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[ad_1] WASHINGTON – When Finland wanted to join NATO to ward off Russian aggression, it knew it had a friend living in the White House and could count on U.S. President Joe Biden’s support. But to ensure that the U.S. Senate would ratify its membership bid, Finland’s government decided to also seek out the president living in Florida.And so Mikko Hautala, the Finnish ambassador to the United States at the […]

[ad_1] A day after Nihon Hidankyo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons, members of the group on Saturday expressed surprise and gratitude over the award, but also noted the pressing need to pass down their efforts to the younger generation — especially as the taboo over the use of the weapons continues to erode.“I had to pinch my cheeks […]

[ad_1] Hiroshima/Nagasaki – People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two Japanese cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombings in the closing days of World War II, reiterated their call for peace Saturday, a day after Nihon Hidankyo, a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors, was named this year's recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. A 63-year-old man who was visiting Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park praised the hibakusha group, saying, "I bow […]

[ad_1] A day after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a grassroots group of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors pushing for a nuclear weapons ban, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday reiterated his view that nuclear deterrence is needed in an increasingly fraught security environment.“I want to make sure that something like (the Hiroshima or Nagasaki bombings) never happens again,” Ishiba said in response to a question about nuclear abolition, […]

[ad_1] Marumori, Miyagi Pref. – A ceremony was held in Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Saturday to remember victims of flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rain from Typhoon Hagibis five years ago. "We still have vivid memories even now, five years later," Kunio Hoshina, the mayor of Marumori, where 11 people died in the disaster, said in a speech at the ceremony that was attended by about 60 people, including […]

[ad_1] SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE – China's highly anticipated announcement of financial stimulus plans on Saturday was big on intent but low on the measurable details that investors need to ratify their recent return to the world's second-biggest stock market.Saturday's news conference by Finance Minister Lan Foan reiterated Beijing's broad plans to revive the ailing economy, with promises made on significant increases to government debt and support for consumers and the property sector.But […]