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South Korean Army K-9 self-propelled howitzers conduct a live-fire drill at an artillery range in Cheorwon as part of a training exercise held last week.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2026
Tensions high as North Korea howitzer spotted near South Korean border
The presence of the self-propelled 122-mm howitzer near the border marks a rare visible deployment of such artillery.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during a trip to the far eastern Amur region of Russia in 2023. She said on Thursday that North Korea will place anti-South Korea loudspeakers on standby along the entire border amid heightened tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2026
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong warns South, saying border loudspeakers to be ready within days
The threats deal a blow to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s efforts to ease inter-Korean hostility.
North Korean Vice Defense Minister Kim Kang Il looks on before a plenary session at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Sept. 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2026
North Korea says U.S.-led arms buildup justifies expanding nuclear force
The country’s vice defense minister said its status as a nuclear weapons state was irreversible and pledged to continue expanding its nuclear arsenal.
Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro in Singapore in May
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2026
Philippine defense chief says China could exploit cuts in U.S.-South Korean drills
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Washington had assured Manila that its commitments to the Philippines remained unchanged.
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz seen from Musandam, Oman, on Wednesday
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 4, 2026
South Korea reviewing military options for Hormuz, no decision made, official says
Several South Korean media outlets have reported that Seoul was preparing to deploy military assets before the end of the year and could ?seek parliamentary approval this month.
South Korean job-seekers take part in a group interview with representatives of a Japanese company during a job fair in Seoul last month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2026
Young South Koreans look for jobs in Japan as they struggle to find work at home?
Big-name Korean ?employers prefer to hire experienced workers, in contrast with Japan where companies are struggling to fill positions in large graduate schemes.
Russian Ambassador to North Korea Alexander Matsegora and North Korea's Land and Environment Protection Minister Kim Kyong Jun attend a ground-breaking ceremony for a road bridge that will link North Korea to Russia, in Rason Municipality, North Korea, on April 30 last year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2026
North Korea-Russia bridge opening likely delayed, think tank says
The 850-meter bridge, which will connect to Russia’s highway system, was agreed to during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit ?to Pyongyang in June 2024.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung after a press conference to mark the first anniversary of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid, at the Blue House in Seoul, on Dec. 3, 2025
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 8, 2026
South Korea prepares for local elections under shadow of disgraced former president
The June 3 contest for mayors and governors is South Korea’s first nationwide vote since President Lee Jae Myung took power in a snap election following the martial law crisis.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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