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North Korea warns US over Taiwan while Kim pledges support for Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre), accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae (right), oversees the firing of an intermediate-range missile during a drill on Oct 3.

North Korea warns of stronger action towards South Korea over mine blast accusations

Seoul said two of its soldiers were seriously wounded by an anti-personnel mine planted by North Korea in the Demilitarised Zone.

TV personality Dewi Sukarno ordered to pay fine over assaults

Former Indonesian first lady Dewi Sukarno is a TV personality and is known as Madame Dewi in Japan.

Japan’s Toyama city accused of inflating census numbers as country’s population shrinks

The police are probing how some 3,000 non-existent residents were added to official data for Toyama.

Ready, set, snooze: Sleep-deprived Japanese compete for best-rested

The Tokyo competition saw dozens of participants fitted with sleep tracking devices sprawl on comfy mattresses to slumber for up to 90 minutes.

Visitor numbers down at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo following giant pandas’ return to China

The Ueno zoo is operating a free, self-driving electric cart decorated with a shoebill that tours the Panda Forest in the West Garden.

South Korea says it is preparing response to force North Korean apology over DMZ blast

The Sept 21 blast wounded three South Korean troops, two of them seriously.

South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called for the country to develop cybersecurity methods suited to the AI era.

News analysis

Why Japan’s PM quoted an ancient Chinese proverb to launch her ambitious policy vision

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a policy speech at the start of a 69-day parliamentary session at the National Diet in Tokyo on Oct 5.

Field Notes from Tokyo

Pedestrians say runners around Tokyo’s Imperial Palace should be banned. This writer disagrees

The 5km perimeter encircling Tokyo’s Imperial Palace is a popular route for both casual and competitive runners.

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