the Far East
noun
: the countries of eastern and southeastern Asia (such as China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam)
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Following the war, the ship sailed the Far East once again in March 1961, according to the Naval Historical Society of Australia.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Forty-eight years later, Yakusho Koji arrived in Udine to collect the Golden Mulberry Award for lifetime achievement at the Far East Film Festival — presented by Wim Wenders, no less — and the name has more than fulfilled its promise.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Key projects under construction include new units at the Kursk, Leningrad and Smolensk sites, a prospective plant in the Far East, and prospective floating nuclear units.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Key projects under construction include new units at the Kursk, Leningrad and Smolensk sites, a prospective plant in the Far East, and prospective floating nuclear units.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Forty-eight years later, Yakusho Koji arrived in Udine to collect the Golden Mulberry Award for lifetime achievement at the Far East Film Festival — presented by Wim Wenders, no less — and the name has more than fulfilled its promise.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Key projects under construction include new units at the Kursk, Leningrad and Smolensk sites, a prospective plant in the Far East, and prospective floating nuclear units.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Key projects under construction include new units at the Kursk, Leningrad and Smolensk sites, a prospective plant in the Far East, and prospective floating nuclear units.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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“The Far East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Far%20East. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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