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Japan looks to raise entry cap and scrap attendance limit at large events

With the easing of entry rules, the government aims to accept by the end of May all foreigners who are waiting to enter Japan to ...
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UAE says OPEC+ should boost oil output, setting up tension in the group

According to a person familiar with the situation, the UAE hadn’t consulted other OPEC+ members before its ambassador to Washington made his statement.
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Xi’s Europe outreach aims to avert East-West clash for China

Xi spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, suggesting China could help mediate a solution to the Ukraine crisis.
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Power cut at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant

Monitoring groups and experts saw little risk of a major incident at the plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.
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Ukraine accuses Russia of genocide after bombing of children’s hospital

The hospital in the besieged city of Mariupol was reportedly hit by several Russian bombs amid fears that the war is about to take a ...
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Conservative Yoon Seok-youl elected in tight South Korean presidential race

The conservative opposition candidate rode to victory in the country's tight presidential election on a wave of discontent over economic policy, scandals and gender wars.
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Power cut at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant

The state-run nuclear operator Energoatom warned that radioactive substances could be released because it cannot cool spent nuclear fuel.
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How Russia quietly built up its military presence in Asia

Japan and its neighbors are pondering what further cooperation between Russia and China could mean for the region.
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Uniqlo pressured to halt Russia sales after CEO vows to stay

Comments defending the decision by CEO Tadashi Yanai have drawn criticism, with some social media users pushing the hashtag #BoycottUniqlo.
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Advocate group clashes with divorce lawyers over parental authority

Japan doesn't grant joint parental authority for divorced parents — but some express concern over cases of domestic abuse.