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KIM JONG UN

WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2018
Ex-U.S. defense chief Leon Panetta calls Trump's summit with Kim a failure
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said President Donald Trump's summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in June about the country's nuclear threat was "doomed to failure" because of a lack of preparation beforehand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2018
South Korean president taps national security chief to head special delegation's Wednesday visit to Pyongyang
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday tapped his national security chief as a special envoy to lead a delegation on a one-day trip to North Korea on Wednesday as Moon seeks to kick-start stalled nuclear negotiations with the U.S. and plan for his third summit with North leader Kim Jong Un later...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in to dispatch special envoy to North Korea next week
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will dispatch a special envoy to North Korea next week to discuss a scheduled summit with leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, as well as ways to salvage stalled denuclearization talks with the United States, the presidential Blue House said in a statement Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 29, 2018
U.S. military says it has no plans to suspend more major exercises on Korean Peninsula
The U.S. military has no plans yet to suspend any more major military exercises with South Korea, the defense secretary said Tuesday amid a breakdown in diplomacy with North Korea over its nuclear weapons.
EDITORIALS
Aug 28, 2018
Trump losing patience with Kim
Donald Trump appears to think that keeping adversaries off-balance is key to negotiating success. It is a dangerous strategy, and one with little likelihood of success.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2018
Trump called off top U.S. diplomat's Pyongyang visit after belligerent letter from North Korea: report
The White House last week canceled a planned trip to Pyongyang by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, just hours before the top U.S. diplomat was due to leave, after receiving a belligerent secret letter from North Korea's No. 2 that put the possibility of a successful visit in doubt, a report said Monday....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2018
North Korea expels detained Japanese tourist as neighbors' hot-and-cold relationship continues
Man who allegedly broke the law during a recent tour of the country was freed on humanitarian grounds, according the North's official Korean Central News Agency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 27, 2018
South Korea says Pompeo's canceled Pyongyang visit impacts plans for liaison office with North
South Korea said Monday that the abrupt cancelation of United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to North Korea is having an "effect" on a controversial inter-Korean liaison office it planned to open by this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2018
North Korea blasts U.S. for 'double-dealing' by conducting 'man-killing' secret military drills
North Korean state-run media on Sunday slammed the U.S. for "double-dealing" by allegedly conducting what it said were "secret drills involving man-killing special units," a charge that came just a day after a trip to Pyongyang by the top U.S. diplomat was canceled.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2018
North Korea preparing large-scale military parade in September
Nuclear-armed North Korea is preparing for a large-scale military parade to mark its Foundation Day next month, researchers said Friday, the same day the White House canceled a trip by the top U.S. diplomat to Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2018
Trump scraps top diplomat's trip to North Korea, citing stalled nuclear negotiations
In a surprise announcement, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday canceled a planned visit to North Korea by the United States' top diplomat next week just a day after it was announced, citing insufficient progress in negotiations for Pyongyang to relinquish its nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 24, 2018
Pompeo to visit North Korea next week as U.S. names new special envoy to nuclear-armed country
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo geared up for a fourth visit to North Korea, which he said Thursday was scheduled for next week, by announcing the filling of the long-open position of special representative to the nuclear-armed country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2018
Imagery indicates North Korea has halted dismantling of missile site amid nuclear impasse with U.S.
Satellite imagery from last week shows that North Korea has halted the dismantling of a key missile engine testing site amid an apparent impasse in negotiations with the United States on its denuclearization, a monitoring group has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2018
U.N. watchdog says no signs North Korea has halted nuclear activities
The United Nations' atomic watchdog has said it has not seen any signs that North Korea has halted its nuclear activities — including those at secret sites — despite its vows to work toward denuclearization at a landmark summit with the U.S. in June.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 21, 2018
North Korea's Kim Jong Un criticizes his country's health sector
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took aim at his country's health sector, state media reported Tuesday, the latest salvo of public criticism unleashed as part of his campaign to jump-start economic development.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2018
As food crisis threatens, humanitarian aid for North Korea grinds to a halt
Humanitarian aid for North Korea has nearly ground to a halt this year as the United States steps up the enforcement of sanctions, despite warnings of a potential food crisis and improving relations with Pyongyang, aid groups say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 21, 2018
Trump says he will 'most likely' meet North Korea's Kim again
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would "most likely" meet again with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, while defending his efforts to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2018
U.N. aviation agency denies report saying it will send team to North Korea for on-site inspection
The International Civil Aviation Organization has denied a report that the U.N. agency was planning to send a team to North Korea to conduct "an on-site inspection" to ensure the safety of international flights from the country's missile launches, a spokesman told The Japan Times on Monday.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.
Okinawa people stage rally against sexual assaults by U.S. servicemen
Sorane Sakihama, a 22-year-old college student, speaks at a rally in the city of Okinawa on Sunday protesting against sexual assaults by U.S. soldiers.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says
North Korean special forces soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April 2017.

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