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Two people are reported dead in Okinawa, state broadcaster NHK says, as slow-moving Typhoon Khanun continues to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to southern Japan, prolonging the potential damage of the storm.
A conference to honor the victims of a brutal chemical attack in the Iranian city of Sardasht has been held with the presence of a Japanese diplomatic delegation. The purpose of this conference was to raise the voice of the people of Sardasht as the first victims of a chemical attack in the world.
South Koreans have hit the streets of the capital Seoul to protest against Japan's plan to release contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
North Korea has strongly denounced the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s approval of Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, calling it “evil” and “anti-humanitarian."
Japan's nuclear regulator on Friday has given Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco), which operated the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, permission to begin releasing more than one million tons of radioactive water.
Top North Korean officials have vowed to press forward with launching another surveillance satellite into space following the recent failure of the first try.
North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles as several thousand South Korean and US troops hold joint live-fire exercises in the Korean Peninsula.
The Arab Parliament has called on the international community to end its silence on persisting Israeli atrocities across the occupied Palestine and compel the Tel Aviv regime to abide by the United Nations resolution barring construction of illegal settlements.
South Korean fishers have held a rally in front of the National Assembly in the capital Seoul to protest Japan’s planned discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima power plant into the ocean.
Japan has extended a military alert to shoot down any North Korean ballistic missile, rocket or debris approaching the island nation ahead of Pyongyang’s anticipated next satellite launch.