prices
Economy

Five factors behind the recent decline in gold prices

Gold prices fell during trading on Tuesday, in the worst daily decline since last March. The spot price fell to…
75 years later, 1 mn Japanese war dead still missing
World

75 years later, 1 mn Japanese war dead still missing

TOKYO (AP) — Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, more than one million Japanese war dead are…
Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads
Environment

Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters on Tuesday as they tried to clean up damage…
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