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Japan cuts quarantine for those entering country from 10 days to seven

Japan's business community, among others, had called for the period to be shortened by taking into account the omicron variant's characteristics.
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British PM Boris Johnson eyeing mid-February visit to Japan

The two leaders are likely to discuss ways to enhance security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, where China has become increasingly assertive in its territorial claims.
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Biden to send troops to Eastern Europe amid Ukraine diplomacy push

Top Pentagon officials said that Russia now had enough troops and equipment in place to threaten the whole of Ukraine in a conflict that would ...
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Japan to move some embassy staff from Ukraine amid tensions

Japan's Embassy in Ukraine has about 20 staff members, and will keep only those needed to help Japanese nationals living in the country, a senior ...
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Japan, U.S., South Korea eye meeting of top diplomats next month

The three countries' foreign ministers last met in New York in September. The meeting, planned for Hawaii, would be the first for Foreign Minister ...
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U.S. support of Taiwan independence could spark military conflict, China ambassador says

While Chinese officials have warned of military action over Taiwan, it is unusual for them to link it directly to the United States.
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At collapsed bridge, Biden envisions rebuilding America

A bridge collapse in Pittsburgh provided a symbolic backdrop for the U.S. president's trip to the city to tout his $1 trillion infrastructure plan — ...
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COVID-19 restrictions on U.S. military personnel in Japan to end Monday

The measures were introduced on Jan. 10 following a surge in coronavirus cases among U.S. military personnel in prefectures that host U.S. military bases.

Unite to protect Ukraine and the global order

With Putin's Ukraine actions, he wants nothing less than a rewriting of the rules of international order and must be resisted.

Rafael Nadal on brink of history after reaching Australian Open final

Nadal is seeking his 21st Grand Slam title, which would break a three-way tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.