Priests from several religions pray for the victims of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki upon the 60th anniversary.
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As Japanese victims struggled to process the nuclear attack, many turned to religion. The way they understood the horror still has consequences today.
Not everyone is so thrilled by the visit.
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Chinese fighter jets buzzed the line separating China and Taiwan just hours before the US House speaker arrived on the island.
Taiwanese independence activists call for a boycott of the Beijing Games.
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Taiwanese authorities are allowing its tiny contingent to attend the opening ceremony in Beijing despite a long-running dispute over its name in the Olympics.
A biologist examines microplastics found in sea species at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research in Greece, Nov. 26, 2019.
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As more and more plastic trash permeates the oceans, fragments are making their way into fish and shellfish – and potentially into humans.
Pulverized ancient bone can provide DNA to scientists for analysis.
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By studying the DNA of people who lived in East Asia thousands of years ago, scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated.
Japanese Prime Minister’s Cabinet reshuffle reveals his strategy for final two years in office.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet reshuffle is an exercise in illusion. Yet it reveals some unwelcome truths about his political present - and future.
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While some argue that Western LGBT+ ideals have no place in Asia, a new ruling in Hong Kong shows that these values have no bearing on the law.
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Japan is targeting an ‘upmarket’ audience of wealthy business executives, city professionals, millennial foodies and highbrow arts enthusiasts.
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Living as a woman in North Korea can be psychologically and physically gruelling.
Iwao Hakamada in 2014.
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Iwao Hakamada was tried for quadruple murder in 1966, but the evidence that convicted him is regarded with widespread scepticism.
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Looking at the agreement, it appears that Kim Jong-un has outmanoeuvred Donald Trump.
Moon Jae-in meets Kim Jong-un on the Korean border.
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Alongside denuclearisation, reunification is the biggest potential game-changer on the Korean peninsula. But it remains a pipe dream.
Fighter? Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen.
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The measure of women’s political advancement isn’t the number of female leaders, but the changes they make to everyday women’s lives.
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A remarkable year on the Korean peninsula has been marked by both bitter enmity and genuine goodwill. Now, the tension is being ratcheted up again.
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After decades of deadly enmity, Libya and the West made a major breakthrough on weapons of mass destruction. How?
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The astonishing sight of two Korean leaders crossing the border that divides them is just a first step.
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Thanks to South Korea, there is a chance for peace with North Korea. Whether the Trump administration can take it is another matter.
Watching from the south.
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A year ago, productive north-south talks seemed inconceivable – but with the US tripping over its own feet, things are changing.
Yuan Shikai in 1915.
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There’s a very unflattering historical parallel for Xi Jinping’s move to lift term limits. The Chinese Communist Party is having none of it.
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Xi Jinping is now ruling without term limits. That’s bad news for corrupt officials – and perhaps for the Chinese people.