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Survival of the sweetest: Choco Pies save Vietnamese hiker lost for 37 hours
The student’s 37-hour agony on Tam Dao Mountain – sustained by Choco Pies – has boosted the snack’s survival kit status.
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Japan
‘I feel anger’: Japan’s women rise up against constitutional reform push
27 Apr 2026 - 7:02PM
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In hot water: Japan’s bathhouses struggle to stay afloat as oil prices spike
27 Apr 2026 - 4:00PM
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North Korea
North Korea, Russia boost anti-West ‘powerful bulwark’ as Ukraine war drags on
At a memorial for fallen North Korean soldiers who fought in Ukraine, Moscow offers to renew a military pact with Pyongyang.
27 Apr 2026 - 6:08PM
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a speech in Pyongyang on Sunday as Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov (left) and State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin (second left) listen during a ceremony to launch a museum dedicated to North Korean soldiers who fought in the Ukraine war. Photo: KCNA/EPA
China exports
Chinese EVs are making inroads in one of world’s most competitive auto markets
BYD is now one of Korea’s fastest-growing imported EV brands while rivals like Chery look to break into a market long dominated by local giants.
27 Apr 2026 - 10:00AM
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North Korea’s Kim renews pledge to support Russia at memorial for fallen troops
More than 6,000 North Korean soldiers are estimated to have died while fighting Ukrainians in Russia’s Kursk region.
27 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM
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Japan
Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido, JMA warns of more to come
The temblor, and another hours earlier, come less than a week after last Monday’s 7.7 earthquake off northern Iwate prefecture.
27 Apr 2026 - 9:34AM
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Waves hit Tomakomai in Hokkaido prefecture following an earthquake on April 20. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters
Japan
Japan aims to build world’s largest wind farm. Can it power on by 2035?
The plan calls for wind turbines to supply power to the Izu Islands and Tokyo, with an eventual capacity of 1 gigawatt.
27 Apr 2026 - 6:35PM
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Wildfires in Japan’s north worsen, 1,400 firefighters deployed
Japan has experienced relatively few wildfires compared with other parts of the world, but climate change has increased their frequency.
27 Apr 2026 - 10:34AM
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South Korea
Iconic South Korean district on the brink in divisive urban renewal fight
Conservationists worry that reshaping Seoul’s Sewoon District risks erasing both heritage and livelihoods.
26 Apr 2026 - 2:45PM
South Korea
Will South Korea or Japan develop a nuclear deterrent of their own?
Seven in 10 South Koreans tell pollsters they want the bomb. Japan’s PM refuses to rule it out. Is ‘friendly proliferation’ next?
26 Apr 2026 - 8:00AM
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An nuclear-capable Minuteman III ICBM sits inside a silo at an air force base in the US last year. Photo: US Air Force/Handout
Japan
‘I hope it rains’: Japan battles wildfires, thousands evacuate
The affected area includes a coastal town that lost almost a tenth of its population during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
25 Apr 2026 - 11:20PM
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Japan
As oil costs soar, Japan’s bathhouses struggle to keep heads above water
A shrinking customer base and ageing owners also threaten the survival of these neighbourhood social hubs.
25 Apr 2026 - 11:28AM
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Japan
3 killed in Japanese Type 10 tank blast that has military baffled
A round detonating inside a tank turret is virtually unheard of. The last time it happened in Japan was in 1979.
25 Apr 2026 - 12:05PM
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Japanese protest ‘frightening’ easing of decades-old arms export curbs
New rules permitting the sale of lethal weapons overseas come as Japan ramps up defence ambitions and seeks to enter the global arms market.
24 Apr 2026 - 9:54PM
A participant holds a placard reading “No War” during a protest against Japan’s lethal arms export rule change, in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district on Friday. Photo: AFP
Japan
Burger King in Japan dangles US$250,000 to lure rival franchisees
Meanwhile, Philippine fried chicken chain Jollibee has announced a record operating income and is accelerating its global expansion.
24 Apr 2026 - 2:40PM
South Korea
‘Make money in Korea, ignore Korean sentiment’: Seoul, US spar over meddling
National Assembly Speaker Woo slams US Republicans’ ‘interference in domestic affairs’ amid data leak probe into the e-commerce firm.
24 Apr 2026 - 2:30PM
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Japan injects new life into Fukushima with nuclear plant ‘hope tourism’
Visitors flock to barely inhabited towns, attracted for the most part by the very catastrophe that drove their residents away.
24 Apr 2026 - 4:02PM
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Foreign journalists are guided along with tanks containing treated radioactive waste water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Okuma town, northeastern Japan, in 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE
South Korea
South Korean air force apologises for mid-air selfies that caused jet collision
No one was injured. One of the pilots involved had been suspended from flying, received severe disciplinary action and has since left the military.
23 Apr 2026 - 6:57PM
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South Korean army removes poster depicting controversial hand gesture
The finger pinching gesture, known as the ‘Megalian hand’, is seen as a mockery of male genitalia.
23 Apr 2026 - 5:51PM
Japan
Japan’s PM Takaichi tells fellow politician she needs ‘more sleep’
The remark came as Takaichi’s leadership recently hit the six-month mark.
23 Apr 2026 - 4:37PM
South Korea
How a dropped sex assault case cost an aspiring South Korean officer her life
Thousands sign petition demanding a new probe into the woman’s death after police dismissed her case, igniting public fury.
23 Apr 2026 - 3:49PM
A petition urges a new investigation into a South Korean woman’s suicide after police dismissed her sexual assault case. Photo: Shutterstock
China travel
2,700 China-Japan flights axed in March as rift between Asian powers deepens
Nearly half of the planned flights between China and Japan were cancelled last month, as Beijing and Tokyo remain locked in a diplomatic feud.
22 Apr 2026 - 5:00PM
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North Korea
North Korea’s Lazarus suspected of stealing US$290 million from KelpDAO
Ethereum was ‘drained’ from KelpDAO in the biggest known cryptocurrency heist so far this year.
22 Apr 2026 - 1:12PM
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Japan
Subsidies for dating apps latest tactic to battle low birth rates in rural Japan
Kochi prefecture says residents aged between 20 and 39 can receive a US$125 subsidy to use certified matchmaking apps.
22 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM
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