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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors said, escalating tests of weapons designed to strike key targets in regional U.S. allies amid stalled nuclear diplomacy. WATCH: Pentagon says Russia has asked North Korea for weapons The Japanese prime minister’s ...
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air transportation and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Nanmadol was heading north after making ...
... Korean church. Kishida's Cabinet is reportedly announcing a 250 million yen ($1.8 million) budget to invite 6,400 guests from in and outside Japan for the upcoming funeral. The Unification Church, which was founded in South Korea in 1954 and came to Japan a decade later, has built ...
... fast fashion fuel a rise in thrift shopping Miyake died Aug. 5 of liver cancer, Miyake Design Office said Tuesday. Miyake defined an era in Japan's modern history, reaching stardom in the 1970s among a generation of designers and artists who reached global fame by defining a Japanese vision ...
... were also arrested and detained in a township police station. The arrests were also reported by several other anti-government groups. An official from the Japanese Embassy told The Associated Press that a Japanese national was reported detained, but declined to reveal details. The man is being held for questioning ...
TOKYO (AP) — A volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and rocks. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in nearby towns but residents were advised to evacuate. Japan’s Meteorological Agency said Sakurajima volcano erupted at around 8:05 p ...
... the ulcerative colitis he’d had since he was a teenager. He said he regretted leave many of his goals unfinished, including the issue of Japanese abducted years ago by North Korea, a territorial dispute with Russia, and a revision of Japan's war-renouncing constitution that many conservatives consider ...
... d had since he was a teenager. He said he regretted leave many of his goals unfinished, especially his failure to resolve the issue of Japanese abducted years ago by North Korea, a territorial dispute with Russia, and a revision of Japan’s war-renouncing constitution. That ultra-nationalism riled ...
... thousands of nationalist citizens on social media. Some quipped, “Hope he’s not OK,” while dozens half-jokingly called the shooter “a hero” or “anti-Japan hero.” Others said Abe’s injuries were a comfort to the souls of people who died in Japan’s invasion of China during World ...
... not be any mistakes made on important political decisions. Phoebe Amoroso: He's remembered in part as a nationalist, with an unrealized goal of revising Japan's post-World War II Constitution that renounces war. His rhetoric prioritized making Japan a normal and beautiful nation with a stronger military and ...
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