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Julian Ryall

Julian Ryall

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How dangerous is Is North Korea's war rhetoric?

North Korea has ramped up its rhetoric, but stopped short of provoking a fight. Pyongyang, buoyed by ties with Russia, remains wary of its military...

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Is North Korea's war rhetoric backed by real threats?

North Korea has ramped up its rhetoric, but stopped short of provoking a fight. Pyongyang, buoyed by ties with Moscow, remains wary of its military...

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Will Russia exposure leave North Korean troops wanting more?

Pyongyang is reportedly sending thousands of its soldiers to fight against Ukraine. Most of them have never been abroad before — and even traveling...

11.11.2024 8

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Japan faces political uncertainty after LDP election rout

Japan's ruling LDP is looking for answers, and new coalition partners, after losing its parliamentary majority in a snap election called by the new...

28.10.2024 20

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Can the US and its allies monitor North Korea sanctions?

A group of 11 nations including the US, Germany and Japan hopes to halt transfers of banned technology and arms into North Korea amid a UN deadlock....

25.10.2024 40

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North-South Korea flare-up: Why is it alarming?

The situation in North Korea is "unstable" and predicting the regime's future actions has become more complicated, say analysts.

16.10.2024 60

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North-South Korea flare-up: Why is it alarming?

The situation in North Korea is "unstable" and predicting the regime's future actions has become more complicated, say analysts.

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Attacks on Japanese citizens in China stir security concerns

Japanese nationals have become increasingly jittery over traveling to China after several Japanese were targeted in violent attacks.

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Nihon Hidankyo: What to know about Nobel Peace Prize winners

Since 1956, Japanese group Nihon Hidankyo has campaigned to help survivors of the 1945 atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as has called for the...

11.10.2024 40

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Why is nuclear rhetoric rising on the Korean Peninsula?

The two Koreas have long been at ideological and military loggerheads. But escalating nuclear rhetoric is heightening concerns and risks of an...

07.10.2024 10

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Japan: Election looms as key test for new PM

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba must rebuild the Liberal Democratic Party's reputation after scandals and convince the public that the economy is safer in...

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South Korea: How babies out of wedlock break tradition

Even with South Korea's birthrate hitting record lows, many older Koreans are still horrified at the idea of a single parent. Young people are more...

18.09.2024 10

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Japan's youth break tradition by embracing perfume

Once seen as ostentatious, an imposition on others, and unnecessary in a culture that famously enjoys bathing, perfumes and scents are finally...

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Japan: Difficult Fukushima debris clean-up put on hold

Removing highly radioactive fuel debris is critical to securing and decommissioning reactors destroyed in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. But such a...

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North Korea to reopen to Western tourists years after COVID

Tourism is a key lifeline for Pyongyang to obtain foreign currency, as the industry lies outside of the scope of international sanctions. The state is...

24.08.2024 40

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South Koreans hit the brakes on EVs after battery fires

Several electric vehicle fires in South Korea have dented sales as buyers worry about potential battery hazards. Carmakers are responding by cutting...

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Why is Japanese PM Fumio Kishida stepping down?

The Japanese prime minister will not contest a party leadership vote in September despite an impressive performance on the international stage. But...

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Berlin to commit personnel to tense North-South Korea border

Officers are to join the United Nations Command, which has monitored the uneasy armistice on the peninsula since the end of the Korean War in 1953....

18.07.2024 10

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Italy latest in Europe to step up military ties with Japan

Rome is deploying its flagship aircraft carrier to the Indo-Pacific region for joint exercises with the Japanese navy. Italy is also working together...

29.06.2024 100

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Can Russia send weapons to North Korea amid sanctions?

A major new defense deal between Pyongyang and Moscow is stoking concern that Russia could ship weapons to North Korea, and share know-how with Kim...

26.06.2024 10

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Conflict fears grow ahead of Korean War anniversary

Tensions between the two Koreas are running high after Pyongyang signs a major defense deal with Russia and sends trash-filled balloons over the...

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Why are young Japanese moving away from agriculture sector?

