Reserved but passionate, Japan's ex-PM Fukuda mourned in Gunma Pref.
People in Gunma Prefecture, former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's home prefecture and political base, have mourned his death at age 90, recalling a hum
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People in Gunma Prefecture, former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's home prefecture and political base, have mourned his death at age 90, recalling a hum

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday experts on forest protection from the country's development aid agency will
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Finnish counterpart Antti Hakkanen on Monday agreed to deepen cooperation and exchange
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