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Hundreds of cars stranded due to historic heavy snowfall in northern Japan
Jan 11, 2021 10:22A historic heavy snowfall hit Japan's northern prefectures, stranding hundreds of cars, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday.
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Worldwide coronavirus cases surpass 81.3mn amid fast spread of new variant
Dec 29, 2020 16:02The new coronavirus has now infected over 81.3 million people and killed more than 1.7 million others across the globe, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
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Japan's cabinet endorses record military budget
Dec 21, 2020 14:13Japan's cabinet has ratified a record-high budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year that begins in April, including another military spending hike to counter China and a stimulus for its pandemic-hit economy.
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Iran urges Japan to release assets
Dec 16, 2020 07:00Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Japan to release the Islamic Republic’s financial resources.
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Iran will stand by Syria until final victory over terrorism: Rouhani
Dec 15, 2020 18:01President Hassan Rouhani has once again reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s support for Syria until its final victory over terrorism, describing Tehran-Damascus relations as “strategic and friendly.”
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Japan, France, US set to hold joint war games in May as 'message' to China
Dec 06, 2020 14:23Japan, France, and the United States are reportedly set to hold joint military drills for the first time in May next year, as part of attempts to contain what is claimed as China’s growing influence in the Asia Pacific region.
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Japan prosecutors seek to query former PM Abe in political funding case: Media
Dec 03, 2020 09:01Prosecutors have asked Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to report for voluntary questioning in a case they are building against his secretary over unreported political funds involving as much as 40 million yen ($382,848), the media said on Thursday.
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India, US, Japan, Australia launch large naval drills
Nov 03, 2020 11:24India, the United States, Japan, and Australia have launched joint naval exercises, the largest in more than a decade, Indian government sources say, amid US attempts to counter China’s influence in the region.
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UK formally inks first post-Brexit trade deal with Japan amid struggle with EU
Oct 23, 2020 17:39The United Kingdom has formally inked a trade deal with Japan, for the first time as an independent country from the European Union (EU), while not even close to striking a deal with its closest trading partners in the bloc.
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Japan snubs US call to bar China from telecoms networks
Oct 17, 2020 05:15Japan has refused to join the US campaign to exclude Chinese firms from telecommunications networks, saying Tokyo will adopt its own measures to respond in case it finds concerns over security issues, a Japanese daily reported.