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Allies Discuss How To Respond To North Korea's Rocket Launch

2:26pm February 09, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Senior U.S., Japanese and South Korean defense officials met by teleconference on Tuesday to discuss the ramifications of North Korea's suspected missile test disguised as a satellite launch.

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Record $300 Million Net Loss For McDonald's In Japan As Sales Drop

11:21am February 09, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Hit by a string of scandals over food safety controls, McDonald's business in Japan has posted its worst annual results since going public 15 years ago.

Rescue workers used heavy equipment to look for survivors trapped in a building that collapsed in a magnitude-6.4 earthquake in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan.

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Developers Arrested Over Building That Collapsed In Taiwan's Earthquake

10:42am February 09, 2016

by Bill Chappell

So far, 39 of the more than 40 people who died in the quake were residents of the Golden Dragon apartment building in the city of Tainan.

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North Korea Launches Rocket Believed To Be Long-Range Missile Test

8:30pm February 08, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to MIT professor Theodore Postol about North Korea's nuclear capabilities, and assesses the level of danger the weekend rocket launch poses to the rest of the world.

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Consumer Confidence Slides In China, With Effects Beyond Its Borders

7:52pm February 08, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

As China's stock market falls and economic growth slows, Chinese consumers are putting off purchases and trying to get their money overseas.

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North Korea Rocket Launch Puts Relations With China On Edge

5:46pm February 08, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Katy Oh, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and Asian specialist at the Institute for Defense Analyses, about the state of relations between China and North Korea, following the North Korea long-range rocket launch on Sunday.

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Doctors are about to circumcise an Indonesian baby in Bandung, Indonesia, in 2013. Indonesia authorized medical personnel to perform the procedure in 2010, then revoked the authorization in 2014.

UNICEF Estimate Of Female Genital Mutilation Up By 70 Million

4:58pm February 08, 2016

by Diane Cole

And 60 million of the cases are in Indonesia, which was added to the survey for the first time — evidence that FGM goes far beyond Africa and the Middle East.

Sushi burritos from Washington, D.C., restaurant Buredo. These are delicious, but there's no way they'll earn certification as authentic Japanese cuisine under a new program from the government of Japan.

Sorry, Sushi Burrito: Japanese Program Certifies Authentic Cuisine

1:50pm February 08, 2016

by Clare Leschin-Hoar

In a world of Big Mac sushi and Cajun rolls, Japan is launching a new program to certify the 89,000 Japanese restaurants outside the country that uphold traditional washoku cuisine values.

Rescue workers in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan look for survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed in the 6.4-magnitude earthquake.

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In Earthquake-Rattled Taiwan, A Somber Start To Lunar New Year

12:41pm February 08, 2016

by Elise Hu

Taiwanese officials canceled traditional New Year celebrations and instead went to temples to pray for earthquake victims.

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Hongeo, a dish of skate left to ferment in its own urine, is a beloved delicacy in parts of South Korea — despite its overpowering ammonia smell. A sashimi platter of hongeo for three to four people usually costs anywhere from 60,000 ₩ (U.S. $49.78) t

Hold Your Nose And Take A Bite: The Odd Appeal Of A South Korean Fish Dish

10:41am February 08, 2016

by Marius Stankiewicz

Hongeo is skate fermented in its own urine and served sashimi-style. Despite its powerful ammonia smell, it's a beloved delicacy in parts of South Korea, and a vital part of the local fishing economy.