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Ruling party of Fumio Kishida wins comfortable victory in Japanese election
Conservative LDP along with coalition partner Komeito retain control of parliament, defying expectationsJapan’…
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Kim Jong-un orders hotline with the South to reopen as he condemns ‘cunning’ US
North Korean leader said Biden offer of dialogue is ‘a facade’ and blamed the US for ‘hostile policy’Kim Jong-…
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Japan sees record number of Covid cases days before Paralympics begin
Critical care beds are nearing capacity in Tokyo and prefectures outside the capital are also tackling worst e…
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Japan urges young people to get jabs and stay in amid Tokyo Covid surge
Health experts say surge in cases amid Olympics could overload hospitals unless action takenCoronavirus – late…
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Number of missing in Japan landslide climbs to more than 100
Number rose after officials in Atami checked residential registers rather than relying on reports of missing p…
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Kim Jong-un signal for help could mark a turning point in North Korea’s Covid fight
Analysis: leader’s talk of huge crisis, despite no admission of Covid cases, comes amid concerns over health i…
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Kim Jong-un’s sister dismisses hopes of US-North Korea nuclear talks
Kim Yo-jong’s intervention appears to have thwarted any prospects for early resumption of negotiationsKim Jong…
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Japan eases Tokyo’s Covid restrictions as it prepares for Olympics
Relaxed measures in capital and several other regions will focus on early closure of bars and restaurantsCoron…
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US tells citizens to avoid travel to Japan due to Covid outbreak
Move comes amid preparations in Tokyo for the Olympics, which are due to be held from 23 July despite a raging…
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US warns North Korea could be planning ICBM test ‘in near future’ in test for Biden
Comments come as US secretary of state and defence secretary begin visit to Japan and South Korea to discuss s…
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Harvard professor sparks outrage with claims about Japan’s ‘comfort women’
Academics reject J Mark Ramseyer’s claim women were not forced into sexual slavery during second world warA Ha…
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Russian diplomats leave North Korea on hand-powered rail trolley
Coronavirus pandemic meant the envoys and their families had to travel home in an unconventional way In normal…
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IOC condemns remarks about women by Tokyo chief as volunteers quit
Head of organising committee in Japan, Yoshiro Mori, under pressure to step down as anger grows The Internatio…
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Tokyo 2020 head says ‘impossible’ to delay Olympics as public opposition grows
Japanese poll on Wednesday finds just 16% think Games should go ahead this year but Tokyo committee chief says…
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Record snowfall in Japan forces hundreds of drivers to sleep in their cars
Self-defence forces called out to provide food, blankets and fuel to motorists after sudden snowfallMore than …