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Pachinko season two review – this excellent drama is extremely close to being an all-time classic
There’s a rare emotional intelligence to this deft, heartfelt look at Koreans living in Japan. It’s a methodic…
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North Korea condemns joint military exercise by South Korea, US and Japan
Pyongyang calls large-scale ‘Freedom Edge’ drills involving fighter jets and nuclear-powered US aircraft carri…
- Canada, Japan, Environment, Business, Oil and gas companies, World news, Energy, Energy industry, South Korea, Fossil fuels
World’s biggest economies pumping billions into fossil fuels in poor nations
G20 countries spent $142bn in three years to expand operations despite a G7 pledge to stop doing so, study fin…
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Eight dead after South Korean tanker capsizes off Japan
Coastguard says chemical tanker was carrying 980 tonnes of acrylic acid but no leaks reportedEight people died…
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Shohei Ohtani: a Japanese baseball star so loved even Koreans flock to him
The Japanese star is considered one of the most talented players in history. Now he finds himself in an unfami…
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Shohei Ohtani: a Japanese baseball star so loved even Koreans flock to him
The Japanese star is considered one of the most talented players in history. Now he finds himself in an unfami…
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South Korea’s fertility rate sinks to record low despite $270bn in incentives
Average number of births per woman falls to 0.72 in country that already has the world’s lowest rate, and has …
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Tokyo district mayor urges Halloween revellers to stay away amid crush fears
Ken Hasebe issues warning after 2022 Itaewon tragedy in Seoul, in which more than 150 people diedAuthorities i…
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China, Japan and South Korea agree talks to calm fears over US ties
Trilateral discussions to resume in response to Beijing’s fears over growing US influence in regionThe leaders…
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Japan wrestles with its views on ‘outside people’ amid population crisis
Low birthrate and ageing population pose ‘an urgent risk to society’, but can opening its borders to skilled o…
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North Korea fails in second attempt to launch spy satellite as rocket crashes into sea
Pyongyang’s aerospace administration says failure ‘is not a big issue’ and promises third attempt in OctoberNo…
- Japan, Joe Biden, Aukus, Xi Jinping, US news, World news, Asia Pacific, China, Biden administration, South Korea, Taiwan, US politics
The Camp David summit signals a new cold war – this time with China | Observer editorial
The meeting between Joe Biden and Japan and South Korea’s heads of state symbolises a profound hardening of at…
- Japan, US national security, Joe Biden, US foreign policy, US news, North Korea, Nuclear weapons, World news, Asia Pacific, Biden administration, South Korea, Russia
US ‘concerned’ over reports of Russia-North Korea nuclear cooperation
National security adviser Jake Sullivan makes comments as US, Japan and South Korea agree to new security pled…
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US promises ‘new era’ as Biden prepares to host first summit with Japan and South Korea
US president aiming to take advantage of recent thaw in ties under president Yoon Suk Yeol and prime minister …
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Teenager among 15 heat-related deaths as Japan and South Korea swelter
In South Korea, 12 people died from heat-related deaths last weekend, while in Japan, three people died includ…
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Around the world in seven carts: how people shop for groceries internationally
Wealthy nations have been hit by inflation but the way this has changed grocery shopping culture – and governm…
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How brutal heat is breaking records everywhere from the US to Japan
Temperatures reached as high as 53.3C in the US and flooding hit South Korea and India A remote township in th…
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Extreme heatwave live: Texas city confirms first heat death; northern hemisphere boils in severe weather – as it happened
Man in Houston died in house without air conditioning; mercury in parts of Italy is close to hitting 45C as wi…
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North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Japan
Rocket went 1,000km, says South Korea, after Kim Jong-un’s sister threatened ‘shocking’ consequences for alleg…
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South Koreans confront IAEA chief over Fukushima water release
Rafael Grossi met with protests in Seoul during visit to try to calm fears over radioactive water dischargePro…