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North Korean defections to South Korea remain low years after COVID-19 pandemic

Fewer North Koreans defected across the southern borderthis year than the previous year for a annual total of 224, South ...

Japan survey finds 1 in 6 men groped on Tokyo public transport, defying gender assumptions

Experts say the 15.1 per cent figure is striking and a reminder that women are not the only targets of molestation on public ...

‘They have decided to stop their silence’: South Korea threaten to boycott Asian Cup in Australia

The Matildas are set to face South Korea in the last game of the group stage in Sydney on March 9. The Koreans may not be ...

Japan’s Okinawa loses longevity crown as slow living makes way for faster, shorter future

Okinawan men fell from first to 43rd while women slipped to 16th in the last life expectancy survey, a slide that is expected ...