Japan, Netherlands to join US in China chip controls: Bloomberg | Business and Economy
Agreement on tighter export controls on China would be seen as a big diplomatic win for US President Joe Biden.
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Japan bans exports of robots, semiconductor parts to Russia | Business and Economy News
Tokyo’s latest sanctions come after Russia launched missile attacks across Ukraine that killed at least 11 people. Japan has tightened its
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North and South Korea violated armistice with drones: UN Command | United Nations News
Flying drones into each other’s airspace violated an armistice that ended fighting in the 1950-1953 Korean War, UN says. North
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Northeast Asia battles severe cold snap and heavy snow | Weather News
The Korean Peninsula, Japan and China see temperatures plunge to levels not seen in a decade as snow hampers travel.
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18 missing, 4 rescued after cargo ship sinks off southwest Japan | Weather News
Search and rescue efforts are under way after a cargo ship carrying lumber capsizes between Japan and South Korea. Japan
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‘Now or never’: Kishida says Japan has to act on population drop | Politics News
Kishida says government will take steps to tackle the slowing birth rate, which fell to a record low in 2021.
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Why Biden’s chip war on China is straining US alliances | Business and Economy
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created a new era of economic statecraft, with enthusiasm for sanctions soaring in Washington, DC
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Japan’s prices rise at fastest pace since 1981 | Business and Economy
Consumer prices in the world’s third-biggest economy rose by 4 percent in December. Japan’s prices rose at their fastest pace
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Japan firm defends owning Van Gogh’s Sunflowers amid lawsuit | Arts and Culture News
Famous painting at the centre of a legal battle after the former owner’s family files a US lawsuit demanding its
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Tokyo court upholds acquittal of Fukushima disaster executives | Nuclear Energy News
Prosecutors have argued that the executives were aware of the dangers of a nuclear plant located on Japan’s coast. Tokyo’s
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