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Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying

Russia said on Tuesday it had detained a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage and accused Tokyo of using...
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Greenpeace vigil commemorates Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Participants hold a banner reading 'Stop war, stop nuclear threats!' above boxes bearing the names of nuclear-armed countries during...
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Japan quake snarls auto and chip supply chains as toll hits 34

A powerful earthquake that struck southern Japan this week has exposed the vulnerability of the country's manufacturing supply chains,...
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Japan quake survivors battle thirst, heat as death toll rises to 25

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Japan toppled houses and split open streets in the small city of Yatsushiro,...
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After the quake came the blast: Inside Japan’s shopping mall disaster

Workers in a mall in southern Japan described being thrown to the floor or enveloped in a cloud of...
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Japan earthquake death toll rises to 13 as rescuers search rubble

Rescuers searched frantically on Wednesday for survivors after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan, killing at least 13 people,...
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Major quake in southern Japan knocks out power, disrupts transport

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes,...
Opinion

A sandpaper for democracy

More and deeper democracy means a greater capacity to manage our disagreements. Technology should help us live with them...
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Taiwan says China sanctions on European arms makers will not hit weapons sourcing

Taiwan's defence minister downplayed on Monday the impact of Chinese sanctions on seven European companies over arms sales to...
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Japan revises magnitude of earthquake to 7.7 as tsunami threat looms

Japanese officials have warned that a second tsunami may be approaching the country's northeast coast following a powerful earthquake,...
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North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, dismisses diplomacy hopes with South Korea

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said,...
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Trump demands others help secure Strait of Hormuz, Japan and Australia say no plans to send ships

Japan and Australia said on Monday they were not planning to send navy vessels to the Middle East to...
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North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles during US-South Korea military drills (updated)

North Korea fired more than 10 ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, as the...
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