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You need to calm down: Taylor Swift can fly from Tokyo to Super Bowl in time, says Japan embassy
Singer should be able to see boyfriend Travis Kelce in person despite 17-hour time change and 12-hour flight, …
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The race for the moon – podcast
The space race of the 20th century put the first person on the moon. Now a new race to the lunar surface – wit…
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US-bound plane returns to Tokyo after man allegedly bites flight attendant
Incident reportedly happened on All Nippon Airways flight with man, 55, arrested after plane brought back to T…
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The global economy is poised for another tumultuous year in 2024 | Kenneth Rogoff
High interest rates, a slowdown in China and a possible Trump victory could make for a rocky yearThe global ec…
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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘final’ film The Boy and the Heron hits No 1 at North American box office
The Japanese director’s animation beats The Hunger Games prequel and Godzilla Minus One on its opening weekend…
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US military grounds fleet of Osprey aircraft after fatal Japan crash
Eight American service members were killed last week when tilt-rotor aircraft crashed during training missionT…
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US air force Osprey crash wreckage and remains of five crew found off Japan
Aircraft crashed last week off south-western Japan carrying eight American personnel on training missionUS and…
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At least one dead after US military plane crashes off Japanese coast
Status of five other personnel aboard Osprey aircraft not known after incident off Yakushima island, off south…
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‘I try to photograph the unseen’: Michael Kenna on 50 years of shooting breathtaking landscapes
A new book celebrates half a century of work by the landmark English photographer, who has captured everything…
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China, Japan and South Korea agree talks to calm fears over US ties
Trilateral discussions to resume in response to Beijing’s fears over growing US influence in regionThe leaders…
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A US growth-inflation ‘soft landing’ is vital to solving the global economy puzzle | Mohamed El-Erian
Fed’s performance over next six months is key but challenges may be bigger than many analysts expectThe global…
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The Camp David summit signals a new cold war – this time with China | Observer editorial
The meeting between Joe Biden and Japan and South Korea’s heads of state symbolises a profound hardening of at…
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US ‘concerned’ over reports of Russia-North Korea nuclear cooperation
National security adviser Jake Sullivan makes comments as US, Japan and South Korea agree to new security pled…
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How brutal heat is breaking records everywhere from the US to Japan
Temperatures reached as high as 53.3C in the US and flooding hit South Korea and India A remote township in th…
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Extreme heatwave live: Texas city confirms first heat death; northern hemisphere boils in severe weather – as it happened
Man in Houston died in house without air conditioning; mercury in parts of Italy is close to hitting 45C as wi…
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Hiroshima bomb survivors say peace park agreement with Pearl Harbour is an ‘insult’
Several groups wrote to the Hiroshima city government asking it not to sign the agreement with US counterparts…
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Weather tracker: Canada wildfires rage in what could be worst season to date
Plumes of smoke move southwards across US east coast. Elsewhere, Japan hit by remnants of Typhoon MawarWildfir…
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Australia, India, Japan and US take thinly veiled swipe at China
Beijing clearly target of joint statement by Quad group calling for ‘stability in Indo-Pacific maritime domain…
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Quad summit cancelled after Joe Biden calls off trip to Australia
Leaders of Japan, India, US and Australia will instead meet on sidelines of the G7 in Hiroshima this weekendGe…
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Joe Biden cancels Australian visit amid US domestic debt deadlock
President had been due to address parliament next week, the first US leader in 10 years to do so, as part of A…