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KOREA JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 16, 2019
Understanding the peaks and valleys of Japan-South Korea ties
To improve bilateral relations, Tokyo and Seoul have to take advantage of open doors to cooperation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2019
North Korea warns U.S. human rights criticism pushing it in a direction Washington 'does not want to see'
North Korea has lashed out at the United States for criticizing it over human rights abuses, with the country's Foreign Ministry warning such moves were pushing Pyongyang in "a direction where the U.S. does not want to see."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 10, 2019
North Korea's Kim uses 'long-range strike' drill to heap pressure on Trump
North Korea's two launches of short-range missiles in just five days — part of what it said were military drills designed to bolster the nuclear-armed country's "various long-range strike means" — will heap more pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump amid stalled nuclear talks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 9, 2019
The market is open for Japan and North Korea
After years of being shut out from direct dealings with Pyongyang, it appears there is finally a window of opportunity for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to make contact with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 9, 2019
The Hanoi summit and Japan-South Korea relations
The rational choice for Tokyo is to let go of its distrust and work with Seoul to achieve the denuclearization of North Korea.
EDITORIALS
May 8, 2019
Abe's welcome reversal on talks with Kim
The prime minister has indicated his readiness to be bold and creative in pursuit of better relations with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 5, 2019
South Korea's booming 'webtoons' put Japan's print manga on notice
Japan has long prided itself on being a manga powerhouse, but intense competition from overseas has left the industry at a crossroads.
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2019
New group of South Korean lawmakers plans fence-mending visit to Japan; Nam Gwan-pyo named new ambassador
Moon Hee-sang, speaker of South Korea's National Assembly, has set up a group of lawmakers to beef up interchanges with Japanese politicians, the office of the assembly's press secretary announced on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2019
Japan and S. Korea: Where to from here?
Overconfidence led to disappointment, and could signal a new direction in relations between Tokyo and Seoul.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2019
Abe tells outgoing South Korean ambassador about concerns over bilateral ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday expressed his worries about soured relations between Tokyo and Seoul in a meeting with the outgoing South Korean ambassador to Japan.
Heavy snow in Japan to persist through Sunday, disrupting travel
A car stuck in the snow in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Tuesday.
Concern over crime grows in Japan as cases rise for third straight year
Investigators pursue a criminal case in the town of Oshima in Tokyo in January.
Tokyo police arrest brothel operator catering to foreign tourists
English-language signs and other materials seized from men’s aesthetic salon Sparaku by the Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward
Two ex-Japan Airlines pilots grounded after lying about drinking
A passenger plane for Japan Airlines sits on the tarmac at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Truck cabin found in sewer pipe in Saitama sinkhole rescue operation
The sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Wednesday. It has expanded since the initial collapse on Jan 28.
Making sense of Nintendo’s tight-lipped Switch 2 reveal
The bestselling Switch has a confirmed successor, but what little we know about the Switch 2 console so far raises some concerns about its longterm viability in a crowded gaming market.
Naomi Osaka on tennis, motherhood and being Japanese
Naomi Osaka celebrates winning her second round match at the Australian Open over the Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova on Jan. 15.
Philippines all in to get its own midrange missile system
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro says Manila's moves to beef up deterrence — including continuing to have a powerful U.S. missile system deployed on its territory — “are for the protection of our territorial integrity and sovereignty."
No Paris Syndrome for Japan’s national sport
Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (left) describes a detail of a mawashi presented as a gift to French President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace in 1999.
Excitement for the Osaka Expo is low. Can organizers build hype?
The Osaka Expo site on Yumeshima island in December. A survey of 3,000 people from across Japan conducted in October by the Mitsubishi Research Institute showed that just 24% of respondents expressed an interest in attending the Osaka Expo.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Eme-Ima Kitchen is one of over 10,000 kodomo shokudō in Japan. A term first used in 2012 to describe makeshift eateries offering free or cheap meals to disadvantaged kids, it now refers to a diverse range of individuals, groups and organizations working to provide not only food but a sense of belonging to both children and adults.
Japan’s ‘children’s cafeterias’ are booming — but is that a good thing?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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