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Japan emperor marks last birthday on throne, prays for peace
Dec 23, 2018
Japan's Emperor Akihito, who turns 85 on Sunday and will abdicate this spring, says he feels relieved to see the era of his reign coming to an end without having seen his country at war
After decades lost, Korean brothers' reunion 'way too short'
Aug 27, 2018
Now 93 and 79, the brothers who lost decades to the division between North and South Korea say their reunion of just 12 hours was 'way too short'
Elderly Koreans shut out of family reunions use backchannels
Aug 25, 2018
Some South Koreans take unofficial routes to reconnect with the elderly North Korean relatives they haven't seen since the Korean War
Koreas begin second round of tearful family reunions
Aug 24, 2018
Elderly North and South Koreans are weeping and embracing each other as a second round of temporary reunions begins of family members separated for decades by the Korean War
Tears, farewell hugs end 1st round of Korean reunions
Aug 22, 2018
Hundreds of elderly Koreans are tearfully saying their final goodbyes at the end of rare reunions between relatives separated by the 1950-53 Korean War
At emotional Korean reunions, genuine talk often impossible
Aug 22, 2018
Reunions between Korean families separated by the 1950-53 war produce heart-wrenching images of elderly relatives likely seeing each other for the last time, but they're also highly political events
At emotional Korean reunions, genuine talk often impossible
Aug 21, 2018
The reunions taking place this week between Korean families separated by the 1950-53 war produce heart-wrenching images of elderly relatives likely seeing each other for the last time before they die, but they're also highly political events
Brief Korean reunions bring tears for separated families
Aug 20, 2018
Mother and son among those reunited as rival Koreas begin emotional family reunions
A group of South Koreans has traveled to border ahead of reunions with relatives in North after being separated by war
Aug 20, 2018
A group of South Koreans has traveled to border ahead of reunions with relatives in North after being separated by war
'Dream or reality?' Koreans to meet after decades apart
Aug 19, 2018
Hundreds of Koreans will participate, starting Monday, in a week of temporary reunions with relatives most haven't seen since the 1950-53 Korean War cemented the division of the Korean Peninsula into the North and South