"Only when the Japanese government faces history with the right attitude and can profoundly reflect on the history will it march toward the future and develop a friendly and cooperative relationship with its neighboring countries and China, " Ms. Hua said Monday.

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As winter tightens its grip on Syria's neighboring countries, stories like those I heard in Al Qaem are far from unique.

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Kenya is a regional leader in financial services and he expects the popular mobile channel will be a key to its growth throughout both Kenya and neighboring countries.

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Redmond said the agency still is maintaining its current levels of readiness in neighboring countries for any outflow from Iraq, where continuing insecurity and the fragile religious and ethnic tensions could result in new displacement.

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Washington is backing its NATO ally by sharing intelligence, flying French troops to neighboring countries and refueling French jets.

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Israel, like the United States, has struggled to find a way to secure its borders and its population while dealing with a constant stream of immigrants from neighboring countries and, increasingly, the African continent.

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Tensions between the neighboring countries have steadily mounted in recent months as the U.S. winds down its military presence in Afghanistan and the Afghan and Pakistan militaries grow more assertive.

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TOKYO--Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appeared to try to ease tension with neighboring countries by repeating Japan's admission of and apology for the suffering it caused its former colonial subjects.

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As the storm raged, its link to the greenback held tight, and GDP per capita fell by much less than it did in neighboring countries.

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