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Because one of Japan’s Asian neighbors had the nation’s eyes looking north again and again this year.
Videos reveal the eerie scenes and sirens that residents woke up to in the northern part of the country this morning.
Stay! Stay! Democratic People’s Republic of Korea! might sound like another example of Japanese weirdness, but it’s actually foreign-developed.
People around Japan are spreading news of the J-Alert System and the manual that explains what to do in the event of an armed attack.
You know things are getting serious when the lead singer of Echo & the Bunnymen throws in the towel.
Producers of this North Korean military video were probably aiming for fear but instead delivered a two-and-a-half minute funny.
A South Korean and North Korean gymnast have shown the world the two nations can live peacefully side-by-side with one selfie.
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