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Last update: 9 hours agoUS-Japan-India Diplomacy: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in India after a China reset, starting in Kolkata with a visit to Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity before heading to New Delhi for talks with PM Narendra Modi and a Quad foreign-ministers meeting next week—trade, tech, defense, and energy all on the agenda. Japan-China De-escalation: In Suzhou, Japan’s trade minister Ryosei Akazawa held a brief, non-disclosed exchange with China’s Wang Wentao, the first ministerial contact since last year’s Taiwan-triggered standoff—still short on substance, but a signal that channels remain open. North Korea on the Move: Naegohyang Women’s FC became the first North Korean team to win the AFC Women’s Champions League on South Korean soil in eight years, beating Japan’s Tokyo Verdy Beleza 1-0 in Suwon. Security Watch: Separately, Japan is facing fresh scrutiny in the fentanyl supply chain as the US DEA investigates claims that traffickers use Japan as a transit hub. Sports & Culture: Podolski retires at 40 after a Kobe spell, while Japan’s broccoli gets designated-vegetable status—small policy wins, big public attention.
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