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Summit catapults world ahead in crucial year to curb warming
World
April 24, 2021
Summit catapults world ahead in crucial year to curb warming
WASHINGTON (AP) — The world moved closer to curbing the worst of global warming after this week’s climate summit. But…
Tokyo Olympics torch relay has first positive COVID-19 case
World
April 22, 2021
Tokyo Olympics torch relay has first positive COVID-19 case
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympics organizers said Thursday that a policeman tested positive for COVID-19 a day after his assignment…
Seoul court rejects sexual slavery claim against Tokyo
World
April 21, 2021
Seoul court rejects sexual slavery claim against Tokyo
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Wednesday rejected a claim by South Korean sexual slavery victims…
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
World
April 19, 2021
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing…
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply
World
April 18, 2021
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the…
Biden and Japan’s Suga project unity against China’s assertiveness
World
April 17, 2021
Biden and Japan’s Suga project unity against China’s assertiveness
President Joe Biden on Friday sought to present a united front with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to counter an…
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
World
April 14, 2021
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo pitched itself as “a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2…
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in 2 years
World
April 13, 2021
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in 2 years
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government decided Tuesday to start releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into…
Egypt welcomes Japan’s participation in major projects: Finance Minister
Business
April 11, 2021
Egypt welcomes Japan’s participation in major projects: Finance Minister
Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait on Saturday met with a Japanese delegation headed by Matsunaga Hideki, Director General of the…
Coronavirus digest: New Zealand suspends travel from India
World
April 8, 2021
Coronavirus digest: New Zealand suspends travel from India
New Zealand on Thursday said it will temporarily suspend entry for all travelers arriving from India. The announcement comes after…