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China lashes out at Nato criticism, says will protect rights
BEIJING: Beijing lashed back at Nato’s accusation that China challenges the bloc’s interests and security, and opposed any attempt by the military alliance to expand…
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…
Japan PM Resumes Campaigning After Blast Incident: Japan PM resumes campaigning after blast incident
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resumed campaigning on Saturday after being evacuated unharmed from the scene of an apparent “smoke bomb” blast. The incident…
Nobel prize-winner Kenzaburo Oe, dead at 88, used words to preach pacifism
TOKYO: Kenzaburo Oe, who won Japan its second Nobel Prize for literature with books about pacifism and his disabled son, has died.His death, on March…
Asia: The model for Asia’s Quad? The Beatles, says Japan’s top diplomat
NEW DELHI: As Asia‘s “Quad” powers search for ways to define the group, Japan’s foreign minister has offered a model — The Beatles.Yoshimasa Hayashi, an…