Japanese taxpayers were shut out from Olympic venues
TOKYO, Aug 15, 2021, WP. A day after the Tokyo Olympics concluded, social media posts…
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Three Japan’s Cabinet members visit Yasukuni shrine
TOKYO, Aug 15, 2021, Kyodo. Three members of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet on Sunday…
S. Korea sets up ‘bus walls’ as protesters defy Covid-19 warnings
SEOUL, Aug 15, 2021, Reuters. South Korean police mobilised hundreds of buses and set up…
Japan to revise 5-year defense plan ahead of schedule, eyeing China
TOKYO, Aug 14, 2021, Kyodo. Japan plans to revise its Medium Term Defense Program earlier…
[Analytics] Taiwan and the politics of vaccine warfare
The people of Taiwan have been living in a parallel world since June 2020, with…
Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong released from prison on parole
UIWANG, Aug 13, 2021, ST. Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong, was released on parole on…
Seoul stocks suffer weeklong slump on extended tech losses
SEOUL, Aug 13, 2021, Yonhap. South Korean stocks plunged more than 1 percent Friday, extending…
US, Japan, other Quad members discuss Taiwan’s “peace and security”
TOKYO, Aug 13, 2021, Kyodo. The United States, Japan, Australia and India discussed the importance…
Boy killed, 7 family members injured in grenade blast at BJP leader’s house in J&K
SRINAGAR, Aug 13, 2021, The Asian Age. Jammu and Kashmir’s frontier town of Rajouri is…
N. Korea issues warning to US and S. Korea over ‘hostile acts’
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 12, 2021, CNN. A senior North Korean official has denounced South Korea…
Indian rocket suffers catastrophic failure during launch
NEW DELHI, Aug 12, 2021, Space.com. India’s first launch of 2021 has ended in failure,…
Japan to launch indicator combining GDP and carbon emission reduction efforts: Nikkei
TOKYO, Aug 12, 2021, Reuters. Japan’s government will create a new indicator that will show…