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Biden and South Korean president mull expanding joint military exercises
US president willing to meet Kim Jong-un, while Seoul says deployment of US ‘strategic assets’ was discussed
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
21, May, 2022 @10:18 AM
North Korea’s Covid caseload passes 2 million amid global concern about regime’s pandemic plan
Experts believe North Korean authorities are underreporting deaths to prove that their response has been effective
Justin McCurry and agencies
20, May, 2022 @3:21 AM
North Korea promotes traditional medicines in bid to fight Covid outbreak
State media have told patients to use painkillers as well as unverified home remedies such as willow leaf tea
Justin McCurry and agencies
19, May, 2022 @1:42 AM
Japanese man blows town’s Covid relief fund after it appeared in his account
Money should have gone to 463 low-income households but man received it all and commenced online casino spree
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
18, May, 2022 @6:35 AM
Kim Jong-un calls North Korea’s response to Covid outbreak ‘inadequate’
Leader accuses officials of inertia as total number of people with reported fever symptoms reaches 1.72 million
Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies
17, May, 2022 @10:56 PM
North Korea on brink of Covid-19 catastrophe, say experts
Number to have fallen ill reportedly at almost 1.5 million as country grapples with what it calls ‘fever’
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
17, May, 2022 @12:35 PM
‘We have to be careful’: why are masks still worn in Japan and South Korea?
Covid cases are stabilising in the countries but many may continue to wear face coverings, even if rules change
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
16, May, 2022 @7:06 AM
North Korea ‘in great turmoil’ over Covid death toll, says Kim Jong-un
Regime reports another 21 deaths as fresh outbreaks of coronavirus in South Africa and US concern health officials
Justin McCurry in Tokyo, Jason Burke in Cape Town
15, May, 2022 @9:00 AM
The Japanese hunger striker demanding an end to US bases in Okinawa
As island prepares to mark 50 years since Okinawa was returned to Japanese sovereignty, Jinshiro Motoyama is in no mood to celebrate
Justin McCurry Tokyo
14, May, 2022 @12:00 AM
North Korea says six dead after admitting Covid outbreak for first time
Regime has said it is imposing ‘maximum emergency measures’ and 187,800 people are being ‘isolated and treated’ after showing signs of fever
Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies
13, May, 2022 @1:54 AM
Claims of shamans and curses as South Korea’s president shuns official residence
Yoon Suk-yeol said The Blue House was ‘a symbol of imperial power’ but critics have highlighted costs and safety concerns
Justin McCurry in Tokyo and Raphael Rashid in Seoul
10, May, 2022 @7:29 AM
South Korea’s new president offers North economic plan in return for denuclearisation
Elected in a tight contest in March, Yoon Suk-yeol proposes ‘audacious’ plan for Pyongyang at his inauguration in Seoul
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
10, May, 2022 @5:21 AM
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