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At least 2 killed as powerful typhoon slams into Japan

Typhoon Lan struck Japan early Monday with heavy rains and strong winds, leaving at least two people dead before the storm moved back out to sea. The typhoon made landfall southwest of...

Pentagon Chief in Asia; North Korea High on Agenda in Talks With Allies

CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, PHILIPPINES — U.S.Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he would talk with Asian allies about North Korea and the crisis caused by Pyongyang's "reckless" provocations, as he kicked off a...

Exit Polls: Japan Abe’s Coalition Set to Win Snap Vote

Exit polls indicate Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is on track for a comfortable victory in Sunday's general election. Japanese media predicts Abe's Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition winning a majority,...

Powerful typhoon drenches voters headed to polls for snap election

TOKYO — Heavy rain and wind lashed southern Japan on Sunday as a powerful typhoon neared, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and disrupting rail services on a national election...

Japan votes for Lower House of Parliament

Japanese voters are going to the polls Sunday for a general election. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition is expected to win the two-thirds “super majority” it held in parliament’s lower house...

Chinese official: Xi’s Anti-corruption drive prevented coup attempt

BEIJING — A top official in China has praised President Xi Jinping's expansive anti-corruption drive, arguing it has helped stop coup plotters from threatening the party's tight grip on power. Chinese officials have...

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