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Biden Celebrates Democrats Holding The Senate On Second Day Of Asia Summits

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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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Japan's Justice Minister Dismissed Over Gaffes About Death Penalty

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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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Leica Leitz Phone 2 Launches In Japan

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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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Football: Japan-based World Cup squad members land in Qatar

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KYODO NEWS
 
Veteran FC Tokyo defender Yuto Nagatomo and other J-League players in Japan's World Cup squad touched down Thursday in Qatar ahead of the Nov. 20 to Dec. 18 tournament.
The 36-year-old talisman arrived in Doha along with Shonan Bellmare forward Shuto Machino, who was called up late a...

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Japan, US Hold Joint Arms Drills Amid China, N Korea Worry

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ABC NEWS
 
Japan and the United States have begun a major joint military exercise in southern Japan as the allies aim to step up readiness in the face of China’s increasing assertiveness and North Korea’s intensifying missile launches
 
Japan and the United States began a major joint military exe...

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You Can Now Get The Holiday Santa Kitkat In Japan This Christmas

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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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Sky Watchers In Japan See Uranus Hidden By Totally Eclipsed Moon

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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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Japanese Firms Move Ahead With Low Emissions Fuel

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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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Japan, China Eye Summit Next Week On Fringes Of Int'l Gathering

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in mid-November on the sidelines of an international gathering in Southeast Asia, diplomatic sources said Monday.
If realized, it would be the first summit between the political leaders of Jap...

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Tomiyasu Named In Japan's World Cup Squad

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ARSENAL.COM
 
Takehiro Tomiyasu has been named in Japan’s squad for the 2022 World Cup - the first of our players to be selected for the tournament.
The defender is part of his nation’s 26-man squad, marking the first time the 24-year-old has been selected for world football’s global showpiece ha...

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