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Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine picks ex-admiral as chief priest
TOKYO — Japan's Yasukuni Shrine has picked a former military commander as its chief priest in a move that could stir controversy over a site that other Asian nations see as a symbol of Japan's wartime aggression.
South Korea has to do more than 'Value-Up' to convince investors
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
Alibaba to take on Coupang with $1.1bn investment in South Korea
SEOUL -- China's Alibaba Group Holding will invest $1.1 billion over the next three years to create a logistics network in South Korea, aiming to take on local e-commerce giant Coupang by leveraging low prices and speedy deliveries.
Shohei Ohtani reveals his new wife in a photo on social media
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani is sharing the identity of his new wife with a photo of the couple on his social media.
US commerce secretary hails progress at year’s first meeting of Indo-Pacific trade grouping
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday praised the progress made by the 14 countries in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity after the group held a ministerial meeting Thursday to discuss proposed guidelines for regional commerce.
South Korea doctors ask ILO to intervene in dispute as Yoon uses issue to ‘win votes’
South Korea’s trainee doctors have asked the International Labor Union to intervene in their stand-off with the government, claiming the back-to-work orders imposed on them constitutes a breach of international norms against forced labour.
North Korea's Kim guided military demonstration involving tanks, KCNA says
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided a military demonstration involving tank units on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported on Thursday (March 14).