Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor has knocked down trees and cut power to hundreds of households on Okinawa's Miyako Island. Key points: Airlines in Japan have cancelled flights while some companies have been forced to shut down as Typhoon Hinnamnor approaches South Korean disaster officials have raised their alert to its highest level for the the first time in five years The …
Yasukuni shrine for war dead is seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan’s former military aggression. Japan’s new industry minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura, has become the first member of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet to visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead in Tokyo, local media reported. Yasukuni is seen in China and South Korea as …