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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 9, 2018
North Korea's Kim expected to land at Singapore's Changi Airport on Sunday: source
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to fly into Singapore's Changi Airport on Sunday ahead of a high-stakes summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, a source involved in the planning of the trip said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 9, 2018
Japan mulls informal talks with North in Mongolia after Trump-Kim Jong Un summit
The government is angling to get Prime Minister Shinzo Abe some face time with North Korea's leader at a Mongolian event after the momentous Singapore summit.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 8, 2018
Americans more optimistic than Japanese about prospects for Korean denuclearization at Singapore summit: survey
Americans are more optimistic than Japanese that the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit will help resolve the nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula, a survey showed Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2018
Forging a verifiable path to nuclear disarmament
If Kim Jong Un commits to dismantling his nuclear stockpile, how can the world be sure that he follows through?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 8, 2018
Ai Fukuhara, Tomokazu Harimoto to take part in Olympic Day table tennis friendly
Ai Fukuhara and Tomokazu Harimoto will take part in a mixed table tennis friendly later this month to promote dialogue between North and South Korea and their neighboring countries, the IOC announced Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2018
Trump irks U.S. Congress as he reaches deal with Chinese phone-maker ZTE that includes $1 billion fine
China's No. 2 telecommunications equipment-maker, ZTE, secured a lifeline from the Trump administration on Thursday after agreeing to pay a $1 billion fine and overhaul leadership in a deal that will lift a ban on its doing business with U.S. suppliers.
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Jun 7, 2018
North, South Korea to send unified judo team to East Asian Championships
South and North Korea will unite their judo teams for the upcoming East Asian Championships, the International Judo Federation said late Wednesday evening.
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2018
No deal is better than a bad one in Singapore
When he meets Kim on Tuesday, Trump must remember that it is not just the U.S. that is threatened by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs; a deal that only caps the North's intercontinental missiles will not do.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2018
Who will be Japan's next chief antagonist?
North Korea has long played the enemy for Japanese domestic political purposes. If peace comes, that will have to change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
Taro Kono and Mike Pompeo agree to keep North Korean sanctions in place during denuclearization
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed Wednesday to urge North Korea to denuclearize in a "complete, verifiable and irreversible" way while keeping existing U.N. sanctions in place.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
For Abe, Japanese abductees bigger issue than missiles in Trump-Kim summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has plenty to worry about ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un next week, including the prospect of a deal that undermines Japan's six-decade security alliance with the U.S. and leaves the island nation vulnerable to attack.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
Hawkish John Bolton sidelined for Trump-Kim summit amid Mike Pompeo's rise but will lurk in the wings
Just weeks after John Bolton's hard-line rhetoric infuriated North Korea and nearly derailed a planned summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, the U.S. national security adviser appears to have taken a back seat to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for the historic meeting.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
Mystery CIA officer playing key, uncomfortably visible role as U.S.-North Korea summit looms
The lightning diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea before next week's historic summit has thrust a little-known CIA officer into an uncomfortably public role as a key intermediary in talks between the two adversaries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 6, 2018
Brace for the rise of the 'Japan question'
Whether or not North Korea denuclearizes, in the future Japan will be pushed to become more self-reliant on defense.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2018
Japan's ethnic Koreans loyal to Pyongyang look to summit to bring peace, boost status
Ethnic Koreans in Japan loyal to Pyongyang hope next week's historic U.S.-North Korea summit brings reconciliation on the Korean peninsula and helps clarify their murky legal status.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 6, 2018
Trump wants Kim to commit to disarmament timetable in Singapore
The White House wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to a timetable to surrender his country's nuclear arsenal when he meets President Donald Trump next week in Singapore, a high-stakes summit that could last as long as two days — or just minutes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2018
Tokyo faces greatest risks to economic output of any global city, report says
Tokyo is the global city facing the highest risk to its annual economic output, due to its proximity to North Korea, according to an index compiled by the Lloyd's of London insurance market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2018
Dennis Rodman to be in Singapore for Trump-Kim summit: report
Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman will be in Singapore during President Donald Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2018
Secluded luxury resort chosen for Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be on Singapore's southern island of Sentosa, the White House said on Tuesday as preparations accelerated for next week's event.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 6, 2018
The Pentagon's secret AI programs to thwart nuclear missile strikes
The U.S. military is increasing spending on a secret research effort to use artificial intelligence to help anticipate the launch of a nuclear-capable missile, as well as track and target mobile launchers in North Korea and elsewhere.

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