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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 3, 2018
Top U.S. diplomat to visit North Korea for talks amid questions over denuclearization commitment
A spate of reports detailing apparent efforts by North Korea to expand its nuclear arsenal are likely to put pressure on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as he makes his third visit to Pyongyang later this week to flesh out the details of a plan for the North to relinquish its weapons of mass destruction...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2018
Japan eases alert level for North Korean ballistic missile launches
Japan has lowered its alert level for North Korean ballistic missile launches amid diminishing tensions following the historic summit between the U.S. and North Korean leaders last month, government sources said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2018
United Nations Command stepped up use of U.S. bases in Japan last year amid North Korean weapons tests
The United Nations Command gave Japan 27 notifications of plans to use U.S. bases in the country in 2017, compared with 15 the previous year, Japanese and U.S. government sources have said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 2, 2018
U.S., North Korea hold working-level talks at border village in Demilitarized Zone, reports say
The United States and North Korea on Sunday held working-level talks at the border village of Panmunjeom in the Demilitarized Zone, according to South Korean media reports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2018
U.S. intelligence agencies say North Korea has boosted nuclear fuel production at secret sites: report
A new report citing U.S. intelligence agencies says that North Korea has boosted its nuclear fuel production at multiple secret sites in recent months — despite leader Kim Jong Un's pledge to work toward denuclearization.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2018
Was Japan the biggest loser in Singapore?
The idea that North Korea's denuclearization can be implemented without Japan's involvement is completely misguided.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 26, 2018
Pompeo refuses to put timeline on North Korea denuclearization
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he will not put a timeline on negotiations with North Korea to rid it of its nuclear weapons, an apparent reversal of earlier remarks that the White House would seek "major disarmament" by Pyongyang by January 2021, the end of President Donald Trump's...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2018
North Korea says it will ignore Japan until Tokyo scraps military drills, other measures
North Korea will continue to ignore Japan unless Tokyo halts hostilities against its neighbor, such as large-scale military drills and efforts to boost military readiness, the isolated nation's state media has said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018
The despot and the diplomat
Whether Trump's values-free approach works depends on the diplomacy that follows.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 25, 2018
U.S. to give North Korea post-summit schedule with 'specific asks' soon: official
The United States will soon present a time-line to North Korea with "specific asks" of Pyongyang after a historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, a senior U.S. defense official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 24, 2018
Despite hype, Japan's envoys skeptical an Abe-Kim summit would be productive
Despite growing media hype, key Japanese bureaucrats and politicians warn against expecting any big breakthroughs if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2018
Japan's nuke experts ready to help defang North Korea
Japan is apparently pitching its experience decommissioning a small facility in the village of Tokai as a reason to get into the North's secretive Nyongbyon facility, sources say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2018
Pentagon says U.S. will 'indefinitely' halt 'select' military exercises with South Korea as talks with North progress
The U.S. Defense Department announced Friday that it had "indefinitely suspended select" military exercises with South Korea less than two weeks after President Donald Trump's historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2018
Trump flip-flops on North Korea, says it still represents 'extraordinary threat'
U.S. President Donald Trump contradicted himself Friday, announcing via an executive order that North Korea continues to pose "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to the United States — a statement that comes less than a week after he triumphantly declared that the North's nuclear weapons were "no...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2018
Identifying remains of U.S. troops returned by North Korea may be challenging
The U.S. military will face a difficult task in identifying the remains of soldiers missing from the Korean War as the Pentagon prepares to receive them from North Korea in the coming days, officials and experts said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2018
North Korea denuclearization 'taking place,' says Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that North Korea has started to rid itself of nuclear weapons following an agreement with its leader, Kim Jong Un, earlier this month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2018
What's next for Kim?
North Korea's young leader sees the Trump administration as presenting a unique opportunity to ensure his regime's survival
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 21, 2018
Crisis-plagued private Pyongyang university seeks revival after Trump-Kim summit
When the only private university in North Korea held a commencement in March, the school's American president wasn't there, blocked by Washington's ban on travel to the country.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 20, 2018
Japan looks to convene summit on North Korea denuclearization in September on sidelines of U.N. gathering
The government will try to organize a summit on the sidelines of a U.N. General Assembly meeting to discuss how to fund North Korea's complete denuclearization.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 19, 2018
North Korea's Kim heads to China with nukes and summit likely on agenda
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un began a two-day visit Tuesday, Chinese state-run television said, exactly a week after Kim's landmark summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, as Beijing seeks a larger role in talks with Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons.
Osaka and Tokyo ranked as world’s ninth and 14th most livable cities
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Liveability Index gave Tokyo perfect scores for stability and health care.
Japan’s universities must prepare for tough changes
The University of Tokyo, the only Japanese institution in the Times university rankings’ top 50, is considering raising tuition fees.
Deportations over immigration violations in Japan up 65% in 2023
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, in December
Japan’s jet fuel crunch hits Narita
Narita Airport is facing a jet fuel shortage and has requested that domestic distributors ensure a stable supply.
Another U.S. soldier charged with sexual assault in Okinawa
A building in Naha housing the Naha District Public Prosecutor's Office
Potential candidates in LDP presidential election come into view
Prospective candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election include digital minister Taro Kono (left) and former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba.
Osaka and Tokyo ranked as world’s ninth and 14th most livable cities
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Liveability Index gave Tokyo perfect scores for stability and health care.
Yen taken back to the '80s by messaging missteps and loss of confidence
The rate of the yen against the dollar displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
U.S. and allies race to ‘Trump-proof’ Biden security deals by year-end
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference after being found guilty over hush-money charges, at Trump Tower in New York City on May 31.
Koike’s governorship shaped by slogans and questions over follow-through
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during an interview at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo on June 3.

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