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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2018
Japan opposes withdrawal of U.S. troops from Korean Peninsula in potential denuclearization deal: Abe
Japan opposes any withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Korean Peninsula in exchange for North Korea's denuclearization, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in an interview with the Financial Times published Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2018
North Korea hackers tried to get $1.1 billion in global bank attacks: FireEye
A North Korean hacking group has tried to steal at least $1.1 billion in a series of attacks on global banks over the past four years, according to cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2018
Trump hopes for second summit with North Korea's Kim after 'good' Mike Pompeo meeting in Pyongyang
President Donald Trump says he hopes to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "in the near future" after his top diplomat reported progress Sunday at a meeting with Kim in Pyongyang held to resolve details over a potential second summit.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Seoul after “a good trip to Pyongyang to meet with Chairman Kim” (Jong Un).
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2018
Suga seeks concrete North Korean steps for denuclearization
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga urged North Korea on Sunday to take concrete steps for achieving denuclearization.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 6, 2018
Repatriation program reveals Koreans' plight in Japan
In August, five North Korean defectors residing in Japan filed a lawsuit in Tokyo District Court charging Pyongyang with human rights abuses. The plaintiffs were described in the Mainichi Shimbun as "second-generation ethnic Koreans" who grew up in Japan but moved to North Korea during the mobilization...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2018
Shinzo Abe meets with Mike Pompeo in Tokyo to confirm shared policy on North Korea by Japan, U.S.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirm the two nations' shared policy on North Korea before Pompeo travels to Pyongyang for denuclearization talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo doesn't see tensions with China hurting talks with North Korea
China will be part of the solution to the North Korean crisis, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, brushing aside the possibility that worsening U.S. tensions with Beijing could hamper efforts to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2018
War-end declaration might be 'slippery slope' for U.S. presence in South Korea: U.N. Command general
A declaration to end the 1950-53 Korea War could be a "slippery slope" that would lead to questioning the need for the U.S. troop presence in South Korea, the deputy head of the U.N. Command overseeing the Korean armistice said on Friday, ahead of new talks between Washington and Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 6, 2018
As he makes his return to Pyongyang, top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo is short on leverage for nuke deal
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed Friday on a trip that will take him to North Korea, as U.S. disarmament demands are increasingly undermined by calls for sanctions relief and President Donald Trump's eagerness for a second summit with Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2018
Japan's new defense minister Takeshi Iwaya distances himself from earlier LDP weapons proposals
Newly appointed Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya, who has long been a key defense policymaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, distanced himself Thursday from its earlier proposal that Japan should consider doubling its defense budget and procuring an aircraft carrier and F-35B stealth jets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 3, 2018
High-stakes denuclearization talks in balance as U.S. announces top diplomat's visit to North Korea
The White House's high-stakes talks with Pyongyang over its nuclear program have entered a crucial phase, with the negotiations likely to hinge on a scheduled meeting Sunday between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2018
Disaster victims call on Japan's new Cabinet for prompt reconstruction measures
Victims of the recent Hokkaido earthquake and torrential rains in western Japan, as well as the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, have called on the new Cabinet launched Tuesday to accelerate recovery efforts and for the ministers in charge to visit the affected sites.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 3, 2018
Top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo to meet North Korea's Kim on Sunday
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday, the State Department said Tuesday as high-stakes talks over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program enter a crucial phase.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 2, 2018
Pyongyang says declaring end to Korean War can't be bargaining chip for denuclearization: KCNA
North Korea said on Tuesday that declaring the end of the 1950-53 Korean War "can never be a bargaining chip" for getting North Korea denuclearized, and said the country "will not particularly hope for it" if the United States does not want the end of war, according to state media Korean Central News...
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2018
Shell, partners OK huge $31 billion LNG Canada project to shorten gas route to Asia
Royal Dutch Shell PLC and its four partners have agreed to invest in a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas project in western Canada — the largest new one of its kind in years that would carve out the fastest route to Asia for North American gas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 30, 2018
'We fell in love': Trump touts bromance with North Korea's Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump has fallen in love — with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2018
Despite South Korean request, Maritime Self-Defense Force ships to raise Rising Sun flag at international naval event
Japan will raise the Rising Sun flag at an international naval review in South Korea despite its Asian neighbor's request, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2018
Japan and China agree to cooperate over North Korea's ship-to-ship transfers
Japan and China agreed Thursday to cooperate in handling ship-to-ship goods transfers by North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2018
Japanese and North Korean foreign ministers hold first talks since 2015
Development comes amid expectations Pyongyang may start taking concrete steps toward denuclearization and engage in more dialogue.

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