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Japan
19 taken to hospital in Japan after suspected tear gas released in Tokyo mall
More than 50 emergency vehicles were activated after police received a call about an irritating smell and people coughing inside the mall.
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Japan
Founder of Japan’s 7-Eleven chain Toshifumi Suzuki dies aged 93
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Japan
Dozens injured in Japan after man sprays mystery liquid in Tokyo shopping centre
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Japan
Japan to scour social media in hunt for visa overstayers, illegal workers
The Immigration Services Agency also plans to crack down on individuals who employ foreign workers without valid visas.
24 May 2026 - 2:33PM
Japan plans to monitor social media to curb visa overstayers and illegal foreign workers. Photo: Reuters
Japan
Japanese female prison’s rehabilitation goal faces health, language barriers
A human rights group says Japan’s penal system still fails to treat prison inmates ‘like human beings’.
23 May 2026 - 2:49PM
South Korea
What Lee’s Netanyahu ‘war criminal’ remark means for South Korea’s diplomacy
The president criticised Israel for ‘going too far’ in detaining two South Koreans who were at sea trying to send aid to Gaza.
21 May 2026 - 5:18PM
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Japan
US to send powerful missile systems to Japan for drills amid China tensions
After the joint exercises, the systems will move to a US military base in Japan for storage.
21 May 2026 - 9:23AM
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The Typhon missile launcher is stationed at an airbase in Iwakuni, western Japan, last year. Photo: Reuters
China exports
Japanese firms warn of ‘severe’ magnet shortages as China’s exports remain low
China’s exports of rare earth magnets to Japan recovered only modestly last month, with Japanese firms warning of ‘severe’ shortages.
20 May 2026 - 6:30PM
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South Korea
Japan, South Korea hone diplomatic ‘muscle memory’ amid Taiwan worries
Energy security and supply chains topped the summit’s formal agenda. The subtext was a fear of ‘alliance abandonment’, analysts say.
21 May 2026 - 6:50AM
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Singapore
Singapore, Japan, South Korea boost Ebola screening after WHO alert
Other Asian nations including Vietnam and Indonesia have also announced increased monitoring or public health measures at ports of entry.
20 May 2026 - 12:39PM
South Korea
Samsung workers’ union puts off strike after tentative wage deal reached
The stand-off has raised concerns in South Korea, where semiconductors account for about 35 per cent of exports.
20 May 2026 - 10:46PM
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Samsung Electronics’ trade union members chant slogans during a protest against the company’s compensation levels in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, last month. Photo: Reuters
Japan
Japan plans island drone deployment to monitor Chinese naval activity
Tokyo hopes deploying US-built SeaGuardians on Iwo Jima and Chichijima will eliminate a Pacific surveillance ‘blind spot’.
20 May 2026 - 9:41AM
Japan
Japan zoo may ban photos near viral monkey after intrusion by 2 Americans
One visitor entered the macaque’s habitat dressed in a character costume, while the other filmed him with a phone from outside.
20 May 2026 - 11:29AM
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South Korea
South Korea’s Lee hails ‘deep friendship’ as he hosts Japan’s Takaichi in hometown
The talks in Andong, a city famous for its centuries-old folk village, come after the two met in Takaichi’s hometown of Nara in January.
19 May 2026 - 6:54PM
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Semiconductors
Does China’s rapid chipmaking expansion threaten the global AI memory chip boom?
Rising Chinese output and shifting investment patterns may weigh on the semiconductor sector’s outlook, Samsung adviser says.
19 May 2026 - 5:30PM
Memory chips by South Korean semiconductor supplier SK Hynix are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines
More than a missile? Why the Philippines wants Japan’s old Type 88
Manila’s military already operates superior weapons, but analysts say Tokyo’s Cold War-era hardware still has something to offer.
20 May 2026 - 11:42AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Spirit collapsed under high fuel costs. Some Asian airlines could be next
The head of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines said direct financial support from governments required to survive the crisis.
19 May 2026 - 1:19PM
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South Korea
Starbucks Korea boss loses job after ‘Tank Day’ promotion misfires
Sohn Jeong-hyun was fired following public anger over the campaign that was seen as mocking the anniversary of the Gwangju uprising.
20 May 2026 - 9:06PM
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A Starbucks outlet in Busan, South Korea. Photo: Shutterstock
Japan
Russian hiker becomes Japan’s latest bear attack victim as a new record looms
After a year with more than 50,000 sightings and 238 injuries, Japan’s vanishing hunting communities are struggling to contain the problem.
19 May 2026 - 12:43PM
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How a Japanese deal to appease Trump resulted in Texans protesting in Tokyo
Community groups from the Freeport area are urging Japanese financiers and ministries not to back fossil fuel infrastructure.
19 May 2026 - 8:00AM
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South Korea
South Korea weighs the cost of stepping into Samsung’s US$400,000 bonus row
Seoul is considering using a rarely used emergency power to halt a strike that could cost the economy US$67 billion.
18 May 2026 - 10:57PM
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North Korea
North Korea to turn southern border into ‘impregnable fortress’
Experts say the plans reflect awareness of drone and other types of hi-tech warfare amid the Russia-Ukraine and Iran conflicts.
18 May 2026 - 11:37AM
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A soldier stands at a fence bordering the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea in 2017. Photo: AFP
South Korea
South Korea weighs arbitration to avoid Samsung semiconductor plant strike
The world’s largest memory chipmaker and its South Korean labour union will resume pay talks on Monday with a government mediator.
17 May 2026 - 11:18PM
North Korea
North Korean footballers arrive in South, match tickets sell out
The rare visit comes as North Korea has in recent years labelled the South its ‘most hostile state’.
18 May 2026 - 11:33AM
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South Korea
Reality deficit: how South Korea lost the plot on AI
A viral ‘baseball goddess’, a wolf that never was and a deepfake epidemic. Generative AI is rewriting South Korea’s reality.
17 May 2026 - 11:00AM
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