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UN Security Council may issue fresh statement over ongoing violence in Mya
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): The Japanese ambassador to the United Nations, Ishikane Kimihiro on Tuesday suggested that the UN Security Council (UNSC) may issue a statement over the ongoing violence in Myanmar, despite China opposing a denunciation of the coup, reported NHK World.
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Japan to closely monitor China's increased defense spending
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 7 (ANI): Japanese defense officials on Sunday said that they intend to closely monitor how China will increase its defense spending this year, reported NHK World.
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Amid reports of being fired, Myanmar UN ambassador claims legitimacy
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 3 (ANI): Amid reports of being fired, Myanmar's Ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun on Wednesday sent letters to the world body insisting that he remains the legitimate representative of his country, reported NHK World.
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Myanmar protests intensifying; thanks to Internet, rise of young generatio
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 28 (ANI): Lauding the efforts of the Internet and the rise of the young generation, Min Ko Naing, an activist who led a pro-democracy movement in the country in the 1980s said that the protests in Myanmar are growing stronger than the one in 1988, reported NHK Worl
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5,800 students left school in Japan in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 21 (ANI): The Japanese government on Sunday has found that at least 5,800 college students either left school or took time off because of the spread of the coronavirus between April and December of last year, reported NHK World.
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Suga expresses concern over China's assertiveness in East and South China
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 20 (ANI): Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday has expressed concern about China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China seas in G7 talks, reported NHK World.
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Japan to vaccinate 40,000 healthcare workers in first phase of COVID-19 va
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 18 (ANI): Japan will vaccinate 40,000 healthcare workers in the first phase of the COVID-19 inoculation drive, reported NHK World.
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China, Russia pull out from UNHRC resolution on Myanmar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 13 (ANI): China and Russia on Friday pulled out from a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on the situation in Myanmar following the military coup on February 1, reported NHK World.
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Myanmar coup: Police, military personnel raid NLD party office in Yangon
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 10 (ANI): Police and military personnel on Tuesday night raided the headquarters of National League for Democracy (NLD) in Yangon, reported NHK World.
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China threatens countermeasures against UK, Australia for condemning disqu
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 14 (ANI): In a bid to assert its dominance over Hong Kong, China on Friday threatened countermeasures against Britain and Australia for condemning its disqualification of four pro-democracy lawmakers from the Hong Kong Legislative Council, reported NHK World.
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Vietnam wary of new Chinese legislation allowing weapons use
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 6 (ANI): Vietnam's foreign ministry has expressed concern regarding Chinese legislation, which would allow Beijing's coast guard to use weapons in waters which it considers being under its jurisdiction, reported NHK World.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe intends to step down amid health issues
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 28 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to step down, the NHK World reported on Thursday.
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