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Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was shot in the chest during Friday's speech

Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been taken to hospital bleeding after collapsing while delivering a speech in the western city of Nara, public broadcaster

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Jan.15- Jan.21 )

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 | Congressman Ruben Ga

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Biden to meet Japan's new PM Kishida virtually on Friday

President Joe Biden is set to virtually meet Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan on Friday, after a planned meeting in the U.S. was cancelled due to the latest global

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Is Kishida walking back Japan's aggressive anti-China policy?

Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gave his inaugural policy speech on Friday. While touching upon the differences Japan has with China, Kishida took a

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Kishida offers an opportunity for China-Japan ties to improve

Fumio Kishida was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) on Wednesday, winning a tight race to succeed Yoshihide Suga as Prime Minister. Kishida,

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Japan PM Suga says he will step down, skipping party election

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on Japan's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, at his official residence during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 3

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Exclusive interview with Huawei CBO: What's next for 5G?

02:49 The latest mobile data technology – 5G – is being rolled out globally. On the 5G map drawn by Ookla, a network speed testing service, 5G network is commercially d

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Japan's ruling LDP to hold party leader poll on Sept. 29

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, August 25, 2021. /CFP Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's ruling part

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Chinese mainland urges Japan to be 'prudent' over Taiwan question

An official of the Chinese mainland on Friday urged Japan to be "prudent with its words and actions" over the Taiwan question and stop making wrong remarks or taking wr

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Poll: Suga Cabinet's approval rating drops to 28%

The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet has fallen to 28 percent, the lowest level since he took office last year, a poll showed on Monday.In the poll conducted by As

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Hiroshima marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bombing

Hiroshima on Friday marked the 76th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, as the mayor of the Japanese city urged global leaders to unite to eliminate nuclea

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Japan to widen virus emergency after record spike amid Games

Japan is set to expand the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo to neighboring areas and the western city of Osaka on Friday in the wake of a record-breaking surge i

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Support for Japan's PM Suga slides as COVID shadows Tokyo Games

Millions of Japanese watched the Olympics opening ceremony and many are cheering on their athletes, but the shadow of COVID-19 is so far preventing Prime Minister Yoshi

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Jul. 17 - Jul. 23)

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 | US life expectancy i

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Opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke on Games eve

On the eve of the Tokyo Games, organisers fired the director of the opening ceremony over a joke he made about the Holocaust, while media reported former Prime Minister

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Japan win softball opener as Games 'of hope' begin

Japan's women's softball team got the Tokyo 2020 Olympics off to a winning start for the hosts on Wednesday, kicking off a pandemic-postponed Games that the World Healt

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Japan, S.Korea leaders summit in limbo amid uproar over sexual innuendo

Plans to hold the first in-person summit between the leaders of Japan and South Korea have hit a snag over a disparaging comment by a Japanese diplomat about the South