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Yoon Suk Yeol subjected to travel ban after his party’s boycott of impeachment vote condemned by oppositionSouth Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been banned from leaving the country, as opposition politicians accused his party of staging a “secon…
続きを読むTest of apparent ICBM theoretically capable of striking US mainland comes amid warnings over North Korean troops in UkraineNorth Korea has test launched a long-range missile theoretically capable of striking the US mainland in another display of defian…
続きを読むDefence minister says ‘strong protest’ lodged with Moscow amid growing concerns about Russian and Chinese military cooperation in the regionJapan said its fighter jets used flares for the first time to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave it…
続きを読むThe Japan Meteorological Agency has issued its first-ever warning of the risk of a huge earthquake along the Pacific coastJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has cancelled a visit to central Asia this weekend after experts warned that the risk of a …
続きを読むState department warns such a move could destabilise the peninsula, as South Korea considers arming UkraineVladimir Putin’s suggestion that Russia could supply weapons to North Korea is “incredibly concerning”, a senior US official has said, days after…
続きを読むRussian president makes first visit to country in 24 years as anti-west relationship deepensRussia and North Korea: what can they do for each other?Vladimir Putin has arrived in North Korea for a summit with Kim Jong-un, amid US warnings against any ag…
続きを読むOji Holdings said it would stop making children’s nappies in September amid a sharp decline in demand. Japan has a rapidly ageing societyA nappy manufacturer in Japan is to stop making the products for babies and instead raise production of adult diape…
続きを読むAlmost 12,000 doctors have walked out over planned changes, as the country’s health ministry denies services have descended into chaosSouth Korea’s government has started taking steps to suspend the medical licences of thousands of striking doctors, as…
続きを読むThe walkout by 8,400 doctors is in protest at government plans to raise the number of trainee medicsSouth Korea has raised its public health alert to “severe” for the first time, after thousands of doctors went on strike to protest against government r…
続きを読むFall in rank below Germany has been attributed to a weak yen and country’s ageing, shrinking populationJapan has been eclipsed by Germany as the world’s third-biggest economy and has slipped into recession, according to data released Thursday, as the c…
続きを読むNorth Korea’s leader has increased his displays of military aggression but analysts are split on whether it’s a sign of electoral interference or a war footing When a highly militarised dictatorship fires artillery shells in the direction of its neighb…
続きを読むIn a speech, the North Korean leader has called for constitutional change to identify the south as ‘number one hostile state’North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has called for a change to the constitution to identify South Korea as the “number one hosti…
続きを読むAnimal welfare campaigners hail decision as ‘historic victory’ after years of pressure at home and abroadSouth Korea’s parliament has voted to ban the production and sale of dog meat, in a decision campaigners hailed as a “historic victory” for animal …
続きを読むTokyo district public prosecutors’ office says it has arrested Yoshitaka Ikeda, a former vice-education ministerProsecutors in Japan have made their first arrest in a financial scandal that has engulfed the country’s ruling party and sparked speculatio…
続きを読むShinji Aoba has admitted starting fire but has pleaded not guilty, saying a psychological disorder makes him incapable of distinguishing between right and wrongProsecutors in Japan are seeking the death penalty for the suspect in an arson attack in 201…
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