South Korea and Japan are working together on North Korea with the US, and that's progress. But incentives are needed to keep old issues from interfering.
Hinata Miyazawa notched goals in the 43rd and 62nd minutes to lead Japan to a convincing FIFA Women's World Cup victory over Group C foe Zambia.
Repeated missile and other provocations by North Korea were discussed in the July 20 trilateral in Karuizawa and on the agenda for the leaders' August summit.
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After a decade with the Ryukyu Golden Kings, including four title-winning seasons, veteran leader Anthony McHenry moved to the Shinshu Brave Warriors in 2017.
The G7 foreign ministers pledge to "reinforce the free and open international order based on the rule of law." How can this be translated into concrete...
A meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in Nagano condemned Russia and called on China to act as a responsible member of the international community.
The order was later retracted but North Korean missile provocations are escalating, with launches of an unprecedented frequency near Japan.