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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 6, 2019
Trump says second summit with North Korea's Kim set for Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will hold their second summit in Vietnam on Feb. 27 and 28, the American leader said during his State of the Union speech Tuesday — a highly symbolic choice that offers something for both sides as they seek to kick-start deadlocked denuclearization...
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 5, 2019
Japan's stakes in Trump-Kim talks
Pyongyang doesn't appear ready to engage with Tokyo. Whether that changes with the second U.S.-North Korea summit remains to be seen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 5, 2019
U.S. envoy to hold talks in North Korea in preparation for upcoming Trump-Kim summit
The U.S. special envoy for North Korea will meet with his North Korean counterpart on Wednesday in Pyongyang to prepare for a summit later this month between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the U.S. State Department said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 5, 2019
North Korea trying to protect nuclear and missile capabilities from military strikes, confidential U.N. report says
North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact and the country is working to make sure those capabilities cannot be destroyed by any military strikes, according to a confidential report by U.N. sanctions monitors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 1, 2019
U.S. envoy to North Korea warns of 'Asia-Pacific nuclear weapons challenge' but softens demand for list of arsenal
The top U.S. diplomat on North Korea has warned that not solving the issue of weapons of mass destruction on the Korean Peninsula today could result in "an Asia-Pacific nuclear weapons challenge tomorrow," in a speech where he offered up the most detailed explanation to date of the Trump administration's...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2019
Trump's North Korean road to nowhere
Judging by the outcome of the first meeting between Trump and Kim, U.S. allies in the region have good reason to be deeply concerned.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 26, 2019
Hawkish U.S. national security adviser says 'significant' steps by North Korea could lead to eased sanctions
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, known as one of the most hawkish officials in the Trump administration, has said that Washington would roll back crushing sanctions on North Korea if the U.S. sees "a significant sign" of steps toward denuclearization.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2019
South Korea looks for nuclear dismantling pledge by Kim at second summit with Trump
North Korea must make concrete pledges toward curbing its nuclear weapons program, such as dismantling its main nuclear complex and allowing international inspections to confirm the process, when leader Kim Jong Un meets U.S. President Donald Trump as soon as next month, South Korea's foreign minister...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 24, 2019
Kim satisfied at outcome of talks with U.S. over second Trump summit, North Korea state media says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed satisfaction over results of recent talks between the country's delegation and U.S. officials to discuss the second summit between him and U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking highly of the American leader, state media said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 23, 2019
U.S. top envoy Pompeo expects 'good marker' with North Korea before next Trump-Kim summit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday there remains "an awful lot of work to do" to achieve the denuclearization of North Korea but he anticipates further progress by the end of next month, when the U.S. and North Korean leaders are expected to meet for a second summit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2019
Report revealing undeclared North Korean missile base HQ seen as backing up first-strike capability
One of 20 undeclared ballistic missile operating bases in North Korea serves as a missile headquarters, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2019
If at first you don't succeed ...
Trump must insist on genuine progress in North Korean denuclearization, not the mere illusion of such.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 19, 2019
'The Kinship of Secrets': Heartbreak and family separation during the Korean War
Eugenia Kim's second novel, 'The Kinship of Secrets,' is a measuredly moving story of a girl losing and finding a home, the ways in which families grow into units and immigrants into citizens.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2019
Trump to hold second summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un at end of February
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will hold a second summit on denuclearization near the end of next month, the White House said Friday in a bare-bones announcement that left many questions unanswered — including what steps Washington expects from Pyongyang and vice versa....
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 16, 2019
With Pyongyang summit nowhere in sight, pessimism grows in Tokyo over North Korean abductions issue
With no possibility of a Japan-North Korea summit anywhere in sight, and hopes fading that South Korea could pave the way for such a meeting amid deteriorating ties between Tokyo and Seoul, pessimism seems to be growing in Japan over whether the issue of Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2019
Kim Jong Un's right-hand man expected to visit Washington for meeting with Pompeo and Trump
The right-hand man of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to meet this week with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — and possibly even President Donald Trump — as deadlocked denuclearization talks look to get a fresh injection of momentum.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 14, 2019
Amid Russia probe and North Korea maneuvering, could a Trump-Kim deal leave Japan in the lurch?
“I think there's a very a high chance — maybe more than 50 percent — that, if Trump meets Kim again, there will be a deal that sells out allies,” says Van Jackson, a former Pentagon official and North Korea expert.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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