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The Nansei Islands: Japan’s Frontline in a Taiwan Emergency
China is ramping up its military actions and raising tensions in the Nansei Islands. Japan is bolstering its presence in ...
Northern Japan snowed under after two-week whiteout
Residents in the north are sheltering from deep snow up to the rooftops in some areas after a two-week whiteout.
Captured prisoners in Ukraine reveal surprising fragility of Kim’s North Korea
The ideological fragility of the North Korean regime has been exposed as two of its soldiers, captured by Ukrainian forces in ...
North Korea has reopened to Western tourists for the first time since the pandemic
A guide who took some of the first foreigners to North Korea in five years told BI that he had tourists from the UK, Jamaica, ...
South Korean and US forces conduct combined exercise involving B-1B bomber
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and South Korean militaries conducted an aerial exercise involving at least one U.S. B-1B bomber and multiple fighter jets in the allies’ first joint air force drill ...
6 top urban heritage tours in Asia, from samurai training in Kyoto to Singapore’s Chinatown and a Shanghai ‘Venice’
Explore Asia's rich heritage with city tours that offer a glimpse into the history and culture of these vibrant urban centres ...
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Off-limits for 70 years, S. Korea’s border now a rare crane sanctuary
Near the border dividing the Korean Peninsula into North and South Korea, a long strip of land has remained off-limits to humans since 1954. The southern part of this buffer zone, marked by the ...
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North Korea slams US and Asian rivals for pursuing 'absurd' plans to denuclearize North
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” ...