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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2022
North Korea fires two cruise missiles as U.S. and South Korea prepare for military drills
The move comes after leader Kim Jong Un declared victory in his country's battle against COVID-19, a pronouncement that could clear a path to more weapons tests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 15, 2022
Putin says Russia and North Korea will expand bilateral relations
In a letter to Kim for North Korea's liberation day, Putin said closer ties would be in both countries' interests, and would help strengthen the security and stability of the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2022
North Korea declares victory over COVID while revealing Kim suffered fever
Kim's sister has vowed 'deadly retaliation' against South Korea, which Pyongyang blames for causing the outbreak.
Japan Times
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Aug 10, 2022
Olympic speed skating medalist gets 18-month ban for post-party crash
Kim Min-seok, a three-time Winter Games medalist, crashed his car into a barrier while driving fellow skaters to their dormitory following a birthday party at the national training center.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2022
Kim Jong Un says he’s ready to fight U.S. and ‘eliminate’ South Korea
Kim delivered one of his strongest rhetorical attacks against South Korea since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol took office.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 26, 2022
South Korea doubles down on risky ‘Kill Chain’ plans to counter North's nuclear threat
Seoul is pouring resources into preparing for preemptive strikes if necessary, a strategy some experts say may exacerbate their arms race and risks miscalculation during a conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2022
South Korea restores military drills once reduced to help Trump
The allies will return to practicing war scenarios in person, replacing training over the past three years that used computerized command-and-control simulations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2022
South Korea detects apparent North Korean artillery fire
Seoul announced that the shots were detected after 6 p.m. and that the military had strengthened surveillance and alert levels, without mentioning any further response.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2022
North Korea's Kim convenes conference for strengthening party rule
The event was the first of its kind and involved 'realizing the organizational and ideological consolidation of the Party ranks in every way,' state-run media said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2022
North Korea blames COVID-19 outbreak on ‘alien things’ from South
South Korea's Unification Ministry repudiated the claims, and there are several other possible routes for COVID-19 infections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2022
‘Not in this for the money’: Why some families sue North Korea
Their civil litigation — often over physical mistreatment and abductions at the hands of North Korean authorities — is part of a quiet, yearslong search for justice.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2022
North Korea expands work at nuclear test site to second tunnel, report says
South Korean officials said this week that North Korea was poised to conduct a nuclear test 'at any time' and that the timing would be decided by leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2022
North Korea reports another outbreak amid battle against COVID-19
North Korea has reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic, potentially adding to strains on the isolated country's health care system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2022
North Korea promotes nuclear envoy as Kim vows 'power for power' military
Choe Son Hui, long a key member of Pyongyang's team negotiating over its nuclear program with the United States, was named foreign minister, state news agency KCNA said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2022
South Korea, U.S., Japan lambaste Pyongyang's missile tests, urging return to talks
The first three-way meeting of the countries' No. 2 diplomats since November has highlighted the urgency and gravity of North Korea's intensifying weapons tests.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2022
North Korean missile barrage adds new dimension to Japan's threat assessment
The launch of eight missiles from four locations in the country builds on earlier training for a strike designed to overwhelm Japanese and South Korean missile defenses, experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2022
U.S. warns Kim Jong Un of ‘forceful response’ to any nuclear test
The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency said it has observed indications North Korea 'may be preparing for a nuclear test.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2022
South Korea and U.S. fire off missiles in response to North Korean tests
The two countries' militaries conducted the joint live-fire exercise early Monday, firing off eight surface-to-surface missiles into the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2022
North Korea fires off 'unprecedented' volley of eight ballistic missiles
Japan's defense chief said it was possible that the launches were aimed at improving the North's continuous launch capabilities, which are necessary for conducting saturation attacks.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
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.
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.
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.
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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