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Tokyo to host Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in July - Japanese cabinet
Japan will host the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) in Tokyo from July 16-18.
Fri Feb 02 2024
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Japanese PM Abe hopes to visit Russia early next year
"We have no other way than directing the territorial issue to a solution while shaping a vision of a win-win future."
Wed Dec 21 2016
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The Zika threat
The Zika virus existed for decades in equatorial zones of Asia and Africa. Then, about 10 years ago, it cropped up on various Pacific islands.
Mon Feb 01 2016
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Cyclone Ian batters Tonga
Authorities trying to assess casualties and damage across chain of south Pacific islands after biggest storm in decades.
Sun Jan 12 2014
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Climate change will cause 'serious economic losses' in Pacific
A new report by the bank released in Sydney, "Economics of Climate Change in the Pacific", showed that losses would range between 2.9 percent and 15.2 percent of annual gross domestic product by 2100.
Tue Nov 26 2013