G7 weighs new sanctions on Russia to end Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News
Hiroshima, Japan – By some accounts, sanctions against Russia have left it more isolated than at any point since the
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Japan
Japan’s Kishida visits S Korea to boost ties amid N Korea threat | Politics News
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit marks the first by a Japanese leader to Seoul in 12 years. Japanese Prime Minister
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Taliban must ‘swiftly reverse’ crackdown on women’s rights: UN | Women’s Rights News
Security Council votes unanimously to condemn a ban on Afghan women working for the UN, the latest move to restrict
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Japanese company loses contact with moon lander in likely crash | Space News
Flight controllers lose contact with spacecraft moments before the planned touchdown. A Japanese company has lost contact with its spacecraft
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US Republican presidential hopefuls head to Taiwan, Japan | Politics News
The visits come amid heightened tension over self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory. The Republican governor of
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South Korea restores Japan to trade white list amid warming ties | Economy
Seoul restores preferential trade status three years after neighbours restricted trade over historical grievances. South Korea has formally restored Japan
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World military spending reaches all-time high of $2.24 trillion | Military News
Surge in spending reflects Russia-Ukraine war and ‘increasingly insecure world’, according to leading think tank. World military spending reached an
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Japan readies to shoot down North Korea spy satellite debris | Weapons News
Defence minister also ordered the deployment of destroyers equipped with SM-3 ship-to-air missiles to Japanese coastal waters. Japan has activated
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Explorers find WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died | Conflict News
Japan’s SS Montevideo Maru was sunk in 1942 by a US submarine unaware that more than 1,000 prisoners of war
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G7 nations mulling near-total ban on exports to Russia: Kyodo | Russia-Ukraine war
G7 nations reportedly discussing ban ahead of summit in Hiroshima next month. The Group of Seven (G7) countries are considering
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