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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan (left) shakes fingers with President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea throughout a go...
South Korea investigators raid spy agencies over drone flights into North
South Korean investigators on Tuesday raided a number of websites together with the nation's Protection Intelligence Command and the Nationwide...
Eight Censored Views on the Detentions of Investigative Reporters Liu Hu and Wu Yingjiao
On February 1, public safety officers from Chengdu detained investigative reporter Liu Hu as he was en path to Beijing,...
South Korea reports 10th African swine fever case this year
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday confirmed its tenth case of African swine fever (ASF) this 12...
Uncertainty clouds JIP’s role in ruling coalition following LDP’s election win
The Japan Innovation Get together gained 36 seats in Sunday's Decrease Home election, a slight enhance over its preelection whole....
Reelected governor, Osaka’s Yoshimura eyes referendum on merging city’s wards
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura and Osaka metropolis Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama have been set to be reelected to their positions in...
Bithumb blunder sends 2,000 bitcoins instead of small reward
A illustration of Bitcoin cryptocurrency on this illustration taken Sept. 10, 2025. Reuters-YonhapSouth Korean cryptocurrency alternate Bithumb stated a system...
Takaichi talks tough on immigration on eve of vote
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Saturday to make Japan "extra affluent and safer," together with by means of more durable...
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[Column] As South Korea profits from arms, North Korea pays in lives
Ukrainian troopers practice alongside the frontlines of the conflict with Russia on Jan. 1, 2026. (Reuters/Yonhap) By Lee Bon-young, senior...
Against the grain: Japanese wine aged in local barrels
Ringed by the outer Chichibu mountains and dotted with serene rice fields, the city of Ogawa in Saitama Prefecture is...
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