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Japan lowers travel warnings for Israel, 2 other Mideast nations, Palestine
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (156+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Japan lowers travel warnings for Israel, 2 other Mideast nations, Palestine TOKYO - Japan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday lowered travel warnings for parts of Israel, two other Middle Eastern countries and Palestine after raising them in the…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan lowers travel warnings for Israel, 2 other Mideast nations, Palestine
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (18+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News...
GAC's Overseas Growth Accelerates: August Exports Hit 26,978 Units, Up 177% YoY
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (338+ words) GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In August, GAC continued to deliver strong growth across its overseas markets, posting strong results: exports of GAC's proprietary brands reached 26,978 units, representing a year-on-year surge of 177%; cumulative exports from January to August reached 172,008 units, up…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan logs current account surplus of 2.99 trillion yen in July
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (110+ words) Read full story here Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue China asks Ukraine to…...
Families recall horror of suspected U.S. missile attacks
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (931+ words) LAMERD, Iran - Thirteen-year-old Mohammad Reza Barfar remembers the free kick more clearly than almost anything else on Feb. 28 when the U.S.-led attack on Iran began. The football-loving schoolboy went to a local field after classes for a match between his…...
EXPLAINER: What's behind the selloff in world bond markets?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (701+ words) Government borrowing costs from the United States to Germany and Japan are at or near multi-decade peaks on heightened worries about inflation and rising interest rates, along with nagging anxiety about their debt loads. Elevated bond yields could squeeze households…...
Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast
1+ week, 4+ day ago (865+ words) CAIRO - On the surface, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt this week is a run-of-the-mill opportunity for two countries to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties. But there is deep subtext to the meeting between Xi and Egyptian President Abdel…...
BREAKING NEWS: Higher bond interest payment could squeeze policy expenses: gov't spokesman
1+ week, 5+ day ago (132+ words) Read full story here FEATURE: Trend of foreigners leaving Japan may "accelerate" under tighter visa rules Japanese doll Licca-chan returns to U.S. after 40 yrs, adults targeted FEATURE: Foreign entrepreneurs in Japan hit hard by visa law changes, some leave Avant-garde artist…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan industrial output in July rises 0.1% on month+
1+ week, 6+ day ago (124+ words) Read full story here FEATURE: Trend of foreigners leaving Japan may "accelerate" under tighter visa rules M5.9 quake hits eastern Japan including Tokyo, dozens injured FEATURE: Foreign entrepreneurs in Japan hit hard by visa law changes, some leave Japanese doll Licca-chan…...
OPINION: Nuclear deterrence theory cannot be our future
2+ week, 4+ day ago (659+ words) TOKYO - An era will eventually come when there are no more survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing in Japan. Will the vigor that Hiroshima and Nagasaki have sustained in calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons be maintained far into the…...