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June 15, 2023

North Korea launches ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan, neighboring nations say

North Korea reportedly fired ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday evening, its latest warning shots to neighboring Japan and South Korea.

June 15, 2023

Woman in Japan arrested for spraying people with unidentified liquid inside department store restroom

Authorities in Japan have arrested a woman accused of injuring several people, including an 85-year-old, by spraying an irritating liquid at them inside a department store restroom.

June 14, 2023

Ex-MLB star Trevor Bauer denies latest sexual assault claims

Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Trevor Bauer faced new allegations of sexual assault in a lawsuit from an Arizona woman. He denied her claims in a countersuit.

June 14, 2023

18-year-old army trainee in Japan fatally shoots 2 fellow soldiers at firing range

While Japan has been known for its safety, high-profile violence has occurred in recent years. On Wednesday, a teenage army trainee shot and killed two fellow soldiers at an army base.

June 13, 2023

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant conducts tests to release treated radioactive wastewater into sea

Japan has begun a testing phase in a plan to discharge treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea.

June 13, 2023

Japan's powerful lower house of parliament passes bill promoting understanding of LGBTQ+ issues

Japan's lower house of parliament passed a bill promoting the understanding of LGBTQ+ issues. Citizens believe Fumio Kishida's conservative party favored opposition to sexual equality.

June 6, 2023

US, Japan, Australia to fund undersea cable project to combat China’s influence in Indo-Pacific region

Japan has joined Australia and the United States in a $95 million cable project aimed at combatting China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

June 6, 2023

Search for missing Connecticut hiker in Japan ends due to ‘underwhelming evidence found,’ family says

The family of Patricia Wu-Murad, of Connecticut, say that the search for the missing hiker has ended after vanished from a trail in Japan in April.

June 5, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy calls to disrupt China-Russia alliance, says it would be like splitting Germany and Japan

2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called for a potential 'decoupling' of U.S. and China on a business level, as well as a new approach to Russia.

June 3, 2023

Sexual assault victim ordered to pay abuser's wife damages in twisted court case

Two cases in Japan that were tried and decided in the past few months ended in mixed results as the courts didn't recognize some harassment despite ordering damages paid.