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Members of the families' group pleaded their case in the roughly one-hour meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.

Less reported in the press is the fact that an alternative left-wing candidate, Sim Sang-jung, also ran, splitting the South Korean vote.

India’s precarious balancing between the US and Russia is becoming untenable amid the rapidly escalating US-NATO war drive against Russia.

As the two nations mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties, military tensions and economic interdependence lie at the heart of their ongoing friction.

Asian shares are mostly lower, echoing a decline on Wall Street, amid concerns about a potential Russian military invasion of Ukraine

Lee Dong-jin has made an empire out of the thrift shop habits he developed during his high school years. The 24-year-old stands at the counter of his high-end Seoul vintage clothing shop “JANDARIROSTORE” — named after the street it is on — that he started with his older brother in 2016. On the wall behind him hangs a Chrome Hearts...

Japan boosts defense spending and emphasizes defense cooperation with the U.S. and Australia as the possibility of a Taiwan emergency grows, while the U.S. makes an economic push in Southeast Asia, and countries in the region continue their maritime defense buildups.

Japan boosts defense spending and emphasizes defense cooperation with the U.S. and Australia as the possibility of a Taiwan emergency grows, while the U.S. makes an economic push in Southeast Asia, and countries in the region continue their maritime defense buildups.

This applies to returnees coming from destinations where the Omicron Covid-19 variant is dominant

Japan’s economic security was on the top of the list of newly elected premier Fumio Kishida’s political agenda, as he vowed to safeguard the country’s secrets