Former US President Donald Trump has traveled to Georgia to surrender to authorities on charges of trying to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election.
North Korea has announced through its state-run media that its second attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure early Thursday.
The Japanese government plans to set up a fund of 80 billion yen, or about 550 million dollars, to support fishers in light of the upcoming release of treated and diluted water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is measuring the concentrations of tritium contained in the treated and diluted water that is going to be released into the ocean soon.
President Joe Biden is visiting the US state of Hawaii to inspect the massive damage caused by wildfires in Maui two weeks ago. He interrupted his summer vacation to go there.
The United States and South Korea are set to begin regular military drills on Monday amid fears that North Korea may launch what it calls an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM.
A senior US official has stressed that the upcoming three-way summit involving the United States, Japan and South Korea will serve as an important opportunity to enhance their trilateral relationship.
Japan's Ambassador to the United Nations has expressed hope that North Korea will listen to the messages presented by the Security Council debate on the country's human right situation.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke to NHK on Thursday after the UN Security Council held an open debate about the human rights situation in North Korea. She said she hopes council's message is being heard.
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