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Gone are the days when G7 can manipulate global affairs: Chinese foreign ministry

On Saturday, gathering at the Senda Park in central Hiroshima, Japan, people from the U.S., the Philippines and South Korea joined local demonstrators and held banners

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (April 22- April 28)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Ya Ya is coming home

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Japanese hold rally urging return of relics looted from China

A Japanese civil group held a rally on Saturday to call on the government to return Chinese relics stolen by Japanese soldiers during World War II (WWII).The Japanese s

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Japan's new security strategy eclipses pacifism, raises concern

The Japanese government has approved three updated documents on its security and defense policies, vowing to acquire the military power to actively attack its enemy and

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Badminton: China beats Japan 3-1 in finals to win Uber Cup

Team China beat Team Japan 3-1 in the finals on Saturday, clinching their 15th Uber Cup title in team history.The Chinese women's badminton team did not get off to a sm

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Heads of Japan's major parties to hold debate ahead of key election

Two weeks ahead of the national election, the heads of major political parties in Japan will hold a public debate on Monday to likely discuss who can best respond to an

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Son of influential U.S. scholar Ezra Vogel pays tribute to late father

Editor's note: CGTN is publishing this obituary with permission from Ezra Vogel's son Steven Vogel, a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley.Ezra F. Vogel, 90, on

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Japan's Abe scheduled to return to work after hospital visit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to return to work on Wednesday after a three-day summer break, during which he visited a hospital in Tokyo on Monday am

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Japan's GSDF starts U.S. Osprey aircraft deployment amid local concerns

The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force started its deployment of the U.S. military's Osprey transport aircraft at Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture on Friday amid loca

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Japan scraps plan to deploy two Aegis Ashore missile systems

Japan's Defense Minister Taro Kono. /ReutersJapanese Defense Minister Taro Kono on Thursday said the government has decided to scrap a plan to deploy land-based missile

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Japan confirms scrapping U.S. missile defense system

Japan has scrapped the deployment of a multi-billion-dollar anti-missile system, the government confirmed Thursday, days after saying the program had been suspended.Interceptors for the Aegis Ashore

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Luxury food industry turns sour amid global coronavirus lockdowns

Global demand for premium foods like wagyu beef, bluefin tuna and caviar has plunged with thousands of restaurants shuttered and many economies sliding into recession amid the coronavirus pandemic. A

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Badminton World Championships rescheduled to make way for Olympics

The badminton world championship slated for August 2021 in Spain will now take place at the end of 2021 from November 29 to December 5 at the Carolina Marin Stadium in Huelva, the Badminton World

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South Korea suspends visas for Japanese amid tit-for-tat coronavirus curbs

South Korea said on Friday it would suspend visas and visa waivers for Japan in response to Tokyo’s own travel restrictions on Koreans, as fears over the spreading coro

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Japan to implement special legislation as COVID-19 infections climb past 1,000

The Japanese government is planning to implement a special law to enable it to make better provisions to combat the COVID-19 outbreak and declare a state of emergency

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Japan, Indonesia reign supreme at Badminton Asia Team Championships

Indonesia and Japan claimed the respective men's and women's crowns at the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Manila, the Philippines on Sunday.During the men's finals held at the Rizal Mem

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Japan, Indonesia reign supreme at Badminton Asia Team Championships

Indonesia and Japan claimed the respective men's and women's crowns at the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Manila, the Philippines on Sunday.During the men's finals held at the Rizal Mem