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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2019
North Korea warns it's up to the U.S. to decide what 'Christmas gift' it will get
North Korea has one question for the United States: Naughty or nice?
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2019
Eleven North Korean defectors detained in Vietnam, activists say
Eleven North Koreans seeking to defect to South Korea have been detained in Vietnam since Nov. 23 and are seeking help to avoid being repatriated, a South Korean activist group said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2019
Kim Jong Un's uncle returns to North Korea after quitting post as Czech Republic ambassador, report says
Kim Jong Un's uncle has returned to North Korea after quitting his job as the isolated nation's ambassador to the Czech Republic, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing lawmakers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2019
Former senior member of Zaitokukai fined ¥500,000, but escapes prison term over anti-Korean hate speech
The Kyoto District Court fines a former senior member of the anti-Korean group Zaitokukai u00a5500,000 for using hate speech in the city to defame an operator of schools for Korean children.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2019
North Korea warns Japan it could see missile overflying country 'in the not distant future'
North Korea warns that Japan could again see missiles overflying the country again after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls Pyongyang's latest test a “ballistic missile” launch.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2019
North Korea appears to have fired missiles, Tokyo says
North Korea appears to have fired two missiles on Thursday in a move that comes as it has threatened to break off sputtering nuclear talks unless U.S. President Donald Trump offers up concessions by year end.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2019
Japan and South Korea back new air traffic control deal after near misses
South Korean and Japanese air traffic controllers operate on different radio frequencies, making communication more difficult for pilots.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 28, 2019
South Korea to close up to 15 coal-fired power plants over winter to limit pollution
South Korea will idle up to a quarter of its coal-fired power plants between December and February to help limit air pollution, and the remaining plants should be enough to supply power over the winter, the country's energy ministry said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Nov 27, 2019
No money, no hope: South Korea's 'dirt spoons' turn against President Moon Jae-in
Hwang Hyeon-dong lives in a 6.6-square-meter (71-square-foot) cubicle near his university campus in Seoul, which comes with a shared bathroom and kitchen plus all the rice he can eat, that he rents for 350,000 won ($302) a month.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 27, 2019
Tomoe Sawa: The singer bridging the Japan-South Korea divide
Tomoe Sawa, the first person to legally sing in Japanese in South Korea after the Second World War, hopes to improve ties between the two countries with her bilingual concerts and recordings
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2019
Japan denies floating one-month time frame for ending South Korea export controls
The denial marks the latest tit-for-tat between Tokyo and Seoul following years of bickering and finger-pointing amid sour bilateral relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2019
Japan gears up for pig culls to prevent African swine fever
The agriculture ministry will seek to allow pig culls as a preventive measure against African swine fever, something not currently permitted by the law, if the disease is detected in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2019
GSOMIA survives but big questions remain
Last week's GSOMIA decision suggests that there is still hope for a solution for the problems that plague Japan-South Korea ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2019
Was Seoul's decision on GSOMIA strategic?
This is not the end of the Japan-South Korea dispute, but rather the beginning of a new round.

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