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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2017
Japan's advice in a missile strike: Don't forget a handkerchief
The latest advice from the Japanese government on how to prepare for a ballistic missile strike includes watching TV and preparing a handkerchief.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 21, 2017
Pyongyang threatens 'super-mighty preemptive strike' as U.S. plots next move
North Korean state media warned the United States of a "super-mighty preemptive strike" after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was looking at ways to bring pressure to bear on North Korea over its nuclear program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 19, 2017
North Korea marks late founder's birthday with video depicting massive nuclear strike on U.S.
A North Korean musical show celebrating the anniversary of its late founder has conveyed an explosive message for the United States — one depicting a massive nuclear strike on an unnamed city.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 19, 2017
'The sword stands ready': On aircraft carrier deck, Pence reiterates U.S. pledge to defend Japan
Visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence warned Pyongyang on Wednesday not to test the resolve and military capability of the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2017
U.S. aircraft carrier strike group still thousands of kilometers from South Korea, photos show
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, initially believed to be arriving soon in waters off the Korean Peninsula as part of a show of force to Pyongyang by the U.S., appears to still be thousands of kilometers away, photos posted to the navy's website have shown.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 18, 2017
For North Korea and China, defense pact proves a complicated document
In U.S. President Donald Trump's calculus, a choice between Chinese cooperation or American military action loom large as part of any solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis. But one often unspoken aspect of this outlook has been Beijing's rarely mentioned mutual defense pact with Pyongyang — a...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2017
Putin's mouthpiece says Trump more dangerous than North Korea's Kim
Russian state television has no doubt who is unpredictable enough to bring the world to war in the North Korean crisis, and it's not the reclusive communist dictator Kim Jong Un.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2017
Abe urges diplomatic tack on North Korea, but rules out 'dialogue for dialogue's sake'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emphasizes that diplomatic efforts to defuse rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs are necessary.
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2017
Deterrence and defiance on the Korean Peninsula
Close coordination among Japan, South Korea and the U.S. is essential to rolling back the North Korean threat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2017
North Korean test of medium-range missile explodes on launch in latest challenge for Trump
North Korea tested an apparent medium-range missile early Sunday that "blew up almost immediately," the U.S. military and government officials said — the latest act of defiance in the face of calls by Washington to rein in its nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2017
North Korea shows off suspected ICBM during massive military parade
North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-launched missiles Saturday as part of a massive military parade in Pyongyang to mark the 105th anniversary of the nuclear-armed country's founder.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2017
China warns against using force on North Korea as Pyongyang readies for important event
Military force cannot resolve tension over North Korea, China said Thursday, while an influential Chinese newspaper urged the North to halt its nuclear program in exchange for Chinese protection.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2017
Amid heightened tensions, North Korean nuclear test site 'primed and ready,' report says
North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site appears "primed and ready" for the country's sixth atomic test, an analysis by a U.S. research organization said amid growing concerns over Pyongyang's weapons programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2017
Pyongyang tells foreign journalists to prepare for 'big and important event'
Foreign journalists visiting North Korea have been told to prepare for a "big and important event" on Thursday, although there were no indications it was directly linked to tensions in the region over the isolated state's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2017
A grimace and a shrug, but no fear of U.S. strike in Pyongyang
Residents thronged the wide boulevards of North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Wednesday, some practicing for a parade to be held during the weekend, with no visible signs of the tensions engulfing the region over the isolated state's weapons programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 12, 2017
Xi, Trump talk on phone in bid to tamp down surging tensions over North Korean nukes
As a U.S. Navy "armada" steamed toward the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump over the phone, reiterating the need for a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear standoff.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2017
Japan plans joint show of force with U.S. carrier headed to Korean Peninsula, sources say
The Maritime Self-Defense Force plans joint drills with the U.S. Navy's Carl Vinson carrier strike group as it steams toward the Korean Peninsula in a display of military power aimed at deterring the North Korean regime from further missile tests, two sources said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 12, 2017
Pyongyang media warn of nuke strike if provoked by U.S.; Russia worried
North Korean state media warned on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression as a U.S. Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific.

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