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In first, five defectors in Japan sue North Korea for ¥500 million over rights abuses
Five North Korean defectors in Japan filed a suit in Tokyo on Monday demanding Pyongyang pay ¥500 million in damages over its alleged human rights abuses. The suit was filed with Tokyo District Court and was the first legal action against the North Korean government ...
Pearl Harbor survivor who pushed to identify 'unknowns' dies at 97
A Pearl Harbor survivor who pushed to identify buried unknown remains from the 1941 attack died Monday at age 97. Ray Emory lived through the early morning Japanese aerial bombing but never forgot those who didn't. He spent the past few decades doggedly pushing for ...
Britain to work with Indonesia and Malaysia to probe alleged looting of sunken WWII ships
Britain says it will work with Indonesia and Malaysia to investigate reports that the wrecks of ships sunk during World War II have been plundered by pirates. The shipwrecks hold the remains of hundreds of sailors and civilians and are considered war graves. The Mail on ...
Asia's biggest multisport event, attracting more than 10,000 athletes from across the continent and offshore islands, got underway Saturday for two weeks of competition in 40 sports ranging from the mainstream to the esoteric. The 18th edition of the Asian Games, running through Sept. 2, ...
Pentagon report says forces likely training for strikes against U.S., allies
China's military has expanded overwater bomber operations farther from the country's shores, likely training for strikes against the United States and its allies, including Japan, the U.S. Defense Department said Thursday. In an annual report to Congress on military and security developments involving China, the ...
After only managing one goal in its opener, Japan defeated Pakistan 4-0 in the Asian Games men's soccer tournament on Thursday and booked a spot in the last 16. Yuto Iwasaki scored the first of his two goals in the second minute and scored the ...
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has proposed setting up an "East Asian Railroad Community" that includes the U.S. and North Korea as he seeks to tamp down rising tensions between the two adversaries. Moon — who plans to visit Pyongyang next month for his third ...
Survivor of newly found WWII shipwreck off Alaska: 'So many' to rescue
Daryl Weathers remembers trying to pull men from the sea off Alaska's Aleutian Islands after a U.S. Navy destroyer hit a mine left by the Japanese following the only World War II battle fought on North American soil. The explosion, which ripped the stern off ...
Abe forgoes Yasukuni visit on anniversary of WWII surrender, sends ritual donation instead
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe skipped a visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday, the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II in 1945. Abe has not visited the shrine for six consecutive years on Aug. 15, one of the most emotional and ...
Myanmar climbers eye nation's Hkakabo Razi — the Himalayan peak conquered just once
A two-week jungle trek followed by a sheer climb up avalanche-prone slopes to a jagged ridge of icy pinnacles awaits three Myanmar mountaineers planning to take on Hkakabo Razi, a peak so treacherous it has been conquered only once. Believed to be the highest in ...
Whether it's spiced in the Spanish style or sliced as Japanese sashimi, octopus as a dish is becoming a victim of its own popularity. Prices for the tentacled mollusc have about doubled in the past two years due to a global boom in appetite for ...
Japan beats Canada to reach softball world championship final
Japan booked a rematch in the women's softball world championship final against the world No. 1 United States after beating Canada 3-0 in the bronze medal game on Saturday afternoon. Right-hander Yukiko Ueno fanned seven and scattered four hits in her shutout victory, and left ...
