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KIM YU NA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2020
Trump’s personal diplomacy is dead, even if Kim isn’t
The U.S. tradition of putting personalities ahead of power politics seems to matter less and less.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2020
Kim Jong Un has put North Korea in position to outlast his reign
Whatever the state of Kim Jong Un’s health, he has already put North Korea in its strongest position to resist U.S. pressure in decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 23, 2020
North Korea’s Kim dynasty has a long history of health scares
Two constant threads that have run through the history of North Korea: Rule by the Kim dynasty and speculation about the health of its secretive leaders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2020
North Korean media silent on Kim's whereabouts as speculation on health rages
North Korean state media made no mention on Wednesday of new appearances by leader Kim Jong Un, a day after intense international speculation over his health was sparked by his absence from a major celebration last week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2020
Kim Jong Un returns to spotlight as questions over North Korean leader's fate arise
News of his incapacitation or death would have serious implications for Tokyo as Japan and the world continue to grapple with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2020
Kim Jong Un was in critical condition after surgery, U.S. official says
The U.S. is seeking details about Kim Jong Un’s health after receiving information that the North Korean leader was in critical condition after undergoing cardiovascular surgery last week, a U.S. official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 20, 2020
North Korea's foreign ministry denies letter was sent to Trump
North Korea on Sunday denied a letter was sent to U.S. President Donald Trump, North Korean state news agency KCNA said, citing a Foreign Ministry press chief.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2020
Kim Jong Un opens door to South Korea thaw with coronavirus letter
Kim Jong Un sent South Korean President Moon Jae-in a letter expressing condolences over the coronavirus outbreak, in the North Korean leader's first public overture to his counterpart in more than four months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2020
North Korea's Kim back in public amid virus outbreak
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 22 days amid an outbreak of coronavirus, state media reported on Saturday, to visit a national mausoleum and mark the anniversary of the late leader Kim Jong Il's birth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2020
Virus shuts North Korea's best route around Trump and sanctions
North Korea's decision to shut the border with China to avoid the coronavirus will set back its nascent economic recovery, renewing pressure on Kim Jong Un to return to nuclear negotiations with Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2020
North Korea's 2020 vision: A nuclear shield, not a sword
The longer Kim keeps nuclear weapons, the more credible the claim will become that his primary interest is in nuclear deterrence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2020
Meet the fiery negotiator behind South Korea's biggest disputes with Japan
With the clock ticking on South Korea's withdrawal from a security pact with Japan in November, President Moon Jae-in sent a blunt-speaking aide on a secret mission to Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 27, 2020
North Korea urges citizens to 'break through barriers' as nuclear standoff continues
While a North Korean deadline for the United States to soften its stand on denuclearization talks passed uneventfully over the New Year, state media and propaganda efforts have been focusing on the prospect of a long confrontation with the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2020
Kim Jong Un’s aunt makes surprise appearance six years after husband’s execution
The once-influential aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first public appearance in more than six years, state media showed Sunday, dispelling rumors that she had been killed or taken her own life after the execution of her powerful husband, Kim's onetime No. 2.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2020
North Korea confirms new defense chief amid leadership shake-up
North Korea confirmed Wednesday that an official who has overseen leader Kim Jong Un's pet construction projects has been named the nuclear-armed country's new defense minister.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 22, 2020
North Korea may seek 'new path' after U.S. fails to meet nuclear talks deadline
North Korea said on Tuesday the United States had ignored a deadline for nuclear talks and it no longer felt bound by its commitments, which included a halt to nuclear testing and inter-continental ballistic missile tests, and may "seek a new path."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2020
North Korea ditches top diplomat in reshuffle that could impact nuclear talks
North Korea has ditched its foreign minister and shuffled other key posts in an apparent major shift that could significantly impact the country's diplomatic stance after 18 months of nuclear talks with the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2020
Biden says no way to unconditional meeting with North Korea's Kim
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he would not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — who once lambasted Biden as a rabid dog — without "preconditions," as President Donald Trump has done three times.
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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