Watch moment North Korean players PUNCH their Japanese opponents instead of traditional pre-match handshake

THIS is the bizarre moment North Korean players opted to PUNCH their opponents instead of shaking their hands. The Japanese ...

North Korean footballers repeatedly PUNCH Japanese players as bizarre scenes force FIFA plea

North Korea and Japan met for an U17 World Cup match in Qatar this week, with the two sides skipping the usual handshakes ...
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Highlights and goals of North Korea 1-1 Japan in U17 World Cup

Get real-time updates on North Korea vs Japan, minute by minute of the match, score, how to watch, stream information, and ...

Report: Indo-Pacific security affected by China-Russia, Russia-N.Korea ties

A Japanese Defense Ministry think tank report says the stronger military cooperation between China and Russia and the closer ties between Russia and North Korea are "heightening uncertainty in the ...

Japan government report expresses alarm at ‘new world order’ of these three ally nations

The China Security Report 2026, released by the National Institute for Defence Studies (NIDS) in Tokyo, argued that the ...

North Korea Footballers Slammed For 'Pathetic' Actions Before Japan U17 Clash

Japan scored all five of their spot-kicks in the shootout, but North Korean Han Il-Bok, who came on as an injury-time ...
The Economist

How will Japan’s defences evolve under its hawkish new leader?

If Japan’s hawkish new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, has her way, Japan’s security evolution will quicken. The country’s ...
The Japan Times

After 48 years, families of Japanese abductees still waiting for progress

Progress on the abduction issue has stalled since the early 2000s, when some abductees returned to Japan under then-Prime ...