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The Guardian view on Germany, Japan and the end of the postwar order: as US alliances crumble, a new world emerges | Editorial
Developments in Berlin and Tokyo show how far the strategic environment has shifted in response to authoritari…
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George Ariyoshi, first US governor of Asian American descent, dies aged 100
Democrat led Hawaii from 1973 to 1986, coinciding with the party’s rise to power in the stateGeorge R Ariyoshi…
- Sanae Takaichi, US-Israel war on Iran, Japan, Business, US news, World news, Commodities, Asia Pacific, Energy industry, Oil
Japan to begin biggest-ever oil release from national reserves as Middle East energy crisis bites
PM Sanae Takaichi says about 80m barrels of stockpiled oil to be provided to refiners – equivalent to 45 days …
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Jimmy Kimmel on Trump Pearl Harbor joke: ‘Everything he knows about it begins and ends with the Ben Affleck movie’
Late-night hosts panned Trump’s joke about the 1941 attack, addressed new unredacted Epstein emails and talked…
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Trump mocks Japan about Pearl Harbor in response to question about Iran war
US president was meeting with Japanese PM when he said: ‘Who knows better about surprise than Japan?’Middle Ea…
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Japanese prime minister explains to Trump that her country cannot join his Iran war – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.Trump news at a glance: president claims ignorance of Israel’s plan to strike Ira…
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Trump steps up pressure on European allies to help protect strait of Hormuz
US president says it is ‘only appropriate’ for Europe to help, and warns failure to do so would be ‘very bad’ …
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UK consumer sentiment takes a tumble; bad weather threaten fruit supplies but boosts Morocco’s wheat crop – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK households grow more worried about debtsUK c…
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‘Letting the sound happen around you’: powerful sonic memorial remembers the dead
Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork has created a sound installation emulating second world war spaces: a Japanese internme…
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US, UK, EU, Australia and more to meet to discuss critical minerals alliance
About 20 countries including G7 states in talks on rare earths including calls for US to guarantee minimum pri…
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Sega co-founder David Rosen dies aged 95
Rosen, who led Sega from the 1960s into the 90s and who died on Christmas Day, was a hugely important figure i…
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Labubus, TikTok and KPop Demon Hunters: how childhood went east Asian – podcast
Has east Asia replaced the US as the world’s cultural centre? With Jeff YangFrom matcha and bubble tea to mang…
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‘Like a rock star’: the global reverence for Martin Parr’s class-conscious photography
Unfettered love for late photographer in France and elsewhere stands in contrast to occasional reservations in…
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Japan releases playwright Jeremy O Harris three weeks after arrest for alleged drug smuggling
The Emily in Paris actor and writer of the Tony-nominated Slave Play remains in Japan while prosecutors invest…
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Playwright Jeremy O Harris arrested in Japan for alleged drug smuggling
The writer of the Tony award-nominated Slave Play remains in custody after authorities say they found MDMA in …
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China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation | Simon Tisdall
The US hasn’t just left Ukraine vulnerable; it is also provoking Xi’s intensifying attitude towards what he co…
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Four ways AI is being used to strengthen democracies worldwide | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier
The dangers of artificial intelligence and its potential to consolidate power are clear. But used fairly, it c…
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Weather tracker: US storms linked to ‘atmospheric river’ phenomenon
California faced evacuation warnings over flood risk, while Japan experienced heavy early season snowfallEvacu…
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First Thing: Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon during 2018 pro-Trump media campaign
Text messages released by US House show convicted sex offender coaching Maga influencer on political messaging…
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SoftBank sells stake in Nvidia for $5.8bn as it doubles down on OpenAI bets
Shares in chipmaker Nvidia fall after announcement by Japanese investor, with other tech shares also slippingB…