Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui on Friday urged Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to decide on Japan's participation as an observer ...

China said Friday that its population fell for the third straight year in 2024, falling by almost 1.4 million to 1.408 ...

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South Korea's military said it had detected multiple test missiles launched by Pyongyang towards the Sea of Japan. North ...

North Korea condemned on Friday joint military drills between South Korea, Japan and the United States held this week, ...

North Korea warned Friday that it would exercise its right to self-defense "more intensively" as it condemned recent joint ...

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South Korea's military reported that North Korea test-fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan ...

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North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Tuesday, according to Seoul's military, in what experts ...