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Yoon Suk Yeoul has vowed to ‘fight to the end’ as he resists attempts to hold him accountable amid political crisisSouth Korean anti-corruption officials attempting to arrest the country’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, must know by now what he me…
続きを読むRemoval of acting president Han Duck-soo is part of a rancorous battle for the country’s constitutional futureFor the fourth time this month, South Korea’s parliament has become the arena for a rancorous battle for the country’s political future.Safegu…
続きを読むAssembly approves motion days after parliament stripped President Yoon Suk Yeol of his powers over martial law orderSouth Korea votes to impeach acting president: live updatesSouth Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach the acting president, Han Duck-…
続きを読むAuthorities relax laws to make it easier for hunters to carry out ‘emergency shootings’ when bears are spotted in populated areasJapan is to relax its strict hunting laws to make it easier to shoot bears, amid a rise in dangerous encounters with the an…
続きを読むParents and campaigners have called on education and health authorities to end the practice of requiring children to strip off for school health checks“My chest was completely exposed and I felt embarrassed,” writes a Japanese girl after undergoing an …
続きを読むSouth Korea’s intelligence service says it has ‘detected signs’ Kim Jong-un ordered executions of 20-30 officialsNorth Korea may have executed multiple officials over damage from devastating floods in July that wrecked thousands of homes and left up to…
続きを読むJapan’s supreme court rules that practice under now-defunct eugenics law was unconstitutionalJapan’s supreme court has ordered the government to pay damages to dozens of people who were forcibly sterilised under a now-defunct eugenics law, saying the p…
続きを読むChange to civil code will bring Japan into line with other G7 countries, amid concerns existing law inflicts psychological harm on childrenDivorced couples in Japan will for the first time be able to negotiate joint custody of their children after parl…
続きを読むDespite warm words from the US and Japanese leaders during their summit this week, back in Japan the spectre of a second Trump White House looms largeJoe Biden was effusive in his praise for Japan and its “bold” prime minister, Fumio Kishida, during a …
続きを読むTributes paid to wrestler, who was born Chad Rowan and became the sport’s first non-Japanese grand champion in 1993Tributes have been paid in Japan to Akebono, the first foreign wrestler to reach the pinnacle of the sport of sumo, who has died aged 54….
続きを読むSato will become the only option by 2531, suggests modelling as part of campaign to overturn outdated law requiring spouses to have same surnameJapanese citizens will all have the same family name in 500 years’ time unless married couples are permitted…
続きを読むMeme-worthy content appears in short supply, at least initially, as world’s oldest royal family embarks on its social media journeyThe rarefied world of Japan’s imperial family has entered the age of social media, but fans expecting selfies, emojis and…
続きを読むJapan is the only country in the world that requires spouses to use the same name, but after decades of inaction, appetite for change is buildingFor Akiko Saikawa, the administrative nightmare began soon after she married.The office worker from Tokyo h…
続きを読むRocket launch underlines Kim Jong-un’s ability to sidestep UN sanctions and suggests ballistic missile building abilities have reached a higher levelNorth Korea is already believed to be capable of striking the US mainland with a nuclear weapon; now it…
続きを読むEnnosuke Ichikawa was part of apparent family pact to take their own lives after he learned he was to be accused of sexual abuseOne of Japan’s best-known kabuki actors has been given a suspended prison sentence for helping his parents die in an apparen…
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