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Officers from the Disaster Victim Identification Unit (DVIU) approach the charred remains of the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Dec. 1.

ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal

Dec 2, 2025

Hong Kong leader orders independent probe into city’s deadliest fire in decades

Authorities point to substandard plastic mesh and insulation foam used during renovation works fueling a blaze that quickly spread to seven high-rise towers, claiming 151 lives.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

Why Japan’s utility poles won’t be disappearing anytime soon

By Alex K.T. Martin

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