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Japan PM Kishida to speak with South Korean leader on Friday- Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, plans to speak with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday,...
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Japanese coalition partner raises doubt about higher defence spending
TOKYO (Reuters) - The junior partner in Japan's ruling coalition raised doubt on Friday about Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's plan...
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Japan PM Kishida launches flagship panel to look into wealth redistribution
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida launched a flagship council on Friday to work out a strategy...
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Japan dissolves parliament, setting stage for general election
By Antoni Slodkowski and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan dissolved its parliament on Thursday, setting the stage for an...
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Japan’s main opposition calls for ‘wealth distribution first’ ahead of election
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's largest opposition, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ), said on Thursday it would try to...
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Suicides among Japanese children at record high during pandemic -media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than four decades, local media...
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Russia can help Europe, not using gas as a weapon says Putin
By Vladimir Soldatkin, Kate Abnett and Shivani Singh MOSCOW/BRUSSELS/BEIJING (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia was not...
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Britain sees Tran-Pacific trade deal next year, no date yet for U.S. accord
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Britain does not know when it might get a full trade deal with the...
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Russia excluded from 30-country meeting to fight ransomware and cyber crime
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia was not invited to attend a 30-country virtual meeting led by the United States...
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Japan’s largest opposition party focuses on human rights in party platform
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's largest opposition group unveiled a campaign platform on Wednesday that said it would...
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Flanked by missiles, North Korea’s Kim says U.S. and South Korea threaten peace
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - Standing beside North Korea's largest missiles, leader Kim Jong Un said...
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Kremlin says it disagrees with Japan’s sovereignty claim over islands
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday it disagreed with comments by new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that...
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Japan’s ruling party unveils manifesto with focus on coronavirus, defence
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) unveiled on Tuesday its manifesto for an Oct. 31...
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Britain reaffirms Asia ’tilt’ as new warship makes Singapore stop
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Britain's new aircraft carrier the HMS Queen Elizabeth made a stop in Singapore on...
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Japan’s new PM defends pro-nuclear stance in parliamentary debut
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, defended his pro-nuclear energy policies on Monday, saying that re-starting nuclear power...
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China’s Xi, Japan’s new PM hold first talks, agree on need for dialogue
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday he had agreed in his first talks with Chinese...
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Japan LDP election platform draft does not mention financial tax
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) made...
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Japan ruling party manifesto calls for sharp rise in defence spending
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will call for a sharp rise in defence spending in its election...
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Tokyo trains crowded but little other damage day after strong quake
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo area commuters faced packed trains on Friday on some lines due to delays, but there was...
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Magnitude 6.1 quake jolts Tokyo, causing blackouts but no tsunami warning
By Elaine Lies and Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) -A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted Tokyo and...
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