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Putin Reignited a Dispute With Japan. This Town Is Stuck in the Middle.
The fishing town of Nemuro depends on Russia for trade. But it’s also leading a fight to win back islands seized by Moscow in World War II.
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The fishing town of Nemuro depends on Russia for trade. But it’s also leading a fight to win back islands seized by Moscow in World War II. Accommodation crisis, transport gaffes, and national anthem mix-ups headlined the Games ahead their opening in Japan. South Korea says that North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea in its latest weapons display
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Anthems, transport, housing: What’s gone wrong at the Asian Games in Japan?
Accommodation crisis, transport gaffes, and national anthem mix-ups headlined the Games ahead their opening in Japan.
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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward sea in latest weapons display
South Korea says that North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea in its latest weapons display
aljazeera
Japan has record 100,000 people aged over 100: How societies are ageing
Fewer births and worsening labour shortages are placing mounting pressure on Japan’s social care system.
ABC News
Russia lodges protest with Japan over US Typhoon missile deployment
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says that it has sent a note to Japan over its hosting of U.S. medium-range missile systems
aljazeera
North Korea anthem played at South’s Bangladesh hockey match at Asian Games
Asian Games organisers in Japan accidently play North Korea's anthem ahead of South's hockey match with Bangladesh.
ABC News
Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%
Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%
ABC News
Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%
Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%
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Japan’s interest rate hiked to 31-year high at 1.25% as inflation rises
Bank of Japan raises benchmark interest rate from 1 to 1.25 percent, pledging to help counter inflation risks.
ABC News
A boat towed by a North Korean cargo sinks off Japan's northwestern coast, 1 missing
A boat carrying four crew members sank while being towed by a North Korean cargo ship off Japan's northwestern coast, the Japan Coast Guard said
washingtontimes
Japan's hawkish Takaichi flexes domestic political muscle amid pressure, pushback from Russia, China
Sanae Takaichi is on a winning streak. The hawkish Japanese prime minister has seen her political opposition in Tokyo implode while her conservative party has chalked up a key victory on the strategic island of Okinawa.
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What’s the Asian Games accommodation crisis, and where will athletes stay?
In a cost-cutting move, Japan decided against setting up a dedicated athletes' village but now faces a backlash.