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North Korea Missile Launch A Success, U.N. Meeting Expected

The United Nations seeks to hold diplomatic talks with some countries over North Korea's ballistic m...

Feb 13, 2017 04:44 PM EST

Scientists are building Pollinator Drones to help bees pollinate the plants in the future

Scientists in Japan came with the idea of building pollinator drones, a preparation of the declining...

Feb 11, 2017 08:44 PM EST

South Korea Illegally Held Prostitues Who Catered to G.I.s Decades Ago, Court Says

It was a victory for surviving prostitutes when the court ruled that South Korea illegally detained ...

Jan 21, 2017 03:14 PM EST

Fuel Cheating Scandal May Enforce Mitsubishi Motors To Skip Earning Forecast

Following the scandal in fuel mileage data, it seems Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has to skip its earning...

Apr 25, 2016 06:42 AM EDT

US President Barack Obama Rejects North Korea's Offer To Suspend Missile Tests

On Sunday, President Obama said he doesn’t take seriously North Korea’s offer to suspend its mis...

Apr 25, 2016 03:33 AM EDT

Japan's whaling hunt sparks calls for more legal action

Japan's whaling research which led to the death of 333 whales now sparks calls for legal actions aga...

Mar 27, 2016 07:55 PM EDT

Anti-whaling advocates celebrate victory as Japanese court rules Taiji musuem has no right to refuse entry to activist

The Wakayama District Court in Taiji ruled that the Taiji whale museum had no right to prevent any p...

Mar 27, 2016 07:42 PM EDT

Japan to begin putting tax on bitcoin transactions

Japan's government has already approved a set of bills wanting the recognition of virtual currencies...

Mar 24, 2016 11:18 PM EDT

Japan economy minister Akira Amari resigns after admitting bribery claims

Japan’s Economy Minister, Akira Amari, has resigned due to bribery allegations. As the head of “...

Jan 28, 2016 10:11 PM EST

North Korea fires harsh statements against Japan's Dokdo Claim

North Korea slammed Japan for claiming that South Korea’s eastern most islets, Dokdo. The North Ko...

Jan 27, 2016 09:04 PM EST

Dolphin activist Ric O’Barry refuses to leave Japan after deportation orders

Dolphin activist Ric O’Barry from "The Cove" refused Japan’s deportation orders saying he broke ...

Jan 25, 2016 10:55 PM EST

IAEA suggests Japanese government to amend nuclear safety law

In an inspection to the Japanese regulatory body for nuclear safety, the International Atomic Energy...

Jan 25, 2016 12:44 AM EST

UN Security Council holds emergency meeting after North Korea's recent nuclear bomb test

North Korea said it successfully tested a nuclear bomb on Wednesday, drawing threats of further sanc...

Jan 07, 2016 03:43 AM EST

Japan to protect genomic data using revised privacy law

The Japanese government will protect genomic data under their newly revised personal information pro...

Dec 30, 2015 01:57 AM EST

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon praises both Japan, South Korea for settling ‘Comfort Women’ issues

The road to recovery and healing is expected both nations, South Korea and Japan settle their dispu...

Dec 29, 2015 03:04 AM EST

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