Young people are lured to the cities with the promise of more money and entertainment. This in turn leaves traditional farms short of workers — and...

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North Korea: Why is Kim Jong Un eager to welcome Putin?

Both Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un are ostracized from much of the international community. With Putin visiting Pyongyang, the two leaders want to...

18.06.2024 30

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New Korean flare-up carries greater air of menace

The two Koreas are facing off again, with "warning shots" fired in the DMZ and Seoul blasting propaganda in response to Pyongyang's...

12.06.2024 10

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South Korea: YouTube videos spark outrage over 2004 rape

Three teenage girls, more than 40 suspected assailants, and YouTube as a weapon of what some call vigilante justice — anger is bubbling up again in...

11.06.2024 10

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Julian Ryall

Japan: 'Toyoko Kids' struggle to survive on city streets

Teenagers have banded together to escape abuse and neglect but find themselves drawn toward drugs and sex work — with pitifully little support...

10.06.2024 60

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Are North Korea's trash balloons an escalation?

South Korea has suspended a 2018 peace agreement and said it might resume propaganda broadcasts into the North after Pyongyang sent thousands of...

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Are North Koreas trash balloons a sign of bigger tensions?

South Korea has suspended a 2018 peace agreement and said it may resume propaganda broadcasts into the North after Pyongyang sent thousands of...

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Are North Korea's trash balloons a sign of bigger tensions?

South Korea has suspended a 2018 peace agreement and said it may resume propaganda broadcasts into the North after Pyongyang sent thousands of...

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South Korea: Moon Jae-in slammed as memoirs released

During his tenure, the former South Korean leader was criticized for his naivete in dealings with North Korea and believing promises from dictator Kim...

28.05.2024 40

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Japanese angst as India set to become 4th largest economy

Once an economic powerhouse that was the envy of much of the world, there is deep concern in Tokyo that the economies of China and Germany have...

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North Korea and Iran — a new anti-Western alliance?

Pyongyang and Tehran are united by their grievances against the US and could exchange drone and nuclear secrets within an emerging anti-Western bloc.

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North Korea and Iran — a new alliance?

Pyongyang and Tehran are united by their grievances against the US and could exchange drone and nuclear secrets within an emerging anti-Western bloc.

07.05.2024 100

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Julian Ryall

Japan's semiconductor sector: What's behind the chip reboot?

Japan was once the world's leading chip manufacturer. Now, concerns over supply chains and geopolitical tensions have prompted the government to go on...

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Why Japan is investing in semiconductors once more

Japan was once the world's leading chip manufacturer. Now, concerns over supply chains and geopolitical tensions have prompted the government to...

29.04.2024 20

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Could Japan allow a woman to be emperor?

Conservatives have largely dropped a fiercely-held opposition to a woman assuming Japan's throne as empress. But critics say their proposals could...

26.04.2024 50

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South Korea election: President Yoon down but not out

The allies of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol have suffered a resounding defeat and lost their majority in parliament. Yoon might yet get a...

12.04.2024 20

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US, Japan military alliance to get biggest revamp since 1951

Washington and Tokyo plan to upgrade defense ties to maintain security and peace in the Asia-Pacific region. President Joe Biden and PM Fumio Kishida...

11.04.2024 20

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South Korea elections: What is at stake?

President Yoon Suk Yeol is deeply unpopular with the electorate ahead of Wednesday's parliamentary vote, with the left-leaning Democratic Party...

08.04.2024 20

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Why are South Koreans less welcoming of LGBTQ+ neighbors?

The only group of people less welcome than sexual minorities are former convicts, a study shows, with 72% of South Koreans not wanting them in their...

29.03.2024 10

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Japan marks 70 years since US nuclear test in Pacific

Shimonoto's father was a 30-year-old fisherman when the US detonated Castle Bravo on Bikini Atoll. Doctors later removed three-quarters of his...

29.02.2024 40

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Japan, North Korea hint they are ready for high-level talks

Japan wants the return of its nationals abducted by the North decades ago, and Pyongyang is looking for sanctions relief. However, big hurdles remain...

27.02.2024 10

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