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Alleged stock manipulation at SMBC Nikko may have been organizational

The four employees are suspected of trying to prevent a decrease in share prices for five individual stocks on the First Section of the Tokyo ...
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China defense budget rises 7.1% for fastest clip in three years

China projected defense spending growth is the fastest pace since 2019 as President Joe Biden moves to strengthen the United States' position in the Indo-Pacific ...
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Sanctions, no-fly zone, diplomacy: the West’s complex calculus to stop Putin

Western states have failed to stop the Russian onslaught and are even expecting things to worsen. But their options for intensifying pressure are likely to ...

Sit skier Momoka Muraoka wins Japan’s first gold medal of 2022 Paralympics

It was the sixth time she has reached a Paralympic podium and the win gets her quest to win five medals in China off to ...
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China sets lowest GDP target in decades over ‘grave’ outlook

The 5.5% target was the lowest in decades, as Premier Li Keqiang warned of a "grave and uncertain" outlook against the backdrop of the coronavirus, ...
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G7 to slap tougher sanctions on Russia if attack on Ukraine continues

G7 foreign ministers demanded, in particular, that Moscow halt attacks in the vicinity of nuclear power plants, which Japan's top diplomat called "unacceptable."
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Near Ukraine border, Western arms arrive quickly and discreetly

The top U.S. military officer inspected the site Friday — its location is being kept secret for security reasons — where the Pentagon is coordinating ...
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Russia declares ceasefire in two cities, but Ukraine officials say fighting continues

The Russian defense ministry said its units had opened humanitarian corridors near the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, which were encircled by its troops.
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Kishida denounces Russian nuclear plant attack in Ukraine in ‘strongest terms’

Kishida also told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone that Japan is arranging to provide bullet-proof vests and other defensive items as requested.

Klitschko brothers say Ukraine will not surrender as Russia continues invasion

"We are not going to surrender. We have nowhere to retreat."