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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Toward Sea
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1362+ words) North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Saturday, its neighbors said, a day after the US, South Korea and Japan ended their trilateral military drill that North Korea views as a provocation. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs…...
Japanese Lawmakers Travel to Beijing, Seeking to Mend Ties After Takaichi’s Taiwan Remark Fallout
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1168+ words) A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers, including one from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's governing party, headed to Beijing on Monday to meet with Chinese officials for the first time since ties between the two Asian rivals deteriorated after Takaichi's comment…...
North Korea Says Record-High Japan Defense Budget Would Risk ‘Turmoil’
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1296+ words) North Korea slammed Japan's reported plans to increase its defense budget, accusing Tokyo on Saturday of preparing for a "war of aggression" as its US ally pursues talks with Pyongyang. Japan has been gradually moving away from its post-World War…...
Seoul Detects North Korean Missile Launches after Trump Says to Meet Kim
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1696+ words) North Korea has fired several short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul's military said on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would meet Pyongyang's Kim Jong Un this year. The latest launches from the nuclear-armed North come as South Korea…...
Japan's Defense Minister Says Cooperation with US, S.Korea 'Critical' for Region
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1048+ words) Japan's defense minister said Tuesday that cooperation between his country, the United States and South Korea was "critical", after US President Donald Trump scaled back military drills with Seoul, said AFP. "As Japan faces the most severe and complicated security…...
Japan's Takaichi Skips Controversial Yasukuni Shrine Visit on Anniversary of WWII Surrender
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1635+ words) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stayed away from Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, apparently to prioritize diplomatic relations with China and South Korea, but did not mention her country’s wartime past in Asia or remorse over it in an address Saturday…...