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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2016
North Korea offering 'no-strings' nuclear talks: U.S. expert
North Korea may be offering nuclear talks pretty much without preconditions, a U.S. expert who took part in negotiations with Pyongyang has said.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2016
Dutch men, Latvian women tallest but Iranians, South Koreans closing: 100-year study
Dutch men and Latvian women are the planet's tallest people but Iranian men and South Korean women have grown the fastest in the last century, according to the largest-ever study of height around the world.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2016
China says South Korea's THAAD anti-missile decision 'harms trust'
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has sharply criticized South Korea's move to deploy an advanced U.S. anti-missile defence system to counter threats from North Korea, saying it harms the foundation of their mutual trust, news reports said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2016
The divide over missile defense
U.S. deployment of a high-tech missile defense system in South Korea risks harming the international effort to bring North Korea to heel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 22, 2016
South Korean bank says North's nuclear ambitions squeezed economy in 2015
North Korea's economy last year is estimated to have contracted the most since 2007 as leader Kim Jong Un marshaled resources for nuclear tests and ballistic missile development.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2016
Patriot anti-missile unit is relocated from Okinawa to South Korea
A Patriot rocket interceptor unit based in Okinawa has arrived in South Korea for use in a military drill, Japanese and Korean news agencies said Friday. It is the first time a Japan-based anti-missile unit has been sent to South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2016
U.S.-based institute says it may have found North Korean nuclear site via satellite imagery
A U.S. policy institute said it may have located a secret facility used by North Korea in the early stages of building its program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons, which if confirmed will be critical to the success of any future nuclear deal, according to a report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2016
Pyongyang says triple missile test simulated attack on South Korean ports and airfields
North Korea said Wednesday it had conducted a ballistic missile test that simulated preemptive strikes against South Korean ports and airfields used by the U.S. military, a likely reference to the launches of three missiles on Tuesday.

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