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ASIA PACIFIC

Nov 18, 2019

North Korea's Kim oversees military drills after U.S. and South cancel joint air exercises

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen air force drills "under the simulated conditions of real war," state-run media reported Monday, a day after the U.S. and South Korea said they were postponing their joint air exercises in a bid to boost stalled nuclear talks with Pyongyang.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC

Nov 17, 2019

China sends its first domestically built aircraft carrier through Taiwan Strait

China sent its second aircraft carrier, the first to be built domestically, through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the Defense Ministry in Taipei said, with the carrier group shadowed by U.S. and Japanese naval vessels.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC

Nov 17, 2019

Washington and Seoul postpone military drills in bid to boost stalled diplomacy with Pyongyang

The United States and South Korea on Sunday announced that they are postponing a joint military air exercise criticized by North Korea as provocative in a bid to keep alive foundering nuclear talks with Pyongyang.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC

Nov 15, 2019

North Korea says U.S. is seeking December nuclear talks, warns of 'trick' to buy time

North Korea's top nuclear envoy said Thursday that the U.S. is seeking a return to denuclearization talks in December, but warned that he believed the move could be a "trick to earn time" ahead of a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for progress in the talks.

ASIA PACIFIC

Nov 15, 2019

North Korea assembles large fleet of military aircraft at east coast airport

North Korea may be preparing for a massive show of force, according to an analysis Friday of new satellite imagery that shows dozens of military aircraft parked wingtip to wingtip at an airport on the country's east coast.

JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS

Nov 13, 2019

Unwilling or unable? U.S. faces uphill battle in quest to save Japan-South Korea intel pact

As the days tick down before the expiration of a key military intelligence-sharing pact between Japan and South Korea, Washington is dialing up pressure on Seoul to reverse its decision to terminate the agreement.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC

Nov 13, 2019

U.S. sends warship through Taiwan Strait as top American military officer visits Japan

The U.S. Navy has sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since September, in a move likely to anger China.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC

Nov 12, 2019

South Korea developing its own nukes one solution to U.S. cost-sharing demands, ex-top diplomat says

With Washington reportedly demanding that South Korea pay more to have U.S. troops stationed in the country, a former South Korean foreign minister says he has a solution for Seoul: the development of its own nuclear arsenal.

JAPAN / Politics

Nov 8, 2019

In insult-laden statement, North Korea refers to Abe as an 'idiot and villain'

North Korea on Thursday unleashed an insult-laden diatribe against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, calling him an "idiot and villain" who should not even dream of setting foot in Pyongyang, and hinted at the possibility of missiles again flying over Japan after Abe criticized a recent weapons test by the...

JAPAN / Politics

Nov 8, 2019

Nearly half of South Koreans would back North in war with Japan, while 40% 'have no idea'

In a sign of the deep-seated rancor between Seoul and Tokyo, more South Koreans would back their neighbor to the north if it went to war with Japan, according to a new survey by a state-sponsored think tank in Seoul.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC

Nov 7, 2019

Pentagon pushes back after North Korea slams scaled-down maneuvers with South

The Pentagon on Thursday pushed back against North Korean criticism of joint U.S. military exercises with South Korea scheduled for next month.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 5, 2019

North Korea says inclusion on U.S. terror report closing door to dialogue

North Korea lashed out at the U.S. on Tuesday after Washington redesignated it a state sponsor of terrorism last week, warning that the United States' "hostile policy" was closing the door to continued dialogue.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 4, 2019

North Korea's Kim eyeing December summit with Trump, Seoul spy agency says

A new round of U.S.-North Korea working-level talks on denuclearization was likely to be held this month or early next month, the South's Yonhap news agency reported Monday, quoting Seoul's spy agency, with leader Kim Jong Un eyeing a December summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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JAPAN / Politics

Nov 3, 2019

What Trump's tough talk might hold for negotiations on U.S.-Japan cost-sharing deal

It's no secret that U.S. President Donald Trump views alliances with a skeptical eye. Trump, who fancies himself a dealmaker, has repeatedly called for allies around the world to shoulder more of the costs of their partnerships with the United States.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS

Nov 3, 2019

Trump's push for Seoul to pay more for U.S. troops throws alliance into question and puts Tokyo on notice

Despite faltering denuclearization talks, U.S. President Donald Trump has been heaping praise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, brushing away concerns by top Asian allies over recent missile launches and boasting of his "very good" relationship with the dictator of the nuclear-armed pariah state.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC

Oct 31, 2019

North Korea fires two 'short-range' missiles into Sea of Japan amid stalled nuke talks with U.S.

The launches were unusual in that the North typically conducts them under cover of darkness.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC

Oct 29, 2019

U.S. B-52 bombers make rare training flight over Sea of Japan with ASDF

Two U.S. B-52 heavy bombers made a rare training flight with the Air Self-Defense Force over the Sea of Japan last week, in a mission that likely comes in response to a spate of North Korean short-range missile tests over the last several months.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Oct 28, 2019

U.S. warship involved in fatal 2017 collision near Singapore departs Yokosuka for testing at sea

Repairs have been completed on the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, which was involved in a collision in 2017 that left 10 sailors dead and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, and the vessel is now conducting "comprehensive at-sea testing," the U.S. Navy said Monday.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC

Oct 27, 2019

Ex-top North Korean nuclear negotiator warns U.S. not to ignore year-end deadline by 'exploiting' Kim-Trump ties

The former top North Korean nuclear negotiator Sunday delivered a scathing indictment of the United States' position in nuclear talks, blasting Washington's "delaying tactics" and warning of a failure to heed leader Kim Jong Un's deadline for a "bold decision" by the year's end.

JAPAN

Oct 24, 2019

Japan's MSDF and Chinese Navy hold first joint military drills in eight years

The Maritime Self-Defense Force has conducted "goodwill exercises" with the Chinese Navy for the first time in eight years, the MSDF has said in a statement.

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