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Chinese mainland spokesman slams Taiwan for attempting to distort history

CHINA (Reuters) - A Chinese mainland spokesman on Wednesday condemned Taiwan authorities for attempting to distort history in textbooks. Ma…

Chinese woman avoids jail after tossing coins at plane

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) - An elderly passenger who threw coins at the engine of a plane at a Shanghai airport…

Ex-bosses to go on trial over Fukushima disaster

by Natsuko Fukue Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Three former executives at Fukushima's operator stand trial this week on…

Rescuers, sniffer dogs search for trapped people after landslide in southwest China

CHINA (Reuters) - More than 2,500 professional rescuers and 25 sniffer dogs are working against time to search for 93…

Youngest professional shogi player breaks record in Japan with 29 consecutive wins

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's youngest professional shogi player, Sota Fujii, set a historical record of 29 consecutive victories on…

Thousands join memorial service for seven deceased USS Fitzgerald sailors

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) - More than two thousand people in Yokosuka participated in a memorial service held on Tuesday (June…

China lodges protest over Indian border incursion

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has made a formal protest after Indian border guards crossed from Sikkim state into its…

New landslide hits China disaster area

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- More rock and mud fell on Tuesday at the site of a major landslide that buried…

N. Korea likens Trump to Hitler

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea likened United States President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler on Tuesday in its…

US Navy to hold Japan service for sailors killed in crash

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The United States Navy will hold a memorial service Tuesday for seven sailors killed in a…

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