General election of Japan kicks off on October 22

10:11, October 22, 2017

• Typhoon disrupts Japan's general election, vote counting in some areas to be delayed

  Vote counting in some areas are likely to be delayed as a powerful typhoon approaches the Japanese archipelago on Sunday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds and disrupting transportation in a wide range of areas on an election day in Japan. The regional election board of the city of Hagi in Yamaguchi prefecture has announced that ballots counting

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  S. Korea, US, Japan kick off missile warning drill on sea

  Seoul -South Korea, the United States and Japancarried outa joint missile warning exercise onthe seaoff South Korea and Japan on October 24, mobilizing four aegis combat system-equipped ships from the three countries,according to theJoint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).Thetwo-day exercise willenable the three countriesto detect and track missiles in the event of a ballistic missile launch from North Korea, the JCS

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  Typhoon Lan lashes central Japan, killing 2 and disrupting transport systems

  A woman struggles against a heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Lan approaches Japan's mainland, in Tokyo, Japan, October 22, 2017. Issei Kato (CFP)TOKYO, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and transportation systems and businesses severely disrupted as Typhoon Lan lashed central Japan's Pacific coast after making landfall early Monday.The Typhoon, with an atmospheric pressure of 950 hectopascals