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DF 16 MISSILES

ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2014
Chinese commercial flight passed through trajectory of North Korean missile
A China Southern Airlines Co. airplane carrying 220 passengers passed through the trajectory of a rocket launched yesterday by North Korea from its east coast seven minutes earlier, a South Korean official said.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2014
North Korea missiles draw protest
Japan has lodged a protest with North Korea over its launch of short-range missiles off its eastern coast, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2014
North Korea fires volley of rockets into Sea of Japan
In separate launches, North Korea fires a total of seven missiles into waters off its eastern coast, Yonhap News Agency reports.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2014
North Korea fires two short-range missiles into waters off east coast
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into waters off its east coast Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2013
Shooting down five myths about cruise missiles
U.S. cruise missiles are no magical solution to the horror taking place in Syria.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 7, 2013
Japan eyes two new Aegis destroyers to counter N. Korea missile threat
The Defense Ministry will likely purchase two new Aegis-equipped destroyers to raise Japan's fleet of the vessels to eight in light of the mounting North Korean missile threat, a ministry source revealed Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2013
Cruise missile threat in Asia
Cruise missiles that are difficult to detect, increasingly fast and capable of carrying nuclear warheads are raising the risk of catastrophic conflict in Asia.
WORLD
Mar 5, 2013
North Korea expands missile launch site
North Korea is expanding a missile launch site in the country's northeast and has changed the shape of warheads to improve missile accuracy, a Seoul daily reports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2013
North's missiles tied to Musharraf blunder
A retired Pakistani nuclear scientist has claimed that former Pakistani leader Gen. Pervez Musharraf's 1999 military adventurism in the Kargil region of divided Kashmir failed in part because the North Korea-aided, nuclear-capable Ghauri missiles he wanted to deploy then had a faulty guidance system.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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