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Former Japan coalition party goes it alone with ‘sensible’ reform policies
20 Oct 2025 07:02 GMT
… a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan on Monday. “It was pointed …
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Former Japanese PM Tomiichi Murayama, who apologised for WWII aggression, dies aged 101
17 Oct 2025 14:04 GMT
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Japan's Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama dies at 101
17 Oct 2025 10:16 GMT
Former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama answers questions during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on July 29, 2015. Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP
Tokyo: Japan's former Prime Minister Tomiichi …
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All options open as Japan’s political parties battle to appoint new prime minister
16 Oct 2025 15:19 GMT
… KAMIKUBO Masato, speaking at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, believe that Japan’s next …
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ODDS and EVENS | Aonishiki Forges Ahead with Ambitious Sumo Goals
12 Oct 2025 09:27 GMT
Growing up in Ukraine, Yavhusishyn Danylo became fond of sumo wrestling after discovering he didn't like judo, his first participatory sport. A decade and a half later, the 21-year-old is a rising sumo star named Aonishiki.
"To be very honest with …
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No ‘free life’ in North Korea, even for the elite, former diplomat says in Tokyo
10 Oct 2025 09:40 GMT
… , he told reporters at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo.
“A free life …
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Sumo: Ukrainian star Aonishiki fulfilling dream, determined to reach top
09 Oct 2025 14:46 GMT
TOKYO - Young Ukrainian sensation Aonishiki is living his sumo life to the fullest far from home, with his stellar results quickly putting him on a path toward the top of the sport's pyramid.
Four consecutive 11-4 records in the elite makuuchi division …
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Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan condemns Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza
12 Dec 2023 23:25 GMT
LONDON: Authorities in the UK have authorized the repatriation of a woman and five children from detention camps in Syria, The Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday.
It is only the second time since the ground war against Daesh ended four years ago that …
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Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan blames Israel for journalist deaths in Gaza|Arab News Japan
28 Oct 2023 23:28 GMT
… the Press Committee of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ) has issued a statement …
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Japan is at ‘a dead end,’ Japan watcher Gerald Curtis says
06 Oct 2025 08:35 GMT
… told an audience at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan on Monday. “I don’t …