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Pimentel, who voted vs US bases extension, passes away at 85

October 20, 2019

Former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr., one of the 12 senators who voted against extending the stay of US bases in the Philippines in 1991,  passed away on Sunday at age of 85, his family said. His daughter, Commission

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South Korean PM seeks President Moon’s letter to Abe

October 18, 2019

Seoul–South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has urged President Moon Jae-in to consider writing a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a bid to seek a thaw in the strained ties between the two countries, it was learned

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Vietnam places order for Japanese weather satellite

October 18, 2019

Hanoi–The Vietnamese government on Friday concluded a contract with major Japanese trader Sumitomo Corp. for a Japanese-made satellite to monitor the weather and climate for disaster prevention. The deal involving about 20 billion yen in project costs will be aided

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Japan internal minister Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine

October 18, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Friday, the second day of the war-related Shinto shrine’s four-day autumn festival. Takaichi was the second incumbent cabinet minister to visit the shrine during the festival,

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Philippines, India ink four cooperation deals

October 18, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte and Indian President Ram Nath Kovind witnessed on Friday the exchange of four agreements to enhance the cooperation of the two countries. This was after the two leaders held a bilateral meeting in Malacanang where they discussed

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Japan submits draft resolution on nuke abolition to U.N.

October 18, 2019

New York–The Japanese government on Thursday submitted a draft resolution calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons to the First Committee of the U.N. General Assembly, in the run-up to next year’s review conference on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation

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Duterte wears air purifier necklace vs cough, colds

October 18, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has been wearing an air purifier necklace to protect him from cough and colds. Wearing a white Barong when he welcomed in Malacanang visiting Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday, it was noticeable that Duterte was

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Comfort women statue to be put up near Washington

October 18, 2019

Washington–A groundbreaking ceremony for a statue of a girl symbolizing so-called comfort women was held in a suburb of Washington on Thursday. The statue, to be put up by the end of the month, may stir up tensions between Japan

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