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US defense chief observes drills with Japan, Australia, says he’s confident about greater capability

Muhamad Yehia CAMP ASAKA, Japan  — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed confidence about enhanced military capabilities among the United States, Australia and Japan as he observed joint exercises Wednesday showcasing their closer cooperation as tensions grow in the region. Austin is in Japan to reaffirm the importance of their …

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Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions

Muhamad Yehia SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country’s Sado Island Gold Mines but offered no apology over Japan’s brutal wartime use of Korean forced laborers, highlighting lingering tensions between the neighbors over the issue. South Korea a day earlier announced that it was boycotting the …

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