CNN
 
 
 
President Joe Biden landed in Cambodia on Saturday still reveling in midterm election results that have produced an unexpected boost at home for his second two years in office.
A day after he arrived in Asia, he got another piece of news from back home that could give him a lift through...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday dismissed Yasuhiro Hanashi as justice minister after criticism over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.
Hanashi's removal dealt a fresh blow to Kishida after another minister w...

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GSM ARENA
 
Following up last year’s Leica Leitz Phone 1 is the aptly named sequel – the Leitz Phone 2.
The new device shares its key hardware with the Sharp Aquos R7 but it offers a more robust design with textured metal sides, Leitz branding and a metal cap for the rear camera.
There’s a 6.6-in...

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TIME OUT
 
Pick up a Santa-shaped KitKat as well as a KitKat advent calendar in Japan to celebrate Christmas in chocolatey style
KiKat Japan recently announced two new Tokyo-exclusive flavours – the Tokyo Shima Lemon and Tokyo Cacao – but that hasn’t stopped it from releasing a special Christmas ...

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NHK
 
Sky watchers across much of Japan have enjoyed an enormously rare celestial spectacle -- Uranus hidden by a totally eclipsed moon.
The lunar eclipse began at around 6:09 p.m. on Tuesday and peaked between around 7:16 and 8:42 p.m. The moon returned to its full phase around 9:49 p.m.
A total...

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NHK
 
Researchers at two major Japanese firms have launched tests of a promising new fuel source that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Japanese machinery maker IHI and electricity producer Jera have started trials at a thermal power plant in central Japan that mixes ammonia with coal.
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CNA
 
A Japanese consortium has decided to retain its stake in the new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project and is set to notify Moscow, moving to secure stable energy supplies for resource-scarce Japan.
"It's an extremely important project," Economy and Industry Minister Yasuto...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A panel of experts on Monday proposed that the Japanese government end the free rollout of COVID-19 vaccines administered as a special measure, citing concerns over a further deterioration of its fiscal health, already considered one of the worst among major economies.
The Finance Mi...

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REUTERS
 
TOKYO, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Japan's defence ministry is considering the deployment of hypersonic missiles by 2030 to boost deterrence by stepping up its counterattack capabilities, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
The ministry is seeking counterforce capabilities as Russia's...

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NHK
 
A hospital in Osaka says it has suspended non-emergency outpatient services and operations following a ransomware cyberattack on its electronic medical record system. The facility has 36 departments and 865 beds.
Osaka General Medical Center officials told reporters on Monday that the syste...

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