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Japan police chief to resign over Abe shooting, citing need for 'fresh start'
Aug 25, 2022 07:57Japan's National Police Agency chief said on Thursday he will resign to take responsibility for the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, citing the need for a "fresh start" for the organization and its security duties.
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U18 Asian Basketball C'ship: Iran rally to beat Japan 68-66
Aug 24, 2022 00:52Iran have pulled off an epic come-back, beating Japan 68-66, in the last match of the Under 18 Asian Championship group phase, at the Azadi Basketball Hall in Tehran.
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Japan mulls deploying long-range missiles 'to counter China'
Aug 21, 2022 08:22Japan has been considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability "to counter the growing regional military clout of China."
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Powell pushing Asia into a new financial crisis
Jul 31, 2022 23:55US rate hikes are doing more to devastate Asian economies and currencies than tame US inflation and overheating.
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Japan to forgo setting ceiling on 2023 military spending: Report
Jul 17, 2022 01:33Japan will reportedly forgo setting a ceiling on its military spending in next fiscal year’s annual budget, in a move that indicates its interest in boosting its military at a time of tension with its neighbor China.
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Japanese people bid sombre farewell to former PM Shinzo Abe at funeral
Jul 13, 2022 03:34Japanese people bid farewell to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday during a private funeral that came days after his assassination.
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Japan's ruling party projected to win vote marred by Abe assassination
Jul 10, 2022 11:10Japan's ruling coalition is projected to maintain its majority in the upper house of parliament as the country is reeling from the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader in modern Japanese history.
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Sympathy votes after Abe's killing help Japan's ruling party
Jul 10, 2022 08:08The assassination of Shinzo Abe has prompted many Japanese voters to cast sympathy votes in favor of the former prime minister's ruling party bloc.
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Japan votes in upper house elections following assassination of former PM Abe
Jul 10, 2022 04:16The people of Japan have started to vote in the upper house elections, just two days after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail.
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Japan in shock after ex-PM's assassination
Jul 09, 2022 04:44Japanese mourners still shocked by the assassination of their former prime minister visited in long lines the scene of Shinzo Abe's murder on Saturday.