Asia

Trumps Puts North Korea On List Of Countries Identified As State Sponsors Of Terror

5:43pm November 20, 2017

by Greg Myre

President Trump has added North Korea to the list of nations designated by the U.S. government as state sponsors of terror — joining Sudan, Syria and Iran. North Korea was previously on the list, but taken off in 2008 by the Bush administration during an attempted denuclearization deal.

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President Trump appears with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at a Monday Cabinet meeting, where he announced North Korea would again be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Trump Designating North Korea As A State Sponsor Of Terrorism

4:17pm November 20, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

That designation was removed in 2008, when the North Korean government pledged to dismantle its nuclear program. The president says additional sanctions will be imposed.

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan.

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Alcohol Banned For U.S. Forces In Japan After Fatal Car Crash

3:44pm November 20, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

A Japanese man was killed early Sunday in a car crash involving a U.S. service member and alcohol was likely a factor. U.S. forces in Japan are now banned indefinitely from consuming alcohol.

President Trump joined Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Nov. 9 in Beijing.

In China, Trump Helped Basketball Stars But Not Human Rights

4:01pm November 18, 2017

by Scott Simon

President Trump has returned from his trip to Asia, which included stops in China. NPR's Scott Simon highlights some of the dissidents Trump didn't mention on the trip.

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President Trump sits on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House after returning from his Asia trip on Tuesday.

The 'Missed Opportunity' Of Trump's Asia Trip

9:00am November 18, 2017

by Nishant Dahiya

Asia experts say that while the president avoided major blunders on his five-nation visit, he missed more than one opportunity to offer his administration's strategic vision for the region.

If Parents In Taiwan Are OK With Their Kids' Sex Ed Class, Why Are Others So Upset?

6:16am November 18, 2017

by Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang

Despite being one of the first places in Asia to recognize same-sex unions and require schools to teach sex education, Taiwanese society is having a hard time catching up.

Takashi Yanaoka, president of the Musashigaoka Golf Course outside Tokyo, says tee times are booked at about 90 percent here. But it bucks an industry-wide downward trend.

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

4:55pm November 16, 2017

by Elise Hu

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.

Rohingya refugees wait for medical treatment at a 'Doctors Without Borders clinic in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

How Do You Help Refugees Who Are Too Traumatized To Talk?

3:47pm November 16, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

That's the dilemma for health workers in Bangladesh as they try to treat the physical and mental health issues among the Rohingya who've fled violence in their homeland of Myanmar.

Children whose parents have migrated from elsewhere in China sit in a classroom at a private school in Beijing. They are officially still citizens of the rural areas their families come from and not eligible for public education elsewhere.

In Chinese Cities, Migrants' Work Is Welcome. Their Children Are Not

10:59am November 16, 2017

A private school in Beijing caters to children whose parents have moved to the city for work. Moving from place to place requires permission, though — and these children's families broke the rules.

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A Japanese train company says it has spoken to a crew that left a station without consulting the time.

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After Tokyo Commuter Train Leaves 20 Seconds Early, Company Apologizes

10:15am November 16, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The rail company says it didn't receive any complaints from passengers over the discrepancy; still, it is sorry for a "severe inconvenience."