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Shinzo Abe: Antony Blinken says assassinated former Japanese PM was ‘man of vision’
The US secretary of state flies to Japan to give condolences to nation as country’s ruling LDP holds muted cel…
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North Korea says it may boost military to counter US, South Korea and Japan pact
Pyongyang accuses US of seeking ‘military supremacy’ over Asia-Pacific amid reports North ready for first nucl…
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Response to Russia’s war in Ukraine dominates G7 summit
Analysis: Talks close with pledge to support Kyiv for ‘as long as it takes’ but price caps on Kremlin oil and …
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Central bank policymakers should not assume reputations will recover | Howard Davies
As inflation soars, the Fed, ECB, Bank of England and others are more regularly challenged than in the pastWho…
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Owner of UK chip designer Arm may float some of firm’s shares in London
Japan’s SoftBank still likely to conduct IPO in New York but could secure secondary listingThe Japanese owner …
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Japanese man, 83, becomes oldest person to sail solo non-stop across Pacific
Yachtsman Kenichi Horie repeats trick after becoming first person to successfully take on feat in 1962Before h…
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From fast food to fine art: the US chef who helped ramen conquer the world
Ivan Orkin spent years learning about Japanese cooking – and especially how to perfect the celebrated noodles.…
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G7 countries to stop funding fossil fuel development overseas
Ministers from world’s biggest economies reach agreement that could shift estimated $33bn a year to clean ener…
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Albanese insists ‘we will determine our values’ after Chinese premier reaches out to new PM
Prime minister in Tokyo says there is ‘no justification’ for China’s trade sanctions against Australia and ‘th…
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Anthony Albanese in Tokyo for tense Quad talks after Joe Biden says US would defend Taiwan
Labor leader in tight position after China said dialogue with US, India and Japan would be test of new Austral…
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US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China, says Joe Biden
President says US’s responsibility to protect island is ‘even stronger’ after Russia’s invasion of UkraineJoe …
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White House braced for North Korean nuclear test during Biden’s Asia trip
National security adviser Jake Sullivan says intelligence reflects ‘long-range missile test or a nuclear test,…
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The Japanese hunger striker demanding an end to US bases in Okinawa
As island prepares to mark 50 years since Okinawa was returned to Japanese sovereignty, Jinshiro Motoyama is i…
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Japanese gaming company to sell Tomb Raider to Sweden’s Embracer
Tokyo-based Square Enix selling three studios in $300m dealThe Japanese gaming company behind Final Fantasy is…
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US arrests Japanese yakuza leader over alleged missiles-for-heroin plot
Takeshi Ebisawa accused of planning to purchase surface-to-air missiles for rebel groups in Myanmar and distri…
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Christopher Alexander obituary
Architect and theorist who believed in creating human-centred buildings, drawing on new technology and ancient…
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‘Japan’s most famous yachtsman’: 83-year-old attempts solo Pacific crossing
Kenichi Horie became the first person to make a non-stop solo crossing of the Pacific in 1962 and has made mul…
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Crooks, kleptocrats and crises: a timeline of Credit Suisse scandals
A string of controversies have beset Switzerland’s second-largest lender, including Japanese ‘shredding partie…
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‘We’re in danger of forgetting’: congressman’s warning 80 years after Japanese American incarceration
Congressman Mark Takano, whose family was forced into camps, calls for vigilance amid ‘nefarious nostalgia’Eig…
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Russian aggression towards Ukraine could jeopardise Indo-Pacific stability, says US after Quad meeting
US secretary of state Antony Blinken says Russia’s actions could embolden other countries to pursue military a…