North Korea fires ‘long-range’ missile as South Korea president heads to Japan
South Korea and the United States have ramped up defence cooperation in the face of growing threats from North Korea. — AFP North Korea fired a “long-range ballistic missile” Thursday,…
N Korea fires ICBM ahead of S Korea’s president visit to Japan
This picture shows a missile being launched by a unit of the Korean People’s Army, in charge of operational missions on the Western Front, at an undisclosed location in North…
Japan parliament expels YouTuber MP who never came to work
A celebrity gossip YouTuber-turned-lawmaker, GaaSyy, became the first MP expelled by Japan’s parliament in over 70 years. — Twitter TOKYO: A celebrity gossip YouTuber-turned-lawmaker became the first MP expelled by Japan’s…
China, North Korea loom large as South Korea, Japan try to make amends
A police officer stands guard near Japan and South Korean national flags at a hotel, where South Korean embassy in Japan is holding the reception to mark the 50th anniversary…
Japan mourns 2011 disaster as nuclear support grows
A mourner offers a prayer for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake at a cemetery in Namie, Japan, on March 11, 2023. — AFP Japanese offered tearful prayers Saturday…
Three arrested in Japan for ‘sushi terrorism’ pranks
The ‘sushi terrorism’ saga has caused an uproar in Japan.— AFP/file TOKYO: Three people have been arrested in Japan over unhygienic pranks at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant after footage of…
Japan’s space ambition suffers setback after new rocket fail
An aerial view shows an H3 rocket carrying a land observation satellite lifts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture,…
Blinken welcomes S Korea’s historic plans for Japan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the Indo-Pacific Quad Foreign Ministerial panel discussion in New Delhi. — AFP/File WASHINGTON: US top diplomat Antony Blinken on Sunday applauded plans…
Seven missing as boat capsizes off disputed Japan islands
A photograph taken on February 28, 2023 shows parts of a migrants boat, washed on the beach, two days after it sank off Italy’s southern Calabria region, in Steccato di…
Seven missing as boat capsizes off disputed Japan islands
Seven missing as boat capsizes off disputed Japan islands.— AFP/file Boat was spotted in waters off Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islets. Crew includes one Taiwanese, six Indonesians: coastguard. Japanese authorities coordinating with…
