| Hashimoto also angered the U.S. by suggesting American troops based in southern Japan should patronize legal adult entertainment establishments as a way to reduce sex crimes there. He said he planned to apologize to the U.S. military and Americans for ... | San Francisco Chronicle |
| LUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: There's a struggle going on inside Thailand. It's between two powerful influences. One side can be found in places like this; the other in crowded spaces like this. For now it seems that one side is falling behind. | PBS |
| TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taipei City Councilor Lee Ching-yuan yesterday claimed that the Taipei City Government attempted to cover up the sexual harassment case of a city government advisor. Lee said that after months of investigation the Taipei City Sexual ... | AsiaOne |
| The news comes in the midst of mounting international concern over North Korea's determination to press ahead with nuclear rocket tests and continuing tension with neighbouring South Korea and the United States. Sinuiju is separated by a river from ... | Telegraph.co.uk |
| Beijng: A North Korean envoy, Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, said the North would "accept the proposal" by China to "open up dialogue," the China News Service reported on Thursday. The comments were reported after Mr Choe met Liu Yunshan, a member of ... | Sydney Morning Herald |
| A North Korean envoy visiting China has met President Xi Jinping and handed him a letter written by Kim Jong-un, Chinese state media has reported. The letter was handed over by the envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. The contents of the letter were not ... | BBC News |
| Two South Korean women who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels before and during the second world war have abruptly cancelled a meeting with the mayor of Osaka, Toru Hashimoto, whose controversial comments about wartime sex slaves ... | The Guardian |
