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Cabinet support rate rises to 60% on Kishida’s response to war in Ukraine, poll says

Nearly 86% of respondents support Japan's sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
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Cherry blossoms again start blooming early in Tokyo

The news comes as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to continue its current ban on cherry blossom-viewing parties and entry restrictions to certain areas of ...
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Bullet train derailed in Tohoku quake to take two weeks to remove

The delay in relaunching full services has created concern over the impact on tourism in the region and the local economy as a whole.
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Majority of Japanese worry China may invade Taiwan, poll shows

Nine in 10 Japanese people are concerned that China may invade Taiwan, following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, according to a domestic newspaper poll.
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South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol ditches ‘imperial’ Blue House office

The former prosecutor has accused the hilltop headquarters of fostering an "imperial" presidency and undermining communication with the public.
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The battle for Kyiv looms as a long and bloody conflict

Ukraine’s capital is the biggest prize of all for the Russian military. If Russia tries to take control, it could lead to one of the ...
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As Bank of Japan diverges from peers, yen weakness provides tolerance test

The yen's value may slide further due to surging commodity prices, testing the tolerance of price-sensitive consumers — and Japanese policymakers.
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Group of orphans in ‘huge danger’ in Ukraine’s Mariupol

Ranging from 4 to 17 years old, the children were sent to a sanatorium specializing in pulmonary conditions before the invasion began.
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War complicates Russia’s role in supplying commodities to China

Before the crisis in Ukraine, Russia’s importance to China as a supplier of raw materials was only growing, but conflict will only complicate matters.
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Ukraine leader says siege of Mariupol ‘a terror that will be remembered for centuries’

Some 400,000 people have been trapped in Mariupol for more than two weeks, sheltering from heavy bombardment that has severed central supplies of electricity, heating ...