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Japan Swelters Through a Punishing Heat Wave
TOKYO — Japan is enduring one of its worst heat waves on record, raising concern about potential power shortages amid…
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Japan’s Economy Shrank 1 Percent as Consumers Fled Covid
TOKYO — Last December, after two years of stop-and-go growth, Japan’s economic engine seemed like it might finally be revving…
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Japan Has Long Sought More Inflation and a Weak Yen. But Not Like This.
TOKYO — For years, as Japan tried to boost its chronically weak economic growth, it pursued what its central bank…
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New Zealand Deal May Put Japan Closer to ‘Five Eyes’ Intelligence Alliance
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — As China moves to expand its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan and New Zealand have…
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Your Tuesday Briefing: Documenting Russia’s Terror Campaign
We’re covering Russia’s campaign of terror in Bucha and the easing of Covid restrictions in South Korea. Body bags lay…
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Japan dials up measures against Russia, aligning itself with the U.S. and Europe.
Japan is stepping up its rhetoric and economic measures against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, furthering Moscow’s economic isolation…
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These Revered Cranes Escaped Extinction. Can They Survive Without Humans?
KUSHIRO, Japan — The dance of the red-crowned cranes commenced, an impromptu pas de deux. The pair approached each other…
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Your Thursday Briefing: Zelensky Speaks to Congress
Good morning. We’re covering Zelensky’s speech to U.S. lawmakers, an offshore earthquake in Japan and mass graves in Syria. President…
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In Hawaii, Blinken Aims for a United Front With Allies on North Korea
HONOLULU — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan on Saturday presented…
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The U.S. and Japan strike a deal to roll back Trump-era steel tariffs.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration reached a deal to partially lift tariffs that the Trump administration had imposed on Japanese…
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