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Poverty is just out of sight in Covid-hit Japan

by Hiroshi Hiyama January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

Yuichiro welled up as he collected a food parcel at a Tokyo outreach event offering help to the growing number of Japanese pushed into poverty by the coronavirus pandemic. “There is no work. Absolutely none,” said the 46-year-old, until recently a construction worker, while clutching a small plastic bag of essentials on a cold winter […]

Watch out for Japan’s long super-spreader weekends

by Matt Aizawa January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

Bottom line: Samsung boss jailing doesn’t matter

by Andrew Salmon January 18, 2021January 19, 2021

Seoul’s retroactive justice dooms North-South reunification

by Andrew Salmon January 16, 2021January 19, 2021

Japan-Korea comfort women controversy re-erupts

by Andrew Salmon January 15, 2021January 19, 2021

Pyongyang unveils sub-launched missile at parade

by Sebastien Berger January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

Kim promotes self, demotes sister in Pyongyang power puzzle

by Andrew Salmon January 13, 2021January 17, 2021

Japan to expand virus emergency to seven more regions

by AT Contributor January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Not purged, North Korean first sister blasts Seoul

by AT Contributor January 13, 2021January 14, 2021

Business backlash to Korea’s Covid clampdown

by Andrew Salmon January 12, 2021January 15, 2021

Japan trying to isolate, analyze new virus variant

by AT Contributor January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Kim drops tactical nuke gauntlet on Biden

by Gabriela Bernal and Andrew Salmon January 11, 2021January 15, 2021

Samsung predicts 25.7% jump in Q4 operating profit

by AT Contributor January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

Japan imposes ‘low pain, low gain’ Covid emergency

by William Pesek January 7, 2021January 10, 2021

Japan to declare state of emergency in Tokyo area

by AT Contributor January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

Kim mea culpa signals economic rethink for North Korea

by Andrew Salmon January 6, 2021January 8, 2021

South Korea sends destroyer after Iran seizes tanker

by Andrew Salmon January 5, 2021January 7, 2021

South Korea struggles to contain viral third wave

by Andrew Salmon January 4, 2021January 6, 2021

Expected virus emergency call hits Tokyo stocks

by AT Contributor January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

Tokyo tops 1,000 daily cases with emergency warning

by AT Contributor December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

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