Japan

[ad_1] Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said that he “definitely” wants to make revisions to a key military pact with Washington “a reality,” but his push to change the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) governing the U.S. military presence in Japan is unlikely to happen any time soon, if at all.Ishiba repeatedly referenced revising the SOFA during his successful campaign for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency, and has continued to […]

[ad_1] KAIPING, China – A giant sphere 700 meters (2,300 feet) underground with thousands of light-detecting tubes will be sealed in a 12-story cylindrical pool of water in coming months for an experiment that will shine new light on elusive subatomic particles known as neutrinos.After years of construction, the $300 million Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) in China's southern Guangdong province will soon start gathering data on neutrinos, a product […]

[ad_1] Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu was left frustrated after his team's winning run in World Cup qualifying was ended by a 1-1 draw with Australia on Tuesday, but he believes the result will serve as a reminder to his players of the challenges that lie ahead.Japan had won all nine of their preliminaries for the 2026 tournament without conceding a goal until Shogo Taniguchi sliced the ball into his own […]

[ad_1] SEOUL – North Korean state media said on Wednesday that around 1.4 million young people have applied to join or return to the army this week, accusing Seoul of a provocative drone incursion that it says had brought the "tense situation to the brink of war."The young people, including students and youth league officials who had signed petitions to join the army, are determined to fight in a "sacred […]

[ad_1] Japan is grappling with a significant shortage of private-sector volunteer probation officers, known as hogoshi, who work with the government to assist in the rehabilitation of offenders.The shortage has been exacerbated by the aging of current officers, creating an urgent need to recruit new personnel.In late September, a panel of experts appointed by the Justice Ministry to review the probation officer system released a final report outlining several proposed […]

[ad_1] Nearly 70% of laws made in China this year feature language explicitly affirming the party’s authority. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The divide could bolster Narendra Modi's image as a hawk on national security while taking the spotlight off of Justin Trudeau reportedly being asked to step down. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Efforts are being made to restore the right to vote of Iwao Hakamata, the world's longest-held death row prisoner, who has been exonerated over a 1966 murder case, for the first time in 44 years to allow him to cast his ballot in the Oct. 27 Lower House election.When Hideko Hakamata, his older sister, checked with the election committee in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, last week, an official told her […]

[ad_1] Japan and the U.S. have condemned large-scale Chinese military exercises around Taiwan, after Beijing wrapped up the drills late Monday with a vow never to renounce the use of force to take control of the island — a hint that more shows of force are to come.The daylong Joint Sword-2024B exercises, which took place in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan, were […]