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TATTOOS BETRAY FUGITIVE YAKUZA BOSS
Taipei Thai police have arrested a Japanese crime boss who had been on the run for 15 years after his elaborate tattoos went viral on Facebook... READ MORE›
CHINA TOPS MOBILE GAME MARKET WORLDWIDE
China has become the largest mobile game market in the world, according to the latest 2017 Global Mobile Games Industry White Paper, Yicai.com reported... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES NOT TAKING DOWN STATUE OF WW II SEX SLAVE DESPITE JAPAN'S OBJECTION
A spokeswoman from Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was extremely regrettable that comfort women statues including the one in the Philippines had been erected... READ MORE›
YOUTUBE CUTS TIES WITH VLOGGER OVER JAPAN SUICIDE VIDEO
Logan Paul loses business deals after posting a video showing an apparent suicide victim in Japan... READ MORE›
HYUNDAI MOTOR CONSIDERING PLANT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AFTER CHINA SETBACK
South Korea's Hyundai Motor said it is considering building a car plant in Southeast Asia with Indonesia and Vietnam possible locations... READ MORE›
FUKUSHIMA'S PREMIUM SAKE WINS WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM, AS BREWERS EYE GLOBAL MARKETS IN PREFECTURE'S PUSH FOR RECOVERY
Drinkers worldwide have noticed the rising quality, and sake exports from Fukushima have more than doubled since 2012... READ MORE›
IRANIAN OIL TANKER IN EAST CHINA SEA COULD BURN FOR A MONTH, SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIAL SAYS
The stricken Iranian oil tanker could burn for as long as one month, South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries says... READ MORE›
SEOUL OPTS NOT TO OVERTURN 2015 COMFORT WOMEN DEAL WITH TOKYO
The comfort women issue has overshadowed Seoul-Tokyo relations since the early 1990s, when survivors first began speaking out... READ MORE›
EAST CHINA SEA OIL TANKER BURNS FOR THIRD DAY AS WINDS, HIGH WAVES LAS
East China Sea oil tanker burns for third day as winds, high waves lash rescuers... READ MORE›
'THEY CANNOT BELIEVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED IN IRELAND'
Councillor John McGahon, chairman of Dundalk Municipal District, confirmed that a representative from the Japanese Embassy will be in attendance and will speak... READ MORE›
'EMBARRASSMENT CAPES,' SINGING DRONES AIM TO SHAME JAPAN'S WORKAHOLICS
He cited the concept of ie, a Japanese term that can mean family, home and clan... READ MORE›
CRYPTOCURRENCY REGULATION: SOUTH KOREA WANTS TO WORK WITH CHINA, JAPAN
Mid-December, South Korean authorities indicted over two dozen people over a multimillion-dollar scam associated with a cryptocurrency mining operation... READ MORE›
COLLISION NEAR CHINA LEAVES IRANIAN OIL TANKER IN FLAMES
That area of the East China Sea is frequently crossed by ships traveling to China, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan... READ MORE›
BODY OF IRANIAN MARINER FOUND AS OIL TANKER CONTINUES TO BURN OFF CHINESE COAST
Body of Iranian mariner found as oil tanker continues to burn off Chinese coast... READ MORE›
RESCUE CREWS WRESTLE TO TAME CHINA OIL TANKER FIRE; BODY OF MARINER FO
Rescue crews wrestle to tame China oil tanker fire body of mariner fo... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA INSPECTS SIX BANKS OVER VIRTUAL CURRENCY SERVICES TO CLIEN
South Korea inspects six banks over virtual currency services to clien... READ MORE›
OIL TANKER BURNING OFF CHINAS COAST AT RISK OF EXPLODING
It's the second collision for a ship from the National Iranian Tanker Co... READ MORE›
OIL TANKER BURNING OFF CHINA'S COAST AT RISK OF EXPLODING
The official said the tanker was owned by the National Iranian Tanker Co... READ MORE›
IRAN OIL TANKER ACCIDENT: US HELPING IN SEARCH, RESCUE OFF CHINA COAST
The Chinese-flagged cargo ship, CF Crystal, and Iranian-flagged MV Sanchi, which collided Jan. 6 evening had all the missing crew members belonging to the oil tanker... READ MORE›
CHINA-JAPAN TIES CAN IMPROVE THROUGH MORE COMMUNICATION
And Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono's possible visit to China in late January, according to Japanese media reports, could herald more such endeavors, boosting bilateral relations... READ MORE›
RESCUE CREWS STRUGGLE TO TAME CHINA OIL TANKER FIRE; CREW STILL MISSIN
Rescue crews struggle to tame China oil tanker fire crew still missin... READ MORE›
32 SAILORS GO MISSING AFTER TANKER AND FREIGHT SHIP COLLIDE OFF CHINA
32 sailors are missing after an oil tanker and a freight ship collided off the east coast of China... READ MORE›
32 SAILORS MISSING AFTER SHIPS COLLIDE OFF CHINAS EAST COAST
China and South Korea were helping search for the sailors, including 30 Iranians, who were aboard an oil tanker that collided with a freighter on Saturday night... READ MORE›
OIL TANKER COLLIDES WITH CARGO SHIP OFF CHINA'S EAST COAST, DOZENS MISSING
32 people were reported missing after an oil tanker and a cargo ship from Hong Kong collided off China's eastern coast Saturday evening... READ MORE›
IRANIAN OIL TANKER STILL ABLAZE AFTER COLLISION OFF CHINA'S COAST
The Panama-registered tanker was sailing from Iran to South Korea, carrying 136,000 tonnes of condensate, an ultra light crude... READ MORE›
IRANIAN TANKER ABLAZE AFTER COLLISION OFF CHINA; 32 MISSING
An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China's eastern coast, leaving its entire crew of 32 missing, most of them Iranian... READ MORE›
IRANIAN TANKER ABLAZE OFF CHINA AMID FEARS OF OIL SPILL
The collision between the Sanchi and the Chinese freighter occurred on Saturday evening roughly 300km off Shanghai, where the Yangtze River meets the East China Sea... READ MORE›
32 MISSING, INCLUDING 30 IRANIANS, IN SEA COLLISION IN CHINA
South Korean coast guard also sent a ship and an airplane to aid the search effort... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA THE GREATEST THREAT TO JAPAN SINCE WWII, ABE SAYS
The security situation facing Japan is the most perilous since WWII because of North Korea's unacceptable provocations, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA'S PRESIDENT MOON TO MEET FORMER 'COMFORT WOMEN'
The South Korean president is expected to gauge their reaction to his government's position on the deal with Japan... READ MORE›
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DONALD TRUMP TO PLAY GOLF WITH TIGER WOODS & DUSTIN JOHNSON
During the trip, Trump took time to praise the skill of South Korea's female golfers... READ MORE›
HOW SEA SHEPHERD LOST BATTLE AGAINST JAPANS WHALE HUNTERS IN ANTARCTIC
But what infuriates conservationists is that Japan is hunting and killing whales in a conservation zone, the Southern Ocean whaling sanctuary, that surrounds Antarctica... READ MORE›
XI'S CHINA RISING, TRUMP'S AMERICA WANING
While Trump is picking fights with new and old adversaries, China is steadily expanding its spheres of influence... READ MORE›
CHINA TO OVERTAKE U.S. ECONOMY BY 2032 AS ASIAN MIGHT BUILDS
The report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research in London sees India leapfrogging the U.K... READ MORE›
GHOSTLY BOATS CARRY NORTH KOREAN CREWS DEAD AND ALIVE TO JAPAN
Those doubts were fanned last month when Japan's Coast Guard discovered a North Korean boat anchored near an island off Hokkaido... READ MORE›
U.S. MILITARY BANS TROOPS IN JAPAN FROM DRINKING AFTER OKINAWA ACCIDENT
U.S. military bans troops in Japan from drinking alcohol after fatal Okinawa accident... READ MORE›
ASTON MARTIN WARNS IT COULD HAVE TO STOP MAKING CARS IF BREXIT TALKS FAIL
Aston Martin has warned it could have to halt production of all its cars if Theresa May fails to secure a Brexit deal... READ MORE›
OSAKA MAYOR TO END SISTER CITY STATUS WITH SAN FRANCISCO OVER 'COMFORT WOMEN' STATUE
San Francisco 'comfort woman' statue angers Osaka mayor... READ MORE›
FIREWORKS, FOOD AND PRAYERS: NEW YEAR CELEBRATED AROUND THE WORLD
In Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city, tens of thousands gathered around Sky tower as five minutes of nonstop pyrotechnics exploded from the top of the structure... READ MORE›
TOKYO, SEOUL ATTENTIVE YET RESTRAINED AS TRUMP PROPOSES WEAPONS SALES
What's new are the Aegis Ashore missile defense system and anti-ship anti-ground cruise missiles, which had also been discussed before the Trump visit... READ MORE›
SLEEPING GIANTS: WHY WHALES DON'T DROWN WHEN THEY NAP
Humpback whales, for example, have been found resting motionless on the surface of the water for about 30 minutes... READ MORE›
JAPAN TO ACQUIRE AIR-LAUNCHED MISSILES ABLE TO STRIKE NORTH KOREA
Japan is to acquire medium-range, air-launched cruise missiles, capable of striking North Korea, a controversial purchase of what will become the longest-range... READ MORE›
THE 'TAXI PRINCE' FIGHTING TO MAKE SURE UBER WON'T WIN IN JAPAN
Uber is also considering tie-ups with Japanese taxi companies, a person with knowledge of the matter said... READ MORE›
JAPAN SETS DATE FOR EMPEROR'S ABDICATION
Japan's ageing Emperor Akihito will step down in April 2019, marking the end of an imperial era for Japan... READ MORE›
RUSSIA SAYS TOKYO'S DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. MISSILES A BLOW TO RELATIONS
Russia and Japan never formally ended their hostilities after World War Two because of a dispute over a chain of islands in the Pacific... READ MORE›
CATHAY PACIFIC FLIGHT CREW SAY THEY SAW NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TEST
Flight trackers put the plane close to Japan around the time of Pyongyang's Hwasong-15 missile test on 29 November... READ MORE›
SURVEY RANKS JAPANESE KIDS' GROUP PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AT NO. 2, BEHIND SINGAPORE
Some 6,600 Japanese students participated in the wider 2015 survey, with around 2,000 taking part in the specific collaborative problem-solving skills study... READ MORE›
JAPAN OPENS WORLDS FIRST DRIVE-THROUGH FUNERAL SERVICE
Welcome to the 21st century world of funerals in Japan... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREAN 'GHOST SHIPS' REVEAL DESPERATION FOR FOOD AND FUNDS
They are expected to be sent back to North Korea via China... READ MORE›
PRESUMED NORTH KOREAN GHOST SHIP WASHES ASHORE IN NORTHERN JAPAN
Nov 28 A North Korean fishing boat with 10 crew members was found drifting near an uninhabited island off Matsumae, Hokkaido... READ MORE›
BRITAIN SHOULD SIGN A CANADA-STYLE TRADE DEAL WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION AFTER BREXIT, DAVID DAVIS SAYS
Britain should sign a Canada-style trade deal with the European Union after Brexit, David Davis said today... READ MORE›
JAPAN PICKS 'NORTH' AS 2017 SYMBOL AMID N KOREA THREAT
Kanji are the adopted Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese writing system, along with other types of alphabets... READ MORE›
SKELETAL REMAINS OF 8 PEOPLE FOUND IN WOODEN BOAT WASHED UP ON JAPANESE BEACH
Small and old North Korean ships that sail beyond its coastal waters are vulnerable to bad weather, he said... READ MORE›
'NORTH KOREANS' WASH ASHORE IN JAPAN
Eight 'North Korean fishermen' wash ashore in Japan... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN CLASH AFTER SEOUL DISMISSES DEAL ON WARTIME SEX SLAVES
Kono said in a statement The Japan-South Korea agreement is between the two governments and one that has been highly appreciated by international society... READ MORE›
JAPAN SUMO STAR RETIRES AFTER 'ASSAULT'
Sumo grand champion Harumafuji has said he will retire from the sport, in a scandal that has rocked Japan's highly ceremonial sport... READ MORE›
THE HIDDEN MESSAGES IN TRUMP'S ASIAN MENU
A political prawn in South Korea In Seoul, politics was definitely on the table... READ MORE›
ABE HAILS 'FRESH START' TO JAPAN-CHINA TIES AFTER XI MEETING
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017... READ MORE›
ASIA STOCKS SET TO END YEAR AT RECORD DOLLAR DIPS MARKETS WRAP
Oil traded above 60 a barrel, and the Bloomberg Commodity Index hit its highest since early last month... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S GUN CONTROL LAWS SO STRICT THE YAKUZA TURN TO TOY PISTOLS
The Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest organized crime group, with over a hundred years in business split apart on August 27th 2015... READ MORE›