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Why Japan couldn’t send its foreign minister to a key G20 meeting

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Why Japan couldn’t send its foreign minister to a key G20 meeting
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi’s absence from a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting has become a matter of controversy.
Kishida urges extra inflation-relief steps as Japan’s households struggle
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Japan’s Cabinet backs use of GPS trackers for defendants on bail
The legal amendments only apply to defendants who authorities fear may flee abroad, with the move influenced by the escape of former Nissan chairman Carlos …
BOJ watchers see higher chance of June shift after Kazuo Ueda hearings
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‘Quad’ ministers vow to address challenges in South and East China seas
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The model for Asia’s ‘Quad’: The Beatles, says Japan’s top diplomat
As Asia’s “Quad” powers search for ways to define the group, Japan’s foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, has offered a model — The Beatles.
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