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PublishedApril 10, 2024
Biden praises Japan’s growing clout on international stage as he welcomes leader
The official visit completes the administration’s feting of the leaders of the Quad, the informal partnership between the U.S., Japan, Australia and India that the White House has focused on elevating since Biden took office.
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
Biden to meet Japanese leader over shared concerns about China and differences on U.S. Steel deal
The visit comes after Biden announced last month that he opposes the planned sale of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan.
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PublishedApril 4, 2024
Japan’s answer to seasonal allergies: A subsidized tropical escape
Millions of employees fall sick each spring from hay fever.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Seoul says North Korea fires missile toward the North’s eastern waters
Japan’s Defense Ministry said it also detected a missile launch by North Korea.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2024
At 83, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki earns historic Oscar for ‘The Boy and the Heron’
He is the oldest director ever nominated for the category and the oldest winner by more than two decades.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
Funny, ‘useless’ inventions boost spirits, creativity at struggling small factories
Unnecessity seems to be the mother of some invention: There is an annual competition for such useless products made by professional artisans in Japan.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2024
Japan vows support to Ukraine while hosting conference focused on war-torn country’s reconstruction
Japan hopes to build momentum for global support for Ukraine as the war drags on and attention is diverted to the war in Gaza.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Bath honors ties to Japanese city with torii gate, memorial garden
Bath built a Japanese torii gate and memorial garden honoring citizens of Tsugaru who, in 1889, rescued crew members of the Cheseborough, a Bath-built merchant vessel that ran aground during a typhoon.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
China bans Japanese seafood as nuclear wastewater released
One expert on radioactive waste says China is overreacting. Eating a lifetime's worth of seafood from near the release site would have 'the tritium radiation equivalent of one bite of a banana,' he said.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
U.S., Japan and South Korea agree to expand security and economic ties at historic Camp David summit
The country's leaders have agreed to a new security pledge committing the 3 countries to consult with each other in the event of a security crisis or threat in the Pacific.