2 w. ago Japan moves to calm China, sends senior diplomat to Beijing as Taiwan tensions deepen

Japan moves to calm China, sends senior diplomat to Beijing as Taiwan tensions deepen  Malay Mail

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2 w. ago Japan sends senior diplomat to Beijing as Taiwan spat deepens

Japan sends senior diplomat to Beijing as Taiwan spat deepens  Malay Mail

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2 w. ago Japan to Send Senior Diplomat to Soothe Tensions With China: NHK

Japan to Send Senior Diplomat to Soothe Tensions With China: NHK  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago Japan to Send Senior Diplomat to Soothe China Tensions, NHK Says

Japan to Send Senior Diplomat to Soothe China Tensions, NHK Says  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago Pikachu protest at Cop30 takes on Japan’s fossil fuel empire

Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference on Friday to send a message to Japan: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across Southeast Asia and other regions of the Global South. The Stop Japan’s Dirty Energy Plans protest aligned with the first of two thematic days with a focus on energy during the annual climate conference known as Cop30, held this year in Belem on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon. Organisers of the protest said the...

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3 w. ago Over 3,500 venomous arachnids send spidey senses tingling at US base in Japan

More than 3,500 venomous spiders – including black widows and redbacks – have been exterminated at a US military base in western Japan, alarming residents and officials already struggling with a rise in invasive species across the country. The record number of spiders, found between July and October at the US Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, included three known venomous species and prompted local authorities to demand urgent action to prevent the infestation from spreading beyond the base’s...

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last month Taiwan says senior Fijian UN diplomat visited, despite Fiji's formal ties with China

Taiwan says senior Fijian UN diplomat visited, despite Fiji's formal ties with China  Reuters

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