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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend an honor guard welcoming ceremony at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Saturday, March 18, 2023. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

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Japan, German leaders agree to strengthen ties, supply chain
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Sat,03/18/23-4:35AM , 305 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday held the first round of government consultations in Tokyo and agreed to strengthen economic and defense ties to better cope with China's gro
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held talks in Tokyo on Thursday in a bid to overcome disputes over history and quickly rebuild their nations' security and economic ties. (March 16)

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Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Wed,03/15/23-9:06PM , 231 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and take steps to resolve a trade dispute during a long-awaited summit Thursday.
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Japanese Nobel Prize winning author Kenzaburo Oe poses during the inauguration of the 32nd Paris Book Fair, which focused on Japanese writers, March 15, 2012. Japanese publisher Kodansha Ltd. said Monday, March 13, 2023 that Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe died of old age. Oe's darkly poetic novels were built from a childhood during Japan’s postwar occupation and parenthood with a disabled son. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)

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Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe, writer of poetic fiction, dies
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Mon,03/13/23-2:19AM , 237 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his childhood memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died. He was 88.
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This photo taken during a visit by Associated Press journalists shows some of about 1,000 huge tanks holding treated but still radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), in Okuma town, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 22, 2023. Treated radioactive wastewater is set to be released into sea sometime from spring 2023 to summer after required testing and dilution with large amounts of seawater. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)

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What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Thu,03/09/23-10:13PM , 418 Reads
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea.

Japanese officials say the release is unavoidable and should start soon.
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