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KIM NG

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2016
Kim is challenging the U.S., not the entire world
If Washington and its allies hope to halt the North Korean nuclear program, they will have to address the actual purpose of the North's activities, and not blame them on some mythical attack on the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2016
North Korea's nuclear program prompts some in South to call for own deterrent
North Korea's nuclear test last month rattled South Korea so much that some politicians are calling it an inflection point, with some now arguing openly that Seoul should develop nuclear weapons.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2016
Chinese paper says U.S. and South Korea will 'pay the price' for deploying anti-missile system
The United States and South Korea will "pay the price" for their decision to deploy an advanced missile defense system, which will inevitably prompt a "counterattack," China's top newspaper said on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2016
North Korea may be building new missile submarine: report
North Korea may be building a new and larger type of submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles, a report by a U.S. website that monitors Pyongyang's weapons programs said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2016
Rethinking U.S. policy of 'strategic patience' with North Korea
North Korea's fifth nuclear test on Sept. 9 — its second this year — and its raft of missile tests have left nations groping for an appropriate response, one that could arrest Pyongyang's inexorable march toward atomic disaster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2016
U.S. to deploy anti-missile THAAD system to South Korea 'as soon as possible'
The United States plans to speed up deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system to South Korea given the pace of North Korea's missile tests, and it will be stationed there "as soon as possible," a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2016
Life in the shadow of North Korea
The one place in the world that's not on edge about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's increasingly scary militarism is South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2016
U.S., South Korea conduct joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan
The U.S. and South Korea conducted joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Monday amid growing tensions with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2016
U.S. says THAAD not negotiable, but confident on North Korea sanctions
The planned U.S. deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea is not negotiable as part of efforts to agree new U.N. sanctions on North Korea after its fifth nuclear test, but Washington is confident tougher steps will be agreed before long, the senior U.S. diplomat for Asia said Friday....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2016
Offer Kim security for a freeze
A freeze on the development of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs in exchange for an end to sanctions and the establishment of ties with the U.S. would be a win-win situation for everyone.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2016
Preparing for North Korea's inevitable collapse
Washington should quietly push China and South Korea to begin planning with the U.S. for the day the North Korean regime falls.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2016
U.S. bombers fly over South Korea for second time since North's nuclear test
Two supersonic U.S. bombers flew over South Korea on Wednesday — with one landing on the Korean Peninsula for the first time in 20 years — amid soaring tensions after the North's fifth nuclear test on Sept. 9.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2016
North Korea claims success in test of powerful new long-range rocket engine
North Korea announced the successful ground test of a new type of "high-power engine," ostensibly for launching satellites, state media reported Tuesday, an advance that could bolster the isolated nation's burgeoning missile program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2016
Sanctions alone won't halt Kim
Greater efforts must be made to get North Korea to return to the six-party talks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2016
U.S., China to step up coordination on North Korea
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed on Monday to step up cooperation in the United Nations Security Council and in law-enforcement channels after North Korea's fifth nuclear test, the White House said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2016
'Bridge to nowhere' shows China's failed economic effort to engage North Korea
Towering above the murky waters, the New Yalu River Bridge was supposed to symbolize a new era in relations between China and North Korea, helping bring investment to landmark free trade zones jointly run with the impoverished and isolated state.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2016
North Korea sends a clear message, but who's listening?
North Korea is getting to the point where it'll have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles ready to fly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2016
U.S. flies bombers over South Korea in show of force, but leaves door open to 'sincere' talks with North
The U.S. sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers buzzing over ally South Korea on Tuesday in a show of force meant to impress upon North Korea Washington's commitment to Seoul after Pyongyang's fifth nuclear test days earlier.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2016
North Korean rhetoric and reality
Pyongyang's actions are driven by the need to deter the use of American nuclear weapons in the Korean Peninsula if there is a war.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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