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Japan, Netherlands to join US in China chip controls: Bloomberg
Agreement on tighter export controls on China would be seen as a big diplomatic win for US President Joe Biden.
Published On 27 Jan 2023
Japan tightens Russia sanctions, expands export ban list
Tokyo’s latest sanctions come after Russia launched missile attacks across Ukraine that killed at least 11 people.
Published On 27 Jan 2023
North and South Korea violated armistice with drones: UN Command
Flying drones into each other’s airspace violated an armistice that ended fighting in the 1950-1953 Korean War, UN says.
Published On 26 Jan 2023
Northeast Asia battles severe cold snap and heavy snow
The Korean Peninsula, Japan and China see temperatures plunge to levels not seen in a decade as snow hampers travel.
Published On 26 Jan 2023

Search and rescue efforts under way after a cargo ship carrying lumber capsizes between Japan and South Korea.

Kishida says government will take steps to tackle the slowing birth rate, which fell to a record low in 2021.

A battle over chips with China is testing the unity that the US and its allies have shown over Ukraine.

Consumer prices in the world’s third-biggest economy rose by 4 percent in December.

Famous painting at the centre of a legal battle after the former owner’s family files a US lawsuit demanding its return.

Prosecutors have argued that the executives were aware of the dangers of a nuclear plant located on Japan’s coast.

Planned release of wastewater raises concerns among nations that are still grappling with legacy of nuclear testing.

It will likely survive, but only after more firms and currencies crash and burn. Here’s why.

Japanese people say they are bemused at controversy over US pop singer’s fascination with their culture.

Former president once seen as a reformer has reinvented himself as an arch-hawk since Russia invaded Ukraine last year.

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