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North Korea ups ante with most powerful missile test since 2017

Sunday's launch, which experts said was likely an intermediate-range weapon, could effectively bring an end to leader Kim Jong Un's self-imposed moratorium of longer-range missile ...
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Japan weighs deploying U.S. spy drones to MSDF base in Kyushu

Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said that the government was considering the temporary deployment of U.S. MQ-9 unmanned surveillance aircraft to an SDF base for the ...
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North Korea fires off more missiles as testing frenzy continues

The nuclear-armed country launched two apparent short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday in its sixth weapons test this month.
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North Korea fires off more missiles as testing frenzy continues

The nuclear-armed country launched two apparent short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday in its sixth weapons test this month.
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Ukraine envoy to Japan warns of ‘butterfly effect’ on global security amid Russia tensions

“What is going on in Europe ... is not just about Ukraine," Kyiv's envoy to Japan said Wednesday in Tokyo. "It will definitely affect the ...
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North Korea launches apparent cruise missiles in latest weapons test

The tests of what appeared to be two cruise missiles were the isolated country’s fifth show of force this year.
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China sends warplanes close to Taiwan amid report of new naval presence near Japan

The incursion, the largest since October, came as a report said that Beijing had recently established a constant naval presence between southern Japan and eastern ...
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New U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel brings China focus with Japan arrival

The new U.S. envoy — known for having the ear of President Joe Biden — arrived in Japan on Sunday and will be focused on ...
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New U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel arrives in Japan

Emanuel, known for his sharp tongue — and for having the ear of President Joe Biden — is expected to play a key role in ...
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Kishida and Biden in lockstep, but COVID means 2022 goals may prove elusive

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was able to tick many of the boxes on Japan’s wishlist during his virtual summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, but ...