Pyongyang’s intense missile activity recently, with Sunday marking the fourth such launch this month and the seventh of the year, is meant to display its self-defence capabilities while gaining international leverage, some experts said.

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The Nikkei ended up 2,110.26 points from Friday to close at 56,363.94, having briefly topped 57,000 for the first time to set a new record.

The landslide victory gives Takaichi a much stronger mandate to pursue market-friendly policies, though the impact on Japan’s currency and bond markets may not be quite so positive.

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Source: https://japantoday.com/category/business/tokyo-benchmark-nikkei-225-jumps-after-pm-takaichi’s-ruling-party-wins-a-super-majority-in-election?

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“I am putting my future as prime minister on this election,” Takaichi said at a press conference Monday, according to a Google translation of her remarks in Japanese.

“I would like the people to make a direct decision on whether they can entrust the management of the nation to Sanae Takaichi.”

The move comes despite the Lower House’s term running until October 2028, raising questions over why Takaichi chose to seek a fresh mandate so early.

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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/japans-snap-elections-a-reckless-risk-or-calculated-gamble.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawPeNVJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe9T31DAJwj7KAMgZhuJDD0T89ZGRb-UYOBuVHUAh6aWWLzzEAlRqRL7SZpDM_aem_oGEGAOXuAJMLN79VF789WQ

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The three sides had “in-depth exchanges on working step by step through mutual efforts to resume normal exchanges, rebuild political mutual trust, improve Cambodia-Thailand relations and safeguard regional stability”, according to Beijing’s foreign ministry.

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North Korea on Thursday released new images of what it claims is its first nuclear-powered submarine, a massive vessel equal in size to some of the United States Navy’s attack subs.

The pictures released by state media showed leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the guided-missile submarine at an indoor construction facility, indicating it has not yet been launched.

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The Southeast Asian neighbors blamed each other for starting the latest fighting and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul appeared to rule out negotiations with Cambodia or a role for Trump or other mediators in restoring the ceasefire.

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The director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Kanai Masaaki, arrived in Beijing on Monday afternoon.

During the visit, Kanai is expected to meet with Chinese officials, including the director-general of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry, Liu Jinsong.

It is believed Kanai intends to explain that Takaichi’s remark about a possible Taiwan emergency did not deviate from the Japanese government’s position regarding Taiwan.

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Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251117_12/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOIVlNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyCGNhbGxzaXRlAjMwAAEewsCHPpgdim2ZDGHtjd5Gvk2RTcJ0hOOJ6FJaZVLp9c5HZNhUxiyHVddG4q0_aem_naucrZ-U_CvNW38w2ZJV7g

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Security was tight in the capital, with some 18,000 police officers mobilized for the meeting, a crucial test of Takaichi’s diplomatic chops as she seeks to elevate the Japan-U.S. alliance to new heights while staving off increasing pressure from the U.S. on defense spending.

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Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-us-japan-summit-talks/?fbclid=iwy2xjawnt_srlehrua2flbqixmqabhhj0fhpbhrx_auomii1ifw6md2dbm4lxl65tegfansd3bil6ekkxyrynebre_aem_uk02uxlfelcipjzivoxmzw

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It was only after two failed attempts that Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. In a historic parliamentary vote on 21 October, the 64-year-old was elected Japan’s first female prime minister.

She’s a colourful figure on the right of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who talks tough on immigration and has some conservative views on women’s equality.

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A huge sinkhole measuring 98 square feet has opened up on a road in Bangkok, Thailand, disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations.

Part of Samsen Road in the Thai capital — which is in the midst of monsoon season — collapsed in front of a school at around 7:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Sept 24, according to the Royal Thai Police (RTP). The hole is also very close to a hospital and a police station.

“Vajira Hospital, Samsen Road, Dusit District, Bangkok, is a hole 30 x 30 meters wide [98 feet x 98 feet], 50 meters deep [160 feet], and has a tendency to collapse further. Later, at the scene, two electric poles fell and there was a station car,” a release from the RTP read.

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Source: https://people.com/huge-sinkhole-highway-swallows-3-vehicles-footage-thailand-11816021

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