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N. Korea tested tactical ballistic missile with new navigation tech
Kyodo News, Published on 18/05/2024
» North Korea said Saturday it test-fired a tactical ballistic missile equipped with a new autonomous navigation system, with the drill overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, according to the country's official news agency.
Myanmar residents lobby Japan to act over conscription law
Kyodo News, Published on 15/05/2024
» KYODO - Members of Myanmar's expatriate community in Japan are lobbying local assemblies to pressure the central government to accept their fleeing compatriots in the wake of the enforcement of a controversial conscription law by the junta in February.
Japan enacts law for swift removal of defamatory online posts
Kyodo News, Published on 10/05/2024
» KYODO - Japan's parliament on Friday enacted an amended law aimed at facilitating the swift removal of defamatory content on social media platforms like Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter, with more transparency.
Japan to start hunting fin whales after five years of commercial whaling
Kyodo News, Published on 09/05/2024
» TOKYO - Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday, five years after leaving an international body that regulates the commercial hunt of the marine mammals.
TikTok sues US government over forced sale
Kyodo News, Published on 08/05/2024
» WASHINGTON - TikTok Inc and its Chinese owner ByteDance Ltd on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the United States federal government seeking to block a law that could lead to a nationwide ban on the popular short-form video-sharing platform.
Man suspected of ordering Tochigi killings held, total arrests 6
Kyodo News, Published on 07/05/2024
» Police have arrested another two people in connection with the burned bodies of a married couple that were found in Tochigi Prefecture in April, including the man suspected of ordering the crime, investigative sources said Tuesday, bringing the total number of suspects to six.
Asean, Japan, China, S. Korea ensure funds for pandemics, disasters
Kyodo News, Published on 04/05/2024
» TBILISI - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) plus Japan, China and South Korea on Friday agreed to provide each other funds in times of emergency such as pandemics and natural disasters, building on their existing currency swap arrangements for the United States dollar and its counterparts.
China launches space probe to collect soil from Moon's far side
Kyodo News, Published on 03/05/2024
» BEIJING - China launched an unmanned spacecraft on Friday to collect samples of soil from the far side of the Moon, state-run media reported, marking the world's first attempt at such an endeavour.
Japan, US, Australia, Philippines agree on rules-based Indo-Pacific
Kyodo News, Published on 03/05/2024
» HAWAII - The defence ministers from Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines on Thursday pledged to maintain the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, where concerns are growing over China's increasing assertiveness.
Singaporean diplomat under probe for alleged voyeurism in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 02/05/2024
» TOKYO - A Singaporean diplomat is under police investigation on suspicion of secretly photographing a naked schoolboy at a public bath in Tokyo while he was serving as a counsellor at the embassy, an investigative source said Thursday.