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Indonesia’s Prabowo pledges cooperation with Japan after promising China closer ties
Both Tokyo and Beijing are courting the Southeast Asian nations that ring the contested South China Sea, most of which…
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Taiwan struck by strong earthquake; Japan, Philippines issue tsunami warnings
A 30cm tsunami reached Yonaguni Island at 9.18am, JMA said, referring to Japan’s westernmost inhabited island, which is significantly closer to…
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Japan health supplements tied to 157 hospitalisations
Red yeast rice consists of rice fermented with a mould culture. It has been used in food, alcoholic drinks and…
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Second Kobayashi Pharma Japan factory inspected over deaths
The factory in Osaka’s Yodogawa Ward was closed in December due to ageing facilities and production shifted to the factory…
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Japan, China experts discuss Fukushima water release
TOKYO: Japanese and Chinese experts held talks on treated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan’s foreign ministry said…
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Japan’s Kobayashi factory searched over deaths possibly linked to supplements
Kobayashi said on Friday it was investigating a suspected link between the products and their effects on the kidney since…
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Japan finally screens Oppenheimer, with trigger warnings, unease in Hiroshima
Images on social media showed signs posted at the entrances to some Tokyo theatres, warning that the movie featured images…
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Japan warns on surge in potentially deadly strep throat cases
TOKYO: Japanese health authorities have warned about a jump in potentially deadly strep throat infections, with cases running about three…
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What would Japanese intervention to boost a weak yen look like?
WHAT HAPPENS FIRST? When Japanese authorities escalate their verbal warnings to say they “stand ready to act decisively” against speculative…
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