North Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile towards Japan
North Korea fired a submarine-launched missile on Wednesday that flew about 500 km (311 miles) towards Japan, a show of improving technological capability for the isolated country that has conducted a series of launches in defiance of UN sanctions.
Typhoon Halong Slams Japan; 1 Dead
More than one million people have been told to evacuate their homes as a powerful typhoon hit south-west Japan.