June 4, 2026, 9:29 a.m.

A Japanese commercial space company's small rocket launch fails for the third time

SpaceOne, a Japanese commercial space company, suffered its third failed launch of its small rocket, the Kairos 3, during ascent.

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Japan plans to build the first nuclear waste repository on an uninhabited island 2,000 kilometers away from Tokyo

As the cost of imported energy soared, Japanese Prime Minister Masahiko Komura made every effort to restart nuclear power to meet the demand.

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Why have Pakistan and Afghanistan resumed hostilities?

In late February, Pakistan and Afghanistan engaged in a fierce military confrontation on their border, escalating from mutual attacks on outposts to cross-border air strikes.

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung emphasized "peace on the peninsula". The change of commanders at the North Korean front has attracted attention.

On Sunday (March 1st), South Korean President Lee Jae-myung emphasized at the commemoration ceremony for the 107th anniversary of the anti-Japanese independence movement that peace on the Korean Peninsula is the most important issue at present and urged North Korea to return to dialogue as soon as possible.

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Japanese hospitals suffer cyber attack, over 130,000 patients' information leaked

The medical information system of a hospital in Japan was recently attacked by hackers. It has been confirmed that the personal information of approximately 130,000 patients, as well as about 1,700 staff members and clinical intern medical students, has been leaked.

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Kim Jong Un calls Seoul the "number one enemy": A new development in the relationship between North and South Korea and an analysis of the underlying causes

North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un has recently made a series of tough remarks, defining South Korea's capital Seoul as the "number one enemy country" and "eternal main enemy", and explicitly stating that he will no longer refer to South Koreans as "compatriots".

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Newborn babies in Japan have reached a ten-year low. The future labor shortage may expand.

The number of newborns in Japan has reached a record low for ten consecutive years. Under the increasing pressure of an aging and low birthrate society, the cabinet led by Prime Minister Yosuko Hashimoto has been urged to accelerate the promotion of social security system reforms to ensure that the pension and other welfare systems have sustainable financial resources.

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Afghanistan has launched retaliatory strikes against Pakistan in Kandahar and Helmand provinces.

The spokesperson of the Afghan government said on social media on Friday (February 27th) that after being targeted by Pakistani military air strikes in Kabul and Kandahar and other places, the Afghan side launched a large-scale retaliatory operation against Pakistani military targets in Kandahar Province and Helmand Province.

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Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to life imprisonment in first instance: The shame and reflection of South Korea's constitutional system

On February 19th, the Seoul Central District Court delivered the first-instance verdict on former President Yoon Suk Yeol for the alleged "leader of internal unrest crime", sentencing him to life imprisonment.

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Japan is striving to mitigate the impact of the new tariffs imposed by the United States

Japanese officials said that if the United States implements a new import tariff system, Japan might face higher tariffs.

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