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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives late Sunday in crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies, but not tactics, of the impeached president.

Tomiko Itooka passed away on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya

Tomiko Itooka, the world's oldest person at 116, passes away in Japan. Known for her love of bananas and adventurous spirit, she leaves behind a legacy of ...

Itooka, who died at a care home in Ashiya, enjoyed bananas and had been a keen mountain climber

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Itooka, who loved bananas and a yogurt-flavored Japanese drink called Calpis, was born on 23 May 1908

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in office this weekend, traveling to South Korea, Japan and France

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President Joe Biden blocked the $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel — something he had first vowed to do in March

NTT Docomo was targeted by a cyberattack, leaving users unable to access services.