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BUSINESS
May 14, 2018
Peace talks ignite land buying frenzy along South Korea's fortified border
Forget Seoul's posh Gangnam district.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2018
North Korea wants the world to watch as it blows up its nuclear test site, but are there ulterior motives?
North Korea wants the world to watch as it blows up its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, the country has said, announcing that it will hold a "ceremony" between May 23 and May 25, inviting foreign journalists to witness what it said would be a "transparent" event.
JAPAN
May 13, 2018
South Korean ship seen with North Korean tanker on high seas, sources say
MSDF vessel could not confirm that goods were being transferred in violation of U.N. sanctions, government sources said Sunday.
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2018
Moving ties forward with Beijing and Seoul
The scarcity of top-level exchanges speaks volumes about the state of Japan's diplomatic ties with its regional neighbors.
JAPAN / Politics
May 13, 2018
Japan and U.S. defense chiefs mull chat in Hawaii before U.S.-North Korea summit
The defense ministers of Japan and the United States are considering holding talks on the North Korean nuclear issue at the end of the month before the landmark U.S.-North Korea summit in June, Defense Ministry sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
May 12, 2018
'Ask A North Korean' gets its answers from the source
Daniel Tudor's 'Ask A North Korean' is testimony that ordinary North Koreans have more in common with the rest of us than many would have you believe.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2018
Japan trying to arrange another Abe-Trump powwow before crucial Kim summit in Singapore
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to squeeze in a talk with U.S. President Donald Trump