Elise Hu

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'The End We Start From' Chronicles Motherhood In The Midst Of Crisis

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Megan Hunter's new book follows a woman and her newborn who flee an epic flood. "What would it be like if there was an environmental crisis ... in London," she asks, "and where would people go?"

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Japan Has Half Of Asia's Golf Courses, But The Game's Popularity There Is Flagging

Thursday, November 16, 2017

In the 1980s, Japan built thousands of golf courses and the game became baked into its business culture. Those days are over. Golf participation in Japan has dropped by 40 percent since 1996.

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Why Some Survivors Of Sexual Harassment And Assault Wait To Tell Their Stories

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore has questioned why it took decades for women to come forward and accuse him of sexual misconduct, and it's not the first time women have gotten that reaction.

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'Comfort Woman' Memorial Statues, A Thorn In Japan's Side, Now Sit On Korean Buses

Monday, November 13, 2017

Statues symbolizing the World War II sex slaves abused by Japanese soldiers have appeared this year on Korean city buses — including on a bus line whose doors open right in front of Japan's embassy.

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South Korea's Far-Right Gives Trump The Warmest Welcome

Tuesday, November 07, 2017

As President Trump arrived in Seoul, demonstrators with the American flag and "The Star-Spangled Banner" greeted him. The demonstrators are from Korea's far-right, and they love America.

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Families Of Japanese Abducted By North Korea Hope For Help From Trump

Monday, November 06, 2017

In Tokyo, Trump met relatives of Japanese citizens taken by North Korea in the 1970s. A handful have been freed over the years, but families are divided over the best way to gain release of the rest.

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Japan's Prime Minister Isn't Popular, But His Coalition Won A Supermajority

Monday, October 23, 2017

Despite lukewarm support as a leader, Shinzo Abe's ruling party handily defeated upstart opponents in a snap general election on Sunday.

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Tokyo Governor Hopes Her New 'Party Of Hope' Will Shake Up Japanese Politics

Friday, October 20, 2017

Yuriko Koike, the best known woman in Japanese politics, started a new party ahead of Sunday's snap election for parliament. But it's having trouble distinguishing itself from the ruling party.

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Armed With NASA Data, South Korea Confronts Its Choking Smog

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

The U.S. space agency and the South Korean government teamed up for the most ambitious study of Korean air quality to date and found the majority of the toxic air is homegrown, and not from neighbors.

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North Korea Fires Another Missile Over Japan

Thursday, September 14, 2017

South Korean and Japanese officials say the latest missile flew over Hokkaido and fell into the ocean, and the South Korean military conducted a live-fire ballistic missile drill in response.

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In Hokkaido, Being In North Korea's Missile Flight Path Means Cold War-Era Drills

Friday, September 08, 2017

Last week, a North Korean missile flew over Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. Normally a peaceful place known for its ski resorts, its residents are rethinking the threat.

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News Brief: North Korean Nukes, Trump's Response, Harvey's Toxic Effects

Monday, September 04, 2017

North Korea claimed to have successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb on Sunday, which would be a big development in the country's nuclear program. Also, we have the latest on the U.S. response.

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World Leaders Condemn North Korean Nuclear Test

Monday, September 04, 2017

North Korea conducted its sixth test of a nuclear weapon on Sunday, and the world reacted with condemnation. North Korea claims to have tested a hydrogen bomb.

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North Korea Claims Successful Hydrogen Bomb Test

Sunday, September 03, 2017

In its sixth nuclear test, North Korea said it was "successful" in loading a hydrogen bomb onto an intercontinental ballistic missile. President Trump is set to meet with his national security team.

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Japan Is On High Alert After North Korea Missile Launch

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

North Korea conducted a missile launch over Japan Tuesday, further ratcheting up tensions in the region. Officials say the projectile flew over a northern Japanese island and landed in the ocean.

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Will Samsung Case Mark A Turning Point For South Korean Business Ties To Government?

Friday, August 25, 2017

After Lee Jae-yong's conviction for bribery, "I hope this is a starting point to cutting off businesses' close relationship to the government," said South Korean President Moon Jae-in's spokesman.

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What A Tech Leader's Corruption Conviction Means For Samsung And South Korea

Friday, August 25, 2017

A South Korean court has sentenced the billionaire head of Samsung Group to five years in prison. He was found guilty in a corruption case involving the country's former president.

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Fresh Threats From Pyongyang As Joint Military Exercise Begins

Monday, August 21, 2017

The annual drill between U.S. and South Korean troops comes in the wake of a bitter back-and-forth between North Korea and President Trump.

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Reactions Out Of China And Guam Over Exchanges Between U.S. And North Korea

Saturday, August 12, 2017

President Trump spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron amid mounting tensions with North Korea. Trump is not backing down from his rhetoric on North Korea.

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People On Guam Remain Calm Despite North Korea's Threats

Friday, August 11, 2017

President Trump amped up his words against North Korea, saying North Korea's leader "is not going to threaten the United States." The U.S. territory of Guam is in the shadow of North Korea's threats.

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