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Japan loses crown as world’s third-largest economy after it slips into recession
Fall in rank below Germany has been attributed to a weak yen and country’s ageing, shrinking populationJapan h…
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Kim Jong-un’s bellicose stance could signal conflict, or his preference for a President Trump
North Korea’s leader has increased his displays of military aggression but analysts are split on whether it’s …
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Unification with South Korea no longer possible, says Kim Jong-un
In a speech, the North Korean leader has called for constitutional change to identify the south as ‘number one…
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South Korea passes bill banning production and sale of dog meat
Animal welfare campaigners hail decision as ‘historic victory’ after years of pressure at home and abroadSouth…
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Japan prosecutors make first arrest in financial scandal engulfing ruling party
Tokyo district public prosecutors’ office says it has arrested Yoshitaka Ikeda, a former vice-education minist…
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Kyoto Animation fire: Japan prosecutors seek death penalty over blaze that killed 36
Shinji Aoba has admitted starting fire but has pleaded not guilty, saying a psychological disorder makes him i…
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China, Japan and South Korea, amid regional rivalries, line up leaders’ summit
Xi Jinping to gather with Fumio Kishida and Yoon Suk Yeol ‘in near future’ against backdrop of tensions over U…
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Russia’s foreign minister hails ‘new level’ of ties during North Korea trip
Sergei Lavrov praises Kim Jong-un for ‘unambiguous support’ for Ukraine war on visit that could pave way for s…
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‘Heaviest rain ever’ causes deadly floods and landslides in Japan
Mud engulfs houses and cars as island of Kyushu bears brunt of annual rainy season that is worsening with clim…
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South Koreans become a year or two younger as country changes system for counting ages
While some are expected to keep using the old system, 86% say they will adopt the international system in thei…
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France opposed to opening of Nato liaison office in Japan, official says
Nato statutes ‘clearly limit the scope to North Atlantic’, official says, with reports that president Macron p…
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North Korea’s first spy satellite launch ends in failure and promise to send up another
State media say the projectile plunged into the sea, after briefly sparking emergency warnings in South Korea …
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North Korean missile launch sparks evacuation confusion in Japan
Local authorities in Hokkaido issued and then retracted an alert that warned the missile could fall on the isl…
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North Korea puts on biggest ICBM display yet, with Kim Jong-un’s daughter centre stage
Kim Ju-ae attends anniversary military parade and banquet at which Kim Jong-un praises ‘strongest army in the …
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Japan cancels Mitsubishi SpaceJet, grounding dream of homegrown airliner
After years of delays, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries admits building Japan’s first homegrown passenger jet was t…