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An intensifying arms race in Asia
(Refiles to correct date on Taiwan announcement to earlier this month from Friday) (Reuters) - Analysts warn Asia may be...
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What to watch for in Japan’s leadership vote Wednesday
By Antoni Slodkowski (Reuters) - Japan's ruling party votes for a new leader on Wednesday in an unusually unpredictable tussle...
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UK plans deeper defence ties with Japan in Pacific focus
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would begin formal negotiations with Japan to deepen their defence relationship, part...
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Japan to lift emergency COVID-19 curbs, but gradually
By Kantaro Komiya and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will lift a coronavirus state of emergency in all regions on...
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LGBTQ groups hope Japan PM race may lead to same-sex marriages
By Sakura Murakami and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - LGBTQ rights activists are hoping that Japan may finally allow same-sex...
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Australian PM departs for Quad meeting amid French submarine deal fallout
(Corrects paragraph 4 to remove reference to Boris Johnson as a Quad leader. Clarifies in paragraph 7 that the Quad...
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Factbox-Japan’s ruling party votes for new leader. What’s next for new PM
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) votes for a new leader on Wednesday, who...
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N.Korea fires missile, accuses U.S. of ‘double standards’
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a missile towards the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South...
Read moreNorth Korea has right to test weapons given hostile policies- U.N. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations called on Monday for the United States to give...
Read moreNorth Korea fires projectile into Sea of Japan – Yonhap
(Reuters) - North Korea launched at least one projectile into the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency cited...
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U.S. plans projects in Latin America countering China’s Belt and Road
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are set to tour Latin America this week to scout infrastructure projects...
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Junior Japanese lawmakers emerge as force in wide-open PM race
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - A group of junior lawmakers has emerged as a force to be reckoned with...
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Factbox-Japan PM candidates and their policy stances
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, his support ratings in tatters ahead of a general election, said this month...
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Outcome uncertain as Japan’s ruling party heads to vote on next PM
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling party votes on Wednesday for the country's next prime minister in an...
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Race to determine next Japan premier likely to go to run-off – NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) -The race to determine Japan's next premier will likely go to a run-off as neither of the two...
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Japan’s Kono says same-sex marriage should be discussed in parliament
TOKYO (Reuters) - The frontrunner to become Japan's next prime minister on Sunday said he supported same-sex marriage and that...
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North Korea says hope is alive for peace, summit with South
By Heekyong Yang and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea is willing to consider another summit with South Korea if...
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Japan PM: Quad leaders agree to cooperate on vaccines, clean energy
TOKYO (Reuters) - Leaders of Japan, the United States, India and Australia have agreed to cooperate on such fields as...
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India tells Quad will allow export of 8 million Indo-Pacific vaccine doses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told fellow leaders of the Quad partnership on Friday India will allow...
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Japan’s Princess Mako to give up one-off payment in controversial marriage -media
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Princess Mako is set to forego a one-off million-dollar payment for giving up her royal status to...
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