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KIM JONG UN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2018
Moon echoes Trump, says world has escaped North Korea's nuclear weapons threat
South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Thursday the world had escaped the threat of war after this week's Singapore summit, echoing U.S. President Donald Trump's upbeat assessment of his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2018
North Korea plays up apparent U.S. concessions, says Trump explicitly acceded to two of its top demands at summit
North Korea said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump had told leader Kim Jong Un that he intended to halt joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises and ease crippling sanctions against Pyongyang, suggesting via state media that the American leader had explicitly acceded to two of the nuclear-armed...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2018
In wake of summit, Trump says world has avoided 'nuclear catastrophe,' but experts say real work starts now
In the wake of the pageantry surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, questions over the substance of a vaguely written denuclearization deal lingered as some experts and former officials anticipated how the White House might beef up the bare-bones...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 13, 2018
Trump, Kim co-star in U.S.-made summit video mixing propaganda and Hollywood
When U.S. President Donald Trump sat down to make the case for peace to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, he rolled out what amounted to a movie trailer starring the two leaders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 12, 2018
Trump sees shared path with North Korea's Kim after denuclearization summit
In a vaguely worded agreement, the two leaders inked what Trump said was a “comprehensive document” declaring that Kim's regime would work towards complete denuclearization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2018
Abductees' relatives hope Trump-Kim summit will lead to return of loved ones
As they watched footage of the historic summit between leaders of the United States and North Korea on Tuesday, relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago expressed hope that the landmark meeting in Singapore will lead to the return of their loved ones.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 12, 2018
Is Tokyo's commitment to abduction issue a diplomatic stumbling block?
As the world waited for Trump and Kim to emerge from their summit, Japan looked for signs that the two had addressed its top priority: abductees.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2018
Trump and Kim's joint statement
Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 11, 2018
U.S. weighs 'fundamentally different' approach to North Korea as two look to bridge gaps ahead of historic Trump-Kim summit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the United States was ready to begin a "fundamentally different" process in working with North Korea to find an outcome that "benefits both countries" as top officials from the two sides worked furiously to bridge apparent gaps just hours ahead of...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 11, 2018
Architects of South Korea's Sunshine Policy on North say it's paying off
When the United States and North Korea hold a historic summit on Tuesday, supporters of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung say it will be the culmination of a mission launched two decades ago by the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 11, 2018
State media workers and security offer glimpse into tightly regimented North Korea
During a security lockdown inside and outside Singapore's five-star St. Regis hotel before the arrival of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday, only two journalists moved freely along the blockaded street, flanked by crowds penned back by police.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 10, 2018
Trump and Kim said to be planning one-on-one talk at summit start
U.S. President Donald Trump intends to meet one-on-one briefly with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the beginning of their June 12 summit — a moment the president has said will be a critical gauge of whether a deal is likely, according to a U.S. official familiar with their plans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
Hawkish John Bolton sidelined for Trump-Kim summit amid Mike Pompeo's rise but will lurk in the wings
Just weeks after John Bolton's hard-line rhetoric infuriated North Korea and nearly derailed a planned summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, the U.S. national security adviser appears to have taken a back seat to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for the historic meeting.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
Mystery CIA officer playing key, uncomfortably visible role as U.S.-North Korea summit looms
The lightning diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea before next week's historic summit has thrust a little-known CIA officer into an uncomfortably public role as a key intermediary in talks between the two adversaries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2018
Japan's ethnic Koreans loyal to Pyongyang look to summit to bring peace, boost status
Ethnic Koreans in Japan loyal to Pyongyang hope next week's historic U.S.-North Korea summit brings reconciliation on the Korean peninsula and helps clarify their murky legal status.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 6, 2018
Trump wants Kim to commit to disarmament timetable in Singapore
The White House wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to a timetable to surrender his country's nuclear arsenal when he meets President Donald Trump next week in Singapore, a high-stakes summit that could last as long as two days — or just minutes.

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