Tag: Japan

SEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday (Oct 4), prompting a warning for residents to take cover and ...

SEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday (Oct 4), prompting a warning for residents to take cover and ...

SEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile further than ever before on Tuesday (Oct 4), sending it soaring over Japan, for the first time in five years, and prompting a ...

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday (Oct 4), prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern ...

“I squarely face the people’s voices regarding our relationship with the Unification Church,” Kishida said in his speech opening the 69-day parliamentary session. He promised to “do utmost” to help ...

TOKYO: Flamboyant Japanese professional wrestler turned politician Antonio Inoki died on Saturday (Oct 1) aged 79, local media reported. Public broadcaster NHK said that he died of heart failure. Standing ...

TOKYO: Japan's media-savvy digital minister said Friday (Sep 30) he's ready to take an iron-fisted approach to speed up the nation's slow embrace of online services at government offices and workplaces. ...

South Korea's new President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office in May, has vowed to boost trilateral security cooperation with the United States and Japan to better counter the North's evolving ...

TOKYO: In a rare admission of sexual harassment in Japan’s military, its army chief apologised on Thursday (Sep 29) to a former soldier for suffering caused by a group of ...

TOKYO: A Japanese health ministry panel on Thursday (Sep 29) recommended revising the nation's drug laws to allow for the importation and use of medicinal marijuana products. The recommendation was ...