Anthony Kuhn
Stories
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World
As Workforce Ages, South Korea Increasingly Depends On Migrant Labor
South Korea's population is shrinking and aging. Foreign workers help fill shortages on farms and in factories, but it's very hard for them to become citizens. Some say that will soon have to change.
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Sports
Japan Just Extended Its 3rd State Of Emergency Weeks Before The Olympics Begin
Even though polls show the great majority of Japanese want to cancel the Tokyo Summer Olympics because of the risk of COVID-19 infections, Japan's prime minister insists the games will go on.
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Asia
U.S. State Department Tells Travelers To Avoid All Trips To Japan
The U.S. has issued a do-not-travel advisory to Japan due to concerns with the pandemic. The Olympics are scheduled to take place in Tokyo in less than 60 days. U.S. athletes are expected to attend.
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Politics
Biden-Moon Summit Aims To Show U.S.-Korea Alliance Is Solid
On Friday, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and President Biden will meet to discuss their alliances, mutual interests and dealing with China and North Korea.
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Sports
Cancel The Olympics, Says Tokyo Doctors Association
Tokyo-area hospitals "have their hands full," the Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association says in an open letter to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The group represents some 6,000 primary care doctors.
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Sports
Opposition To Olympics In Japan Becomes More Organized, Vehement
The Japanese government remains adamant that the games will proceed as planned, even as local governments and protestors express rising concern about hosting the event during the pandemic.
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Sports
Months Before Japan's Olympic Games, More Pandemic Concerns Are Raised
There is growing anger in Japan that the government is pressing ahead with this summer's Olympic games — as COVID-19 cases continue to rise there.
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Politics
Biden Welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga To White House
President Joe Biden met with Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga yesterday to talk about security in East Asia.
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Politics
China To Loom Large At Biden's Summit With Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga
As the U.S. tries to enlist allies to help meet the challenges posed by China, perhaps no nation is more central than Japan. Suga is the first foreign leader to meet face-to-face with President Biden.
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Politics
Biden To Meet Japanese Counterpart Yoshihide Suga At The White House
In a sign of U.S. intent to put Asian allies at the core of its foreign policy, Japan's prime minister will be the first foreign head of state to meet face-to-face with President Biden.