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Japan: Japan, South Korea leaders pray at memorial for Korean atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima
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Japan: Japan, South Korea leaders pray at memorial for Korean atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol prayed together Sunday at a memorial for Korean victims of the 1945…

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Japan's Kishida says 'significant' G7 showed solidarity with guest Zelenskyy
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Japan’s Kishida says ‘significant’ G7 showed solidarity with guest Zelenskyy

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday it was “significant” that the Group of Seven (G7) nations showed solidarity in their intention to…

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G7 urges China to press Russia to end war in Ukraine, respect Taiwan's status, fair trade rules
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G7 urges China to press Russia to end war in Ukraine, respect Taiwan’s status, fair trade rules

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN: The Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies united Saturday in urging China to pressure its strategic partner Russia to end its war on…

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Russia: In symbolic Hiroshima, US & allies size up Russia & China
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Russia: In symbolic Hiroshima, US & allies size up Russia & China

HIROSHIMA: US President Joe Biden and Japan’s Fumio Kishida met for talks in the deeply symbolic city of Hiroshima on Thursday, aiming for closer cooperation…

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Japan PM Fumio Kishida to visit South Korea, meet Yoon on Sunday
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida to visit South Korea, meet Yoon on Sunday

TOKYO/SEOUL: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit South Korea on May 7-8 for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol, the governments of the two…

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Kishida: After learning of the Kishida attack, the safety chief kept eating
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Kishida: After learning of the Kishida attack, the safety chief kept eating

TOKYO: Japan’s public safety chief has come under fire for his remark that he enjoyed eel rice so much that he kept eating after his…

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Japan Pm Denounces Attack: Japan PM denounces attack, vows security review before G7
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Japan Pm Denounces Attack: Japan PM denounces attack, vows security review before G7

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida denounced a pipe bomb attack at a campaign event he attended last weekend and pledged to review security procedures…

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Japan Wants 'Constructive Stable' Ties With China: Japan wants 'constructive, stable' ties with China: PM
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Japan Wants ‘Constructive Stable’ Ties With China: Japan wants ‘constructive, stable’ ties with China: PM

TOKYO: Japan wants “constructive and stable” ties with China and calls on Beijing to behave “responsibly”, the country’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in an…

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Japan PM Fumio Kishida says security balance 'difficult' after attack
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida says security balance ‘difficult’ after attack

TOKYO: Striking the right balance on security for politicians is “very difficult”, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in an interview Thursday, days after he…

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White House: US, Japan to mark friendship with cherry tree at White House
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White House: US, Japan to mark friendship with cherry tree at White House

WASHINGTON: First lady Jill Biden and Yuko Kishida, the Japanese prime minister’s wife, were planting a cherry tree on the White House grounds on Monday…

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