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Tokyo police seek arrest of Chinese teenager over shrine ‘toilet’ graffiti
The suspect, who also faces a charge of desecration of a place of worship, has already left Japan for Hong Kong.
21 Nov 2024 - 2:15PM
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US soldier investigated for punching and breaking South Korean teen’s jaw
21 Nov 2024 - 10:07AM
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Lift-off in Japan and US space cooperation to counter China with Tokyo facility
21 Nov 2024 - 10:26AM
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Politics
Japan downplays Trump pick Gabbard’s warnings of its military threat to US
Gabbard, who Trump has nominated as his director of national intelligence, warned against a ‘remilitarised Japan’ in a social media post.
21 Nov 2024 - 9:20AM
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Donald Trump alongside Tulsi Gabbard during a town hall meeting in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 29. Photo: AFP
People
South Korea airport defends body search of traveller after drug scanner error
Customs officials say the invasive search was lawful and an ‘unavoidable measure’ even though it left the traveller with vaginal bleeding.
20 Nov 2024 - 7:31PM
East Asia
Telegram to delete deepfakes targeting South Koreans
This comes as South Korea’s media regulation agency pushes the company to boost its monitoring of such content.
20 Nov 2024 - 7:12PM
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Politics
Former South Korean officials accused of THAAD data leak to China, activists
South Korea’s state auditor alleges that the former officials disclosed the details in a bid to slow down the full deployment of THAAD.
20 Nov 2024 - 6:18PM
Economics
Malaysia’s Anthony Loke pitches alternative route to China via pan-Asian rail
The Malaysian transport minister says the transport of goods via high-speed trains to China will help bolster regional supply chains.
20 Nov 2024 - 6:06PM
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Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Photo: SCMP
Politics
Japanese demand end to ‘comfort women’ funds after politician’s conviction
Yoon Mee-hyang was jailed and fined for embezzling funds meant for Korean ‘comfort women’ in a case that dragged on for several years.
20 Nov 2024 - 8:00AM
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People
Seoul’s subway operator apologises for calling Chinese tourists ‘villains’
Seoul Metro was addressing commuter complaints about unruly riders and loud announcements at stations.
19 Nov 2024 - 7:36PM
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East Asia
South Korea authorities launch probe after 3 workers die in Hyundai car test
Police and the labour ministry are investigating the incident, which reportedly involved suffocation in a testing chamber.
19 Nov 2024 - 6:27PM
Politics
Will Trump’s ‘money-driven diplomacy’ lead to closer South Korea-China ties?
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appears to be pursuing a more balanced approach to relations with Washington and Beijing, analysts say.
19 Nov 2024 - 5:50PM
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday at the Apec summit. Photo: dpa
East Asia
South Korea’s opposition chief indicted for misuse of public funds
Already embroiled in multiple legal battles, Lee Jae-myung’s indictment could jeopardise his anticipated bid for the presidency in 2027.
19 Nov 2024 - 3:00PM
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East Asia
Pioneering Japanese poet known for Peanuts and Astro Boy dies at 92
Shuntaro Tanikawa explored the poetic, not only in the repetitive music of the spoken word but also the magic hidden in little things.
19 Nov 2024 - 12:40PM
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United States & Canada
Russian extradited to US from South Korea to face cybercrime charges
Evgenii Ptitsyn allegedly extorted US$16 million from schools and hospitals using ransomware program, the Justice Department said.
19 Nov 2024 - 8:18AM
East Asia
Japan eyes Chinese tram for Mount Fuji to cut costs and emissions
The Chinese-made Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit, which runs on rubber tyres and promises lower construction costs and reduced CO2 emissions.
18 Nov 2024 - 7:19PM
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A view of cherry blossom trees with Mount Fuji in the background. Photo: Reuters
East Asia
North Korea may send 100,000 troops to Russia as Kim tells them to ‘go all out’
The 100,000 figure circulating is an indication that Moscow is planning to fight in Ukraine for a long time, a Russian defence insider said.
20 Nov 2024 - 3:54PM
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Lifestyle & Culture
‘Should be deported’: foreign tourists’ misdeeds spark outrage, debate in Japan
Graffiti at historic shrines, car thefts and other incidents have raised concerns about Japan’s perception of foreigners.
18 Nov 2024 - 8:00AM
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East Asia
Japan’s foreign minister in Kyiv to discuss concerns over North Korean troops
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will meet his Ukrainian counterpart to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with Russia.
16 Nov 2024 - 6:36PM
East Asia
South Korea’s Yoon tells China’s Xi cooperation needed on Russia and North Korea
Yoon also met US President Biden and Japan PM Ishiba on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Lima, Peru.
16 Nov 2024 - 2:06PM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Bali, Indonesia, in November 2022. Photo: Xinhua
East Asia
Japan’s Princess Mikasa, great-aunt to emperor, dies aged 101
The princess, who was the oldest member of the nation’s royal family, was 18 when she married the younger brother of wartime emperor Hirohito.
15 Nov 2024 - 8:34PM
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Lifestyle & Culture
Deer attacks on the rise in Japan’s Nara Park as tourists return post-pandemic
Deer, accustomed to humans, are becoming aggressive due to more visitors. Authorities urge caution and are taking protective measures.
15 Nov 2024 - 6:27PM
East Asia
South Korea opposition chief gets suspended jail term for violating poll law
Lee Jae-myung said he would appeal the ruling, which is ‘difficult to accept’.
15 Nov 2024 - 3:11PM
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Open Questions series
Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy
21 May 2024 - 11:54AM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy
21 May 2024 - 11:54AM
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