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In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

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  • Europe

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to address Japanese parliament

The online address extends work by the Ukrainian leader to rally international support against Russia's invasion of his country.

March 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Lee Yong-soo, a South Korean sexual slavery survivor who has been demanding since the early 1990s that the Japanese government fully accept culpability and offer an unequivocal apology, wipes her tear during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, on March 16, 2022.

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  • Asia

South Korean slavery victim seeks U.N. justice as time runs out

The grievances over sexual slavery, forced labor and other abuses stemming from Japan's WW II-era colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula have strained Seoul-Tokyo relations in recent years.

March 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Hidetoshi Nishijima and Toko Miura star in <em>Drive My Car</em>.

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  • World

Japan's Oscar-nominated 'Drive My Car' is a journey through loss, grief and art

Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and adapted from a 2014 short story by Haruki Murakami, the film dramatizes some of the celebrated author's trademark themes: loss, guilt, the interplay of art and life.

February 11, 2022
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  • Anthony Kuhn
GPB News NPR

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  • Asia

Japan is ramping up COVID-19 restrictions as omicron cases surge

While many Japanese adults are fully vaccinated, few have gotten a booster shot, which has been a vital protection from the highly contagious omicron variant.

January 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Global Health

The riddle of Japan's dramatic drop in COVID numbers

The turnaround came in the wake of a fifth wave of infections that peaked in August. Japan is trying to figure out why its COVID case numbers and fatalities have plummeted.

December 20, 2021
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  • Anthony Kuhn
This photo shows the building where a fire broke out on Friday in Osaka, western Japan, that killed more than 20 people.

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  • Asia

Police search house of man linked to deadly Osaka fire

The possible suspect is believed to be among the three people who survived the fire and were in severe condition, police said.

December 18, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Firefighters stand on a floor at a building where a fire broke out Friday in Osaka, Japan, killing 24 people.

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  • World

24 people died in a building fire in Osaka, Japan, and arson is suspected

A fire that spread from a fourth-floor mental clinic in an eight-story building in what police were investigating as a possible case of arson and murder. Police were searching for a possible suspect.

December 17, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, forth from left, and other lawmakers give three cheers after dissolving the lower house, the more powerful of the two parliamentary chambers, during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament Thursday.

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  • Asia

Japan's new PM dissolves lower house for Oct. 31 national election

On Thursday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dissolved the lower house of parliament. The move paves the way for elections Oct. 31, which will be Japan's first of the pandemic.

October 14, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida poses for a portrait following a news  conference Wednesday at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo after his election as party president.

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  • Asia

An Uncontroversial Consensus Builder Is Poised To Become Japan's Next Leader

Fumio Kishida, a former foreign minister, seemed to acknowledge popular wishes for a kinder, more responsive and socially progressive party.

September 29, 2021
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  • Anthony Kuhn
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to reporters about lifting of a state of emergency at his official residence in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 27. Suga announced Tuesday a lifting of the ongoing coronavirus state of emergency and less-stringent measures in all 27 prefectures including Tokyo when they expire at the end of September.

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  • Asia

Japan To Lift All Coronavirus Emergency Steps Nationwide

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Tuesday that virus restrictions will be eased gradually.

September 28, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Sumo Grand Champion Hakuho performs Dohyo-iri, the ring-entering ceremony, during the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Himeji Chuo Gymnasium, in March 2015, in Himeji, Japan.

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  • Sports

Sumo Grand Champion Hakuho Will Retire At 36, Citing His Age And Injuries

The Mongolian-born wrestler, who has won a record 45 grand sumo tournament titles, announced his decision to retire to the Japan Sumo Association on Monday.

September 27, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
Isabelita Vinuya, 88, reflected in mirror, bids farewell to Perla Bulaon Balingit in the village of Mapaniqui in Pampanga. They are two of the last living "comfort women" of the Philippines. On Nov. 23, 1944, Vinuya, Balingit and some 100 other girls and women were taken to the Red House and systematically raped by the Japanese Imperial Army.

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  • Global Health

Whatever Happened To ... The WW II Sex Slaves Fighting For Justice?

The Japanese Army systematically raped women in the Philippines. What's become of the aging survivors of this wartime atrocity in the midst of the pandemic?

September 24, 2021
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  • Julie McCarthy and
  • PHOTOS BY CHERYL DIAZ MEYER
Taro Kono, a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and currently the minister in charge of vaccinations, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Sept. 17.

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  • World

Japan's Outspoken, U.S.-Educated Vaccine Minister Wants To Be The Next Prime Minister

Taro Kono is seen as a political maverick with liberal views on social policy. He is popular with the public, but his own party's power brokers may hesitate to make him the leader next week.

September 24, 2021
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  • Anthony Kuhn
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga bows during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Friday, following his announcement that he will not seek reelection for Liberal Democratic Party leadership this month.

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  • Asia

Japan's Leader Will Step Down, Damaged By Criticism Of His COVID Response

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's exit raises the specter of a return to a "revolving door" succession of Japanese leaders.

September 03, 2021
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  • Anthony Kuhn
This June 14, 2021, file photo shows a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial that is being administered for flight attendants of Japan Airlines at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.

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  • Asia

Japan Suspends 1.63 Million Doses Of Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Over Contamination

The health ministry said contamination was reported from multiple vaccination sites. The news raises concern of a supply shortage as Japan tries to accelerate vaccinations amid a surge in cases.

August 26, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
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