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Japanese boy stabbed in China dies
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 19/09/2024
» SHENZHEN, China - A child enrolled in a Japanese school in the Chinese city of Shenzhen has died after being stabbed on Wednesday, officials confirmed on Thursday, the second such attack near Japanese educational centres in China in recent months.
US to announce military command revamp in Japan, official says
Published on 28/07/2024
» TOKYO - The United States will unveil a major revamp of its military command structure in Japan and other measures to deepen defence ties with its Asian ally at high-level security talks in Tokyo on Sunday, a US official said.
Rifts surface at East Asia meetings
News Agencies, Published on 27/07/2024
» VIENTIANE - Divisions among Asia-Pacific nations surfaced on Saturday, as foreign ministers engaged in exchanges over Russia’s protracted invasion of Ukraine and China’s growing maritime assertiveness in nearby waters.
China opposes Japan's congratulatory message to Taiwan president-elect
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2024
» BEIJING: The Chinese embassy in Japan said on Sunday that it "resolutely opposed" Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa's statement congratulating Taiwan's new president-elect Lai Ching-te.
Japan declines to appeal ‘comfort women’ ruling
Published on 09/12/2023
» SEOUL - A South Korean court ruling in favour of a group of 16 women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels was confirmed on Saturday by Japan’s decision not to appeal, the Korean foreign ministry said.
A paw-some day trip: dogs ride Japan bullet train
AFP, Published on 22/05/2022
» KARUIZAWA (JAPAN) - On Japan's bullet trains, dogs usually have to travel in a carrier, but on Saturday they could stretch their paws and enjoy the scenery on a special pet-friendly express.
OJ Simpson a free man after parole ends: police
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» LOS ANGELES - OJ Simpson, the professional football player-turned-movie-star whose double murder trial gripped and divided the United States, is a free man after finishing his parole, police said Tuesday.
Unheard Lennon tape goes on sale in Denmark
AFP, Published on 28/09/2021
» COPENHAGEN: A 1970 tape of John Lennon singing a hitherto unheard song called "Radio Peace" and expressing frustration at his Beatles image to a group of Danish schoolboys goes under the hammer on Tuesday in Copenhagen.
'Que pasa, New York?': John Lennon and the city that set him free
AFP, Published on 05/12/2020
» NEW YORK - On December 8, 1980 the filigree gates of New York's Dakota residence across from Central Park went down in history as the spot John Lennon was shot dead.
Foreigners flock to Gibraltar to wed during pandemic
AFP, Published on 28/11/2020
» GIBRALTAR - Gibraltar was never on Bruno Miani's list of places to visit -- but that all changed when the pandemic upended his plans to marry his girlfriend in Dublin where they live.