Japan’s Covid-19 deaths lowest in 16 months as cases plummet

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TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – In the world’s oldest nation, less than one person a day is dying from COVID-19. The six confirmed deaths in Japan over the past week is the lowest it’s been in the country since July 2020, before … Read More

North Korea may be ramping up nuclear weapons program again, satellite images show

Analysts say the new plant could potentially allow the Hermit Kingdom to add 1,000 new centrifuges. North Korea has been relatively quiet since President Trump last met with Kim Jong Un at the DMZ in June 2019. It has carried … Read More

Video: Russian warships launch missiles off Japan’s coast

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Warships of Russia’s Pacific Fleet carried out a series of anti-aircraft missile drills in the Sea of Japan off Japan’s west coast on Monday. “The crews of the Fleet’s Guards Order of Nakhimov Missile Cruiser Flagship Varyag and the Admiral … Read More

North and South Korea conduct missile tests as arms race heats up

South Korea says it test fired missile from submarine North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea U.S. and Japan condemn North’s launch SEOUL, Sept 15 (Reuters) – North Korea and South Korea test fired ballistic missiles on Wednesday, the latest … Read More

Japan Suspends 1.63 Million Doses Of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Over Contamination

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This June 14, 2021, file photo shows a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial that is being administered for flight attendants of Japan Airlines at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.  Eugene Hoshiko/AP TOKYO — Japan suspended use of about 1.63 million doses of … Read More

The threat of China invading Taiwan is growing every day. What the U.S. can do to stop it.

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The Chinese military has already begun gray zone operations. An all-out attack on Taiwan looms if Beijing continues to escalate. In his speech celebrating the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th anniversary last week, Chairman Xi Jinping proclaimed that China has never bullied … Read More

‘No Chance’ U.S. Can Stop Chinese Invasion of Taiwan, Military Expert Says

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© Pavel Golovkin / POOL/AFP via Getty Images Soldiers from China’s People’s Liberation Army march on Red Square during a military parade, which marks the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Moscow on … Read More

China seen as military threat by 88% of Japanese, 72% of South Koreans

However, poll finds majority in both countries see no end in sight for sour relations between Seoul, Tokyo Pedestrians in Tokyo (AP Photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Nearly 90 percent of Japanese and over 70 percent of South Koreans view … Read More

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