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North Korea
Why North Korea’s missile tests from new warship has Iran conflict in mind
Experts say the US strikes on Iran are sharpening Pyongyang’s resolve to diversify nuclear-capable forces, including new naval platforms.
5 Mar 2026 - 5:16PM
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Japan
Failure to launch: Japan’s Space One aborts Kairos flight after lift-off
5 Mar 2026 - 4:46PM
South Korea
South Korea jails doctors for killing baby delivered at 36 weeks
4 Mar 2026 - 6:11PM
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South Korea
South Korean drink-spike killer quizzed ChatGPT for lethal doses, police say
A 22-year-old woman accused of poisoning three men scored above the clinical threshold for psychopathy, according to investigators.
4 Mar 2026 - 5:10PM
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A person spiking an alcoholic drink. Photo: Shutterstock
North Korea
North Korea’s hostage strategy packs more bite in post-Iran US shake-up
The Pentagon wants Seoul to shoulder more of its defence burden. Analysts say it may have strengthened Kim Jong-un’s hand instead.
4 Mar 2026 - 5:25PM
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Japan
Muslims in Japan were falsely blamed for illegal buildings. Then came the fires
It started with social media posts falsely blaming Muslims for building violations. Then came the fires.
4 Mar 2026 - 1:15PM
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Japan
Japanese court upholds order to dissolve Unification Church over donations
The order will take immediate effect, with the group losing its religious corporation tax status and liquidation procedures to begin.
4 Mar 2026 - 4:51PM
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Security personnel stand guard outside the Unification Church headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo: Kyodo
South Korea
Seoul’s AI sex crime detection tool goes nationwide in South Korea
The technology uses 24-hour real-time monitoring to identify unlawful sexual images and videos, request their removal and block re-uploads.
4 Mar 2026 - 10:30AM
Japan
In Japan, a yakuza’s mansion is now for sale. Here’s why
Set to be sold due to a court order, the house was the target of a drive-by shooting and an arson attack in recent years.
4 Mar 2026 - 3:47PM
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Japan
‘Social morals are dying’: Japan’s under-20s are getting high like never before
The relaxed attitude towards ‘fashionable’ drugs has been cited as one reason for more young Japanese arrested for cannabis offences.
4 Mar 2026 - 8:00AM
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South Korea
South Korea to finally get fully functioning Google Maps
The move will appease Washington that has urged security-conscious Seoul to tackle what it says is discrimination against US tech companies.
3 Mar 2026 - 6:44PM
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A woman poses for photographs from an observation deck at N Seoul Tower in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea had shot down Google’s previous bids in 2007 and 2016 to be allowed to export the data, citing the risks that information about sensitive military and security facilities could be exposed. Photo: Reuters
Japan
Japanese massage parlour operator denies forcing Thai girl, 12, into sex work
The 52-year-old, who made the girl ‘practise’ lewd acts on him, said he did not know she was underage.
3 Mar 2026 - 10:35AM
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Japan
How the Unification Church is facing fallout in Japan from Shinzo Abe’s murder
Critics have called the group a ‘money-making business’, with many people having lost huge sums of money from its ‘spiritual sales’.
3 Mar 2026 - 4:04PM
China-Middle East relations
Why the US-Israel war with Iran leaves Asian economies exposed
Mainland China imports vast amounts of oil from the Middle East but India, South Korea and others could fare worse, analysts say.
2 Mar 2026 - 9:30PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Millions of Asian migrant workers in Gulf at risk as war with Iran rages on
Deaths or injuries of people from the Philippines, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, who were working in the region, have been reported.
2 Mar 2026 - 8:25PM
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Smoke rises from a burning building in Bahrain hit by an Iranian drone strike, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran. Photo: Reuters
Japan
Japan’s nuclear waste dilemma: no prefecture wants Fukushima’s toxic soil
By law, the waste currently housed near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant must be moved outside the prefecture by March 2045.
2 Mar 2026 - 2:27PM
Iran
Why US strikes on Iran just made North Korea less likely to play ball
Iran’s nuclear programme was aspirational. North Korea’s is not. That distinction explains everything, analysts say.
2 Mar 2026 - 12:14PM
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South Korea
That viral Tiffany Young-Byun Yo-han wedding shoot is not what it seems
Images of the couple, who announced their marriage on Friday, were created using AI, Byun’s agency confirmed.
2 Mar 2026 - 12:03PM
An AI-generated image claiming to be from Tiffany Young and Byun Yo-han’s wedding shoot. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks
Party sober? Asia’s bars and drink giants shift gears as Gen Z ditch alcohol
As young Asians turn more health-conscious and watch their spending, drinks giants and bars are planning more low- and no-alcohol options.
2 Mar 2026 - 4:08PM
North Korea
North Korea unveils image of Kim’s daughter firing rifle at shooting range
Speculation has mounted that Kim Jong-un is grooming his daughter – believed to be named Kim Ju-ae and about 13 years old – as his successor.
28 Feb 2026 - 8:00PM
China exports
Deals of steel: how China’s price-setting agreements are easing trade tempers
Chinese exporters agree to raise prices to avoid anti‑dumping duties, echoing earlier electric vehicle agreement with European Union.
28 Feb 2026 - 4:00PM
North Korea
Dress for succession? Why ‘twin look’ of Kim Jong-un, daughter is sparking talk
The appearance of the Kims in near-identical leather coats at a military parade is seen by some that Pyongyang’s succession plan is in place.
1 Mar 2026 - 10:09AM
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter, Ju-ae, attend a military parade at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, to mark the ninth congress of the ruling Workers’ Party. Photo: KCNA/YNA/dpa
Japan
Japan on track for hottest summer ever as ocean temperatures surge
Various regions across Japan are expected to register above-normal temperatures between June and August, the weather agency says.
27 Feb 2026 - 4:25PM
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Japan
‘Hostage diplomacy’ fears mount over arrest of Japanese journalist in Iran
The incident comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, with a large American military force positioned near Iran.
26 Feb 2026 - 4:23PM
Japan
Viral video of child being shoved at Tokyo’s iconic Shibuya Crossing stokes anger
The video shows a masked passer-by appearing to knock the girl to the ground, prompting calls for an investigation.
3 Mar 2026 - 11:24AM
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