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South Korea's military said North Korea fired ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area toward the sea on 12 October 2026, and Japan separately detected the launch.
Japan's inflation-adjusted wages rose 1.5% year on year in August 2026, according to government data cited by Reuters and The Japan Times, but key details such as nominal pay and inflation were not included in the reports.
A US Marine has been arrested in connection with the killing of a 39-year-old woman in Okinawa, renewing protests against the US military presence, and his commander has announced a pause for reflection.
Reuters and Anadolu Agency both report that Tokyo does not plan a fresh release of oil from its reserves, though they attribute the statement to different officials.
Police in Japan's Okinawa prefecture arrested a 20-year-old US Marine on Sunday over the killing of a woman at a hotel in Naha; he denies the allegations, and Japan's government has raised the case with the United States.
CGTN reports China led the medal standings at the 20th Asian Games with 169 golds, while The Japan Times reports a national record of 83 golds for Japan.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said a missile launched from the Wonsan area flew toward the East Sea on Saturday, with Japan's Defense Ministry saying it landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, amid heightened tensions over landmine blasts in the Demilitarised Zone.
Two separate reports concern US sanctions on the International Criminal Court, with The Times saying Washington is set to announce sweeping measures while thousands urge Japan to press for sanctions on the court's head to be lifted.
A woman in her 50s received sheets of heart muscle cells made from iPS cells in what AFP reports is the first clinical use of the therapy since it gained conditional approval in March.