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Japanese man arrested at Hawaii airport for allegedly carrying inert grenades in luggage
The terminal at Hawaii’s Hilo International Airport was temporarily evacuated while a bomb squad checked if th…
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North Korea condemns joint military exercise by South Korea, US and Japan
Pyongyang calls large-scale ‘Freedom Edge’ drills involving fighter jets and nuclear-powered US aircraft carri…
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US air force member charged with kidnapping and rape of teen in Okinawa
Brennon Washington, 25, invited girl to speak to him in his car and then drove to her residence, indictment sa…
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G7 leaders head to Italy for summit as Ukraine and Russia top the agenda
US wants show of strength with planned sanctions for helping Russia, but group will also discuss migration, Mi…
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‘Bloody £9 for two!’ How much does an ice-cream cost around the world?
After outrage in the UK about the skyrocketing cost of a scoop, how does the rest of the world compare?The cos…
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Shohei Ohtani interpreter pleads guilty to stealing millions from MLB star
Ippei Mizuhara faces long jail sentence after admissionPlea deal will absolve Ohtani of any wrongdoingIppei Mi…
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Biden calls Japan and India xenophobic: ‘They don’t want immigrants’
US president says ‘immigrants are what makes us strong’ and criticizes countries, plus China and Russia, over …
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Russia vetos UN resolution to prevent nuclear arms race in space
Moscow described the security council resolution, which would have called on countries not to deploy weapons o…
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While Biden and Kishida exchange praise in Washington, Japan is asking ‘what if Trump’?
Despite warm words from the US and Japanese leaders during their summit this week, back in Japan the spectre o…
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Japanese leader asks US to overcome ‘self-doubt’ about global leadership
Fumio Kishida warns of risks from China in address to Congress and says Japan determined to do more to share r…
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Biden announces new joint Japan-Australia air missile defence network – video
Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida, the Japanese prime minister, have announced a new era of military cooperation aim…
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US and Japan announce new military agreements aimed at countering China
Tokyo and Washington have struck 70 pacts on defence cooperation during Japanese PM’s White House state visitJ…
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Australia says military collaboration with Japan is not about creating ‘Jaukus’
Australia, UK and US say they want to support regional stability and security but China ‘gravely concerned’Fol…
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Blue, mysterious and arriving by the millions: the alien-like creatures blanketing US beaches
Masses of ephemeral organisms known as ‘by-the-wind sailors’ wash up in a ‘blue tide’ on the west coast most y…
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Cracking geysers: the world’s most thrilling hot springs – in pictures
They can be sacred, space-like, healing or heart-shaped – and anywhere on Earth. Even war can’t get between pe…
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Japanese Americans draw on heritage and history to support Palestine
A Japanese diaspora collective called Nikkei 4 Palestine aims to mobilize their community in solidarity as Isr…
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FBI returns 22 looted artifacts to Japan after discovery in Massachusetts attic
Investigation of items that were stolen during the Okinawa battle began after family discovered them in late f…
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Boss of Japan crime syndicate conspired to traffic nuclear material, say US prosecutors
Takeshi Ebisawa is being charged over a conspiracy to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar, believing Ir…
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Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars?
In part six of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we weigh up what will be the power of the futureDo …
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Seiji Ozawa obituary
First Japanese conductor to gain recognition in the west who achieved superstar statusSeiji Ozawa, who has die…