Roughly 80 per cent of the people who have been the victim of “chikan”, the Japanese term for gropers, did not report it to officials.
Japan prepares for a blazing summer but tight budgets prompt many to shun air conditioning, while Seoul teems with insects due to early heatwave.
South Koreans spend a monthly average of US$59 on splurge purchases, while the 20 countries’ average in the Deloitte report stood at US$41.
Almost half of service industry workers in Japan have experienced customer harassment in the past two years, a new survey shows.
The comments by Gary Samore come after the US and South Korea discussed enhancing nuclear deterrence to counter threats from the North.
Japan’s Supreme Court ordered the government to pay damages to plaintiffs who were forced to undergo sterilisation surgery between 1948 and 1996, ruling for the first time that the law was unconstitutional.
Japan is reportedly planning to help the Philippines build an open radio access network ahead of Manila’s 5G deployment.
Pyongyang has floated more than 1,000 balloons into the South over the past month, forcing delays and diversions at airports.
China’s efforts to woo foreign investment continue, as an official invited business from Japan at a meeting where both countries mourned the victims of a knife attack believed to be aimed at Japanese students.
Myanmar’s junta has maintained links with Japanese government agencies and companies since its 2021 coup.
South Korea rejected Pyongyang’s claim of successfully testing a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a 4.5 tonne warhead.
A passenger car drove in the wrong direction and collided with two other cars just before hitting the pedestrians, South Korean media reported.
The switch makes monitoring such broadcasts a challenge for South Korea’s government agencies, and follows Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea in June,
The online outrage marks deepening gender conflict among youth in South Korean society, fuelled by social and economic woes, expert says.
Local authorities are charging entrance fees for the first time and restricting numbers of climbers to combat overtourism on the Japanese volcano’s most popular trail.
The second launch of Japan’s H3 rocket went smoothly as it carried a satellite toward low-Earth orbit.
Doctors have warned about symptoms of heatstroke and heat exhaustion that vulnerable people should watch for as heatwaves persist around the world.
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles and the second may have failed and blown up during an irregular flight, possibly raining debris inland, South Korea’s military said.
The badges underscore Kim Jong-un’s elevation to the ranks of his grandfather Kim Il-sung and father Kim Jong-il, an analyst says.
The first design change of the Japanese banknotes in 20 years is aimed at combating counterfeit bills.
The trilateral ‘Freedom Edge’ exercise involves navy destroyers, fighter jets and the nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.