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Japan most pessimistic among 4 Asian democracies - poll
Kyodo News, Published on 04/09/2017
» Japanese are the most pessimistic about the future of their country among people in four Asian democratic countries also including India, Indonesia and Malaysia, a joint survey by think tanks in the four countries showed Monday.
S.Korea conducts live-fire exercise after N.Korea nuke test
Kyodo News, Published on 04/09/2017
» South Korea's army and air force on Monday conducted a combined live-fire exercise in a show of force after North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test a day earlier, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Outcry follows N.Korea's missile launch over Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 29/08/2017
» TOKYO -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Tuesday that flew over Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido before falling into the Pacific Ocean in defiance of international sanctions and criticism of Pyongyang's continued nuclear and missile development.
Asean stresses South China Sea restraint
Kyodo News, Published on 08/08/2017
» MANILA: The foreign ministers of 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations stressed "the importance of non-militarisation and self-restraint" for all activities in the South China Sea by all countries, according to a statement released on Sunday, which summed up their meeting the day before.
N.Korea, S.Korea foreign ministers chat briefly in Manila
Kyodo News, Published on 07/08/2017
» MANILA -- The foreign ministers of North and South Korea held a rare but very brief meeting over the weekend on the sidelines of regional talks in Manila, a government source said Monday, amid strained inter-Korean relations.
Golf: Moriya tied for 2nd in British Open 3rd round
Kyodo News, Published on 06/08/2017
» Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn was tied for second place with American Georgia Hall after the third round of the Women's British Open on Saturday.
US Secretary of State due in Bangkok
Kyodo News, Published on 02/08/2017
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia from Saturday through Aug 9 for talks with his counterparts in the region as North Korea has escalated tensions by test-launching two intercontinental ballistic missiles last month, the State Department said Tuesday.
Asean statement to downplay S. China Sea dispute
Kyodo News, Published on 31/07/2017
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not explicitly mention China's militarization of disputed areas in the South China Sea in a joint statement to be issued at a forthcoming meeting in the Philippines, Asean sources said Monday.
Japan aims to cut suicide rate by 30%
Kyodo News, Published on 25/07/2017
» The Japanese government on Tuesday approved a plan seeking a 30% reduction in the number of suicides over the next decade, saying the country's suicide level remains "critical".
S.Korea plans 'comfort women' museum
Kyodo News, Published on 11/07/2017
» SEOUL - South Korea's new gender equality and family minister said Monday a plan has been formed to establish a museum in Seoul to commemorate former Korean women forced into Japanese wartime brothels.