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Yoon visits Japan, seeking to restore ties amid N Korea threat
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is set to pay an official visit to Japan, seeking to…
Japan parliament expels YouTuber MP who never came to work
Yoshikazu Higashitani, known by his online pseudonym GaaSyy, has become the first MP expelled by Japan’s…
Japan court backs retrial for 87-year-old death row inmate
The Tokyo High Court has said 87-year-old Iwao Hakamada, who spent more than 45 years on…
Japan’s H3 rocket fails after liftoff in blow to space ambitions
Japan’s second attempt to launch its next-generation H3 rocket has failed after liftoff, dealing a blow…
S Korea announces plan to resolve row over Japan forced labour
South Korea’s government has announced a plan to resolve a long-running dispute on compensating people who…
Philippines’ Marcos Jr urges military to focus on South China Sea
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has said his country’s military must urgently focus on the protection…
Why money will not be enough to address Japan’s baby crisis
Tokyo, Japan – Chika Hashimoto, a 23-year-old who recently graduated from Tokyo’s Temple University, is not…
S Korea defence paper says N Korea increased plutonium stockpile
South Korea has released its latest defence white paper in which it described North Korea as…
Japan PM dismisses aide over anti-LGBTQ+ comments
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has dismissed one of his secretaries for homophobic comments that the…