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Russian cosmonaut hitching ride with SpaceX as part of next space station crew

The latest team is being led by Nicole Aunapu Mann, 45, a veteran combat pilot making spaceflight history as both the first indigenous woman being sent to orbit by NASA and the first woman to take the commander's seat of a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

The Hindu

Pfizer COVID vaccine clears Japan panel for use with young children

A Japanese health ministry panel on Wednesday recommended approving Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as six months old.

Reuters

iPhone 14 cheapest in Japan among 37 countries: survey

The iPhone 14 launched by Apple Inc in September was cheaper in Japan than 36 other major countries and regions in the world, a survey showed Wednesday.

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Japan PM Kishida will likely speak with South Korea's Yoon on Thursday - Kyodo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will likely speak with South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol over the phone on Thursday following North Korea's missile launches, Kyodo news agency said on Wednesday citing several government sources.

Reuters

Residents near fiery South Korean missile crash 'thought it was a war'

Hours after North Korea flew a ballistic missile over neighbouring Japan on Tuesday, residents in a South Korean seaside town were startled to see flames leaping from a nearby military base and missiles soaring into the sky.

Reuters

Kawasaki Releases New Metallic Gray Colorway For Z650RS In Japan

Kawasaki introduces a new colorway for the 2023 iteration of the Z650RS in Japan with the Metallic Moondust Gray x Ebony paint scheme.

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South Korea, US Fire Missiles into the Sea to Protest ‘Reckless’ North Korea Test

South Korea and the US military conducted missile drills in response to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, as the United Nations Security Council prepares to meet over what was Pyongyang's longest-range test. Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) farther than ever before on…

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SpaceX capsule heads to space station ferrying NASA crew and Russian

A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida on Wednesday carrying the next long-term International Space Station crew, with a Russian cosmonaut, two Americans and a Japanese astronaut flying together in a demonstration of U.S.-Russian teamwork in space despite Ukraine war tensions.

Reuters

China Airlines and the News Lens Japan Collaborate on Instagram Project: Providing Taiwan’s Latest Travel Information for Post-Pandemic Tourism Industry

The News Lens Japan (Yokohama City, Kanagawa, President: Isao Matsumura, hereinafter referred to as TNLJ) and China Airlines (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Branch President: Chang Horng-Jong) are gearing up for post-Covid tourism industry, regularly providing local travel information of Taiwan on China Airlines’ Instagram.

The News Lens

Factbox-North Korea's expanding missile capabilities

This week's rare North Korean test flight, which sent a missile soaring over Japan, underscored the nuclear-armed state's rapidly advancing arsenal amid stalled denuclearisation talks.

Reuters

U.S. and South Korea hold live-fire drills in response to North Korean missile launch over Japan

Seoul officials apologized after a South Korean missile malfunctioned and exploded, panicking nearby residents.

Axios

South Korea apologises after missile fired in response to North Korea test crashes

Live-fire drill with the US was supposed to be a show of strength, but ended in embarrassment and caused alarm among nearby residents

The Guardian - AU

US vows to supply green-fuel-laggard Japan with bioethanol

U.S. officials are touting bioethanol in Japan, which trails other nations on using the green fuel made from corn and other crops

The Independent UK

S.Korea military apologises over failed missile, says warhead did not explode

South Korea's military apologised on Wednesday for causing residents to worry about a failed missile launch during its joint drill with the United States in response to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan a day earlier.

Reuters

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France 24

South Korea, US, fire missiles in response to North Korea test

South Korea and the US military fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul said on Wednesday, as Pyongyang’s longest-range test yet drew international condemnation.

Reuters

North Korean missile launch 'deliberately provocative,' EU says

North Korea's launch of a missile over Japan on Tuesday was a "reckless and deliberately provocative action" that violated U.N. security council resolutions, a European Union spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Muhammad Ali's "embarrassing" fight with 18-stone Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki

Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki - who died last week aged 79 - took on boxing legend Muhammad Ali in a bizarre hybrid fight in 1976, which had 1.4billion viewers worldwide

The Independent UK

Biden consults Japan PM Kishida after N. Korea missile test

President Joe Biden spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss their next steps after North Korea conducted its longest ever test launch by firing nuclear-capable ballistic missile over Japan

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Reuters

Biden affirms U.S. support for Japan after North Korea missile launch

U.S. President Joe Biden reinforced Washington's "ironclad commitment" to Japan's defense during a phone call with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday following North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile, the White House said.

Reuters

U.S. to ask UN Security Council to meet on North Korea

The United States will ask the United Nations Security Council to meet publicly on Wednesday on North Korea, a U.S. official said, after Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years.

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1167: Anil Deshmukh granted bail, 10 killed in Uttarakhand avalanche

Yusra Hasan brings you the news from Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Japan.

The Independent UK

England dealt injury blow as Jamie George ruled out of autumn series

George will miss next month’s Tests against Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa

Radio France Internationale

EU chief slams North Korea missile over Japan as 'unjustified aggression'

EU chief Charles Michel on Tuesday condemned North Korea's firing of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, saying the bloc "stands in solidarity" with Tokyo and Seoul.

Reuters

U.S., Japanese fighter jets carry out drills after North Korea missile launch

Fighter jets from the United States and Japan carried out joint drills on Tuesday over the Sea of Japan following North Korea's first test-firing of a ballistic missile over Japan in five years, the U.S. military said.

Los Angeles Times

North Korea’s latest missile test reminds the world of Asia’s powder keg

SINGAPORE — With the war in Ukraine and Russia’s threats to deploy tactical nuclear weapons, it was easy to lose sight of the rising danger North Korea poses to peace in Asia.

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