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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 10, 2017
Russian inaction enabled Syria gas attack but U.S. response a 'message' to others: Trump camp
Trump administration officials on Sunday blamed Russian inaction for enabling a deadly poison gas attack against Syrian civilians last week as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepared to explain to Moscow a U.S. retaliatory missile strike.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2017
U.S. Navy carrier strike group heads toward Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions
The USS Carl Vinson-led aircraft carrier strike group has been sent to waters in the Western Pacific near the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Command and media reports said Sunday ahead of the anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Apr 8, 2017
Shinsuke Fujimoto makes his mark in the Korean film industry
Shinsuke Fujimoto is a rarity in the booming South Korean film industry. Despite having no connections in the local movie scene, the Ishikawa Prefecture native flew to Seoul straight after graduating college and has managed to make a living working on various film sets for over a decade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 8, 2017
The nuclear journey from Hiroshima to Pyongyang
The moral revolution required to rid the world of nuclear arms seems further away than ever with Japan's abnegation of its unique position regarding such weapons.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2017
Trump tells acting South Korean president he conveyed THAAD stance to Xi
U.S. President Donald Trump told South Korea's acting president Saturday that he conveyed to Chinese President Xi Jinping, in their just-ended summit, the U.S. intention to proceed with deployment of an advanced anti-missile defense system in South Korea to counter the North's threats.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2017
U.S. strike on Syria changes North Korea dynamic as Trump, Xi meet
U.S. President Donald Trump’s stunning order for a missile strike on a Syrian military airfield Friday may change the calculus on how China views his threats of unilateral action against nuclear-armed North Korea, experts say.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 7, 2017
Trump saw Syria gas attack as test of mettle before globe
U.S. President Donald Trump and his advisers saw the chemical attack in Syria as a test of his mettle as adversaries around the globe size up the new administration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2017
Trump meets Xi at Mar-a-Lago amid tensions over North Korea and trade
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping started their first meeting Thursday, focusing on ways to address the rising threat posed by North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs, as well as trade issues, including Washington's massive trade deficit with Beijing.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 6, 2017
Trump's hawkish stance on North to test antsy Abe's diplomacy
The U.S. government's stance of keeping all options, including military action, "on the table" to deal with North Korea is testing the nerves of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his administration.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 6, 2017
Abe, Trump huddle over North Korea missile threat, want Beijing to pressure Pyongyang further
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe show solidarity against provocative North Korea and agree Beijing must do more to defuse the threat it poses to security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2017
Will nuclear history repeat itself in Korea?
By continuing to indulge Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, China's leaders risk finding themselves surrounded by unfriendly nuclear-armed states or with a nasty war on their border.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2017
Solving the Pyongyang problem
Is it ever a good idea to start a nuclear war? Because that's the notion that U.S. President Donald Trump is actually playing with regarding North Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2017
Tillerson's curt — and unusual — statement could signal shift on North Korea
Twenty-three words. That was apparently as much ink U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was willing to devote to North Korea after the reclusive country's latest missile launch Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2017
North Korea fires missile into Sea of Japan days ahead of first Xi-Trump summit
Prime Minister Abe lashed out at North Korea's firing Wednesday of a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, just days before a summit between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2017
Chinese economic projects with North Korea stall amid tensions
In the Northeast Asia Special Region straddling China's border with North Korea, the area around the village of Nanping is dotted with half-finished buildings, cranes on empty lots and piles of concrete pipes, with only a few construction workers present.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2017
WSJ: U.S. plans stricter vetting of all visitors, checking phone info, adding 'ideological test'
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering stricter vetting for all visitors, even those from close U.S. allies such as Britain, Japan and Australia, as part of anti-terrorism measures, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday in its online edition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2017
Diplomatic dialogue paves way for Abe-Xi talks
Senior diplomats from Japan and China held talks in Tokyo Tuesday on measures to counter North Korea's nuclear provocations, laying the groundwork for a possible July meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2017
Tillerson goes to Asia
The Trump administration is still falling short on addressing the North Korea issue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2017
Moon, Ahn and a self-described strongman vie to lead South Korea
Five weeks from South Korea's election, it's down to a three-horse race.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2017
Japan's statue standoff with South Korea yields only loss of face
With Japan's ambassador returning to Seoul, the government appears to have accepted that his recall failed to dent South Korea's resolve not to remove the “comfort women” statues in Busan and Seoul.

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