News Prolonged Japan quasi-emergency jeopardizes plans for early economic reopening
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's plans to reboot the nation's economy next month are facing headwinds as infections remain at record levels.
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Dominant Rams star Aaron Donald desperate for Super Bowl ring
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News Biden picks former sanctions enforcer as ambassador to South Korea
Philip Goldberg worked as coordinator for the implementation of United Nations sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear weapons and missile programs from 2009 to ...
News COVID booster efficacy wanes significantly by fourth month, U.S. study says
Though it's now well documented that vaccine efficacy goes down after two doses, relatively little has been published on the duration of protection after a ...
News U.S. vows stepped-up Indo-Pacific effort in pushback against China
The document said the U.S. would focus on every corner of the region from South Asia to the Pacific Islands to strengthen its long-term position ...
News Japan set to gather foreign worker data for better support
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News U.S., Japan and other nations tell citizens to leave Ukraine as Russia could invade ‘at any time’
Washington dramatically raised the alarm Friday over Ukraine, warning that a Russian invasion could begin in days and telling U.S. citizens to leave within 48 ...
Day 7 recap: Russian doping controversy overshadows Beijing Games as Ayumu Hirano wins Japan’s first snowboard gold
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News Japan urges its citizens to leave Ukraine immediately over crisis
The ministry raised its travel warning for Ukraine to the highest level, which urges all Japanese nationals to evacuate from the country and avoid traveling ...