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KOREA

ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2016
Ukraine ends visa-free deal with North Korea to keep out 'ineligible persons'
Ukraine has revoked a Soviet-era deal that allowed visa-free travel for North Koreans, the latest setback for isolated North Korea, which has been under growing pressure since the U.N. Security Council imposed toughened new sanctions in March.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 31, 2016
North Korea makes progress on missiles, but no evidence of nuclear warhead yet
North Korea has made considerable progress this year on weapons technology, including testing a submarine-launched missile for the first time, but it is still not clear if the isolated nation has developed a nuclear warhead.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 31, 2016
South Korean swim team manager quits over hidden camera scandal
The manager of South Korea's national swimming team has resigned as an investigation continues into a scandal involving the alleged installation of hidden cameras to take pictures of female athletes, the national federation has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2016
Two officials executed on Kim 'special order': report
North Korea publicly executed two top officials earlier this month with anti-aircraft guns on the personal order of supreme leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean newspaper reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2016
South Korean lawmakers call for nuclear subs in face of growing missile threat from North
Lawmakers from South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party have said the country should weigh building nuclear-powered submarines as Pyongyang makes progress in its atomic weapons program.
EDITORIALS
Aug 26, 2016
Improving ties in Northeast Asia
Japan, China and South Korea need to realize that tensions over their differences rise in the absence of top-level diplomatic contacts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 25, 2016
North Korea's nuclear arsenal progressing, likely to be within striking range: experts
Pyongyang is on track to develop a regional strike capability by 2020, given how fast its missile program is advancing, a U.S. research institute warns.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2016
Kim calls launch of SLBM that reached Japan's ADIZ 'greatest success'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test-fire of a submarine-launched ballistic missile and declared it "the greatest success" that put the country in the "front rank" of nuclear military powers, official media reported on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2016
Foreign ministers condemn North Korea launch, pledge work on trilateral summit
The foreign ministers of Japan, China, and South Korea together rebuke the North's firing of a submarine-launched missile.
EDITORIALS
Aug 24, 2016
Rising tide of North Korean defections
A recent spate of defections suggests that some North Korean elites are losing faith in the country's future under Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2016
Japan condemns North Korea submarine missile; test shows advances
A ballistic missile fired from a submarine flies 500 km, raising concerns over Pyongyang's progress with such weapons.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 22, 2016
Koreans reluctant to get married, have children
South Koreans are likely to have fewer weddings and babies this year than ever before, part of a demographic shift that risks hobbling the nation's economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2016
Defense Ministry seeks record ¥5.16 trillion budget for fiscal 2017: source
The Defense Ministry will request a record budget of ¥5.16 trillion ($51 billion) for fiscal 2017, as tension rises in the East China Sea and North Korea steps up its missile threat, a government official with direct knowledge of the plan said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 19, 2016
North Korea executes officials, imposes new controls after diplomat's defection: report
North Korean officials who failed to prevent recent defections have been mown down by anti-aircraft fire in grotesque executions ordered by leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean report said Thursday.
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.”

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