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JAPAN
Jun 6, 2018
Japanese woman hopes Trump-Kim summit will bring news of missing twin
It has been more than 30 years since the identical twin sister of Japanese teacher Misa Morimoto vanished, believed to have been abducted by North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2018
Singapore launches 'World Peace' medallion to mark Trump-Kim summit
Singapore on Tuesday unveiled a commemorative medallion ahead of next week's summit between the U.S. and North Korean leaders in the wealthy city-state, carrying the inscription 'World Peace' in large letters on one side.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 5, 2018
White House tries to tamp down concerns over weakening of North Korea sanctions
The White House said Monday that the U.S. will continue to apply pressure to North Korea to relinquish its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, just days after President Donald Trump said he would no longer use the term "maximum pressure" as the two sides prepare for a historic June 12 meeting between...
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 5, 2018
Abe to urge Trump to reject Pyongyang's position on abductions when he meets Kim: sources
The prime minister will urge the U.S. president to dismiss North Korean's assertion that the issue of abducted Japanese nationals has been resolved when the two meet in Washington.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 5, 2018
Abe to urge Trump to snub Pyongyang's position on abductions of Japanese when he meets Kim: sources
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will urge U.S. President Donald Trump to dismiss Pyongyang's assertion that the issue of Japanese nationals abducted decades ago has been resolved when he meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, government sources said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2018
Trump risks welcoming Kim to the nuclear club
Backing away from the demand that North Korea denuclearize would be a big mistake.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 4, 2018
Putin invited North Korea's Kim to visit Russia in September, report says
Russian President Vladimir Putin invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to travel to Russia in September, RIA news agency reported Monday, citing Ivan Melnikov, a deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2018
Nobel Peace Prize-winning anti-nuclear campaign group ICAN offers to pick up tab for Trump-Kim summit
Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear campaign group International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has offered to pay for the cost of the historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, including the hotel bill for the impoverished state's leader stay in...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2018
North Korea shakes up top military brass ahead of Trump summit
North Korea's top three military officials have been removed from their posts, a senior U.S. official said, a move analysts said Monday could support efforts by the North's young leader to jump-start economic development and engage with the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2018
Kim tells Pompeo that North Korea is aware of abduction issue with Japan
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a recent meeting that he was well aware of the abduction issue with Japan, according to Japanese sources.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2018
As media pour in, Trump-Kim summit venue search leads to old Singapore pirate hangout
Of all of Singapore's big hotels, only one shows all its rooms and restaurants are blocked out for the week surrounding June 12, when U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are due to meet in the city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2018
Singapore's Shangri-La hotel — where brass, arms merchants and spies rub elbows
For the region's military officers, diplomats, weapons manufacturers and spies, there are few livelier places than the lobby of Singapore's Shangri-La hotel around midyear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2018
Itsunori Onodera keeps up united facade with U.S., South Korean counterparts ahead of Trump-Kim summit
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said he reached an agreement Sunday with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts to work in tandem to urge North Korea to take concrete steps toward denuclearization, less than 10 days before a planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 3, 2018
Syrian President Bashar Assad to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang
Syrian President Bashar Assad is planning to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in what would be Kim's first summit with a foreign head of state in Pyongyang, the North's state-run media said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2018
North Korea to get relief only after 'verifiable and irreversible step to denuclearization,' Jim Mattis says
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Sunday North Korea will receive relief only after it takes clear and irreversible steps to end its nuclear program, adding it would be a "bumpy road" to a summit between U.S. and North Korean leaders.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2018
South Korean and Japanese defense chiefs divided over future of North’s shorter-range ballistic missiles
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera opposes rewards for dialogue, but South Korea's Song Young-moo urges support while offering nothing but silence on Pyongyang's short-range missiles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2018
Trump says Kim summit is on for June 12, but puts Japan and South Korea on spot for economic aid
It's back on. U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course Friday, announcing that his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will, indeed, be held on June 12 in Singapore, but noted pointedly that Japan, South Korea and China — not the United States — would cover the cost of economic...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2018
Germany's unification lessons for Korea
The sooner negotiations with North Korea shift from the threat of war to the potential 'win-win' of economic modernization and shared prosperity, the more confident we can be that true peace has been won.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2018
Japan Coast Guard reinforces Sea of Japan fleet to ward off North Korean poachers
The Japan Coast Guard has beefed up its patrol fleet near the Yamato Bank in the Sea of Japan to counter increasing numbers of North Korean fishing boats in Japan's exclusive economic zone, it announced Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 1, 2018
Trump plays down chances of quick breakthrough as North Koreans bring letter
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday played down the chances of a quick deal to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons as a delegation from Pyongyang headed to meet him with a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, suggesting a proposed summit may be back on.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Yen rally shakes markets, sending dollar to weakest level since May
The yen rose to the ¥155 range against the dollar, the highest in almost two months, in Tokyo on Thursday.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
U.S. forces-linked sex crimes in Kanagawa went unreported to prefectural government
The police reported two sexual crime cases to the U.S. military, but the prefectural government was not aware of the incidents.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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