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How cities around the world deal with toxic air quality
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View ArticleHere's how NPR reporters around the world are dealing with air pollution
This week, Canada and parts of the United States have confronted unprecedented declines in air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, but people elsewhere in the world have long had to adjust...
View ArticleJapan announces plan to address a national crisis: its low birthrate
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View ArticleThe Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani is a talented hitter and pitcher
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View ArticleJapan's plan to boost its birthrate raises doubt. But one city has reason for...
AKASHI, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised "new dimension" measures to address an existential crisis: his country's plunging birthrate.Fewer than 800,000 babies were born in...
View ArticleAnxiety grows across South Korea, as Japan prepares to release Fukushima...
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View ArticleThe growing concern of Japan's 'silver democracy'
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View ArticleRapidly aging societies, such as Japan, worry about what's called silver...
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View ArticleShohei Ohtani's hometown in Japan knew he was a prodigy since Little League
MIZUSAWA, Japan — Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani is often described as a once-in-a century talent, especially for his dual skills as pitcher and hitter.To understand how Ohtani became such...
View ArticleTensions in East Asia rise with North Korean ICBM launch and U.S.'s...
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View ArticleNorth Korea says a U.S. soldier crossed its border because of the racism in...
Updated August 16, 2023 at 2:22 PM ETSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says that a U.S. soldier who entered the country from South Korea was fleeing abuse and racism in the U.S. military. It marks the...
View ArticleBiden will be talking to his counterparts from Japan and South Korea at Camp...
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View ArticleThe Camp David summit signals a new chapter for U.S. alliances in Asia
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View ArticleJapan to release treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant later this week
Updated August 22, 2023 at 5:46 PM ETSEOUL, South Korea – Japan will begin releasing over a million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific...
View ArticleJapan to empty more than a million tons of wastewater from Fukushima into the...
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View ArticleJapan releases water from damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific Ocean
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View ArticleWorries over seafood safety mount as Japan releases Fukushima water into the...
FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Japan began releasing water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean Thursday over the objections of local fishermen and the government of neighboring...
View ArticleAs North Korea and Russia consider an arms deal, what can they offer each other
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View ArticlePutin and Kim hold meeting at a remote spaceport in Russia's Far East
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View ArticleKim Jong Un vows full support for Russia as Putin pledges space tech for...
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised his full support for Russian President Vladimir Putin in what he called a "fight against imperialism" in a summit in Russia, saying the...
View ArticleNorth Korea expels U.S. soldier who crossed over from South Korea
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View ArticleTravis King, U.S. soldier who ran to North Korea, is headed to Texas
Updated September 27, 2023 at 2:57 PM ETTravis King, a 23-year-old American soldier who ran across the border into North Korea in July, was transferred to U.S. custody and on his way back to the United...
View ArticleSouth Korea teachers seek protection from harassment by students' parents
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View ArticleYoung Japanese people work to revive a vanishing village
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View ArticleJapan's government asks court to revoke legal status of Unification Church
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View ArticleJapan seeks to revoke the Unification Church's legal status after Abe killing
SEOUL — Japan's government has asked a court to revoke the legal status of the Japanese branch of the Unification Church. It's a rare move by a government whose ruling party has long had ties with both...
View ArticleJapan's Supreme Court hands down a landmark transgender rights decision
SEOUL — Japan's Supreme Court has ruled that an existing requirement for sterilization surgery for people who seek to legally change their gender is unconstitutional.The unanimous decision on Wednesday...
View ArticleIn Japan, overtourism is raising concerns about the environment at Mt. Fuji
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View ArticleChina-Japan ties chill after China detains Japanese nationals accused of spying
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View ArticleNorth Korea says it successfully launched a spy satellite. Did Russia play a...
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View ArticleJapanese soldier's court win shines light on sexual assault in military
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View ArticleSome leaving China as political controls tighten and job prospects wane
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View ArticleA powerful earthquake struck Japan's west coast, killing at least 4 people
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View ArticleTeams in Japan assess the impact of earthquakes and powerful aftershocks
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View ArticleSouth Korean opposition leader is stabbed in public
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View ArticleNorth Korea's Kim Jong Un changes his tune about reunification
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View ArticleKorean food is winning over palates worldwide, including the world of haute...
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View ArticleWith tensions between North and South Korea high, border island could be a...
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View ArticleVoters in Indonesia, world's 3rd largest democracy, prepare to elect a new...
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View ArticleIndonesia, the world's third largest democracy, has voted for a new president
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View ArticleDoctors in South Korea walk out in strike of work conditions
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View ArticleSouth East Asia has its first high-speed rail system with assistance from China
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View ArticleSoutheast Asian has its first high-speed railway — in Indonesia
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View ArticleOkinawa's peace movement struggles as military presence on the islands grows
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View Article12th Marine Littoral: We visit a newly formed U.S. Marine Corps unit based in...
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View ArticleHow can the U.S. counter China's expanding influence in Asia? Court its...
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View ArticleHawaiian-born sumo wrestler Akebono is dead at 54
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View ArticleSouth Korea begins the first public hearings on a climate lawsuit in Asia
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View ArticleIranians React President's Death; North Korean Propaganda Goes Viral
Iranians React President's Death; North Korean Propaganda Goes Viral
View ArticleShould the U.N. Security Council be Reformed?
The Security Council is the United Nations' most powerful body, with the ability to impose sanctions and authorize the use of force. There are five permanent members of the council: Russia, France,...
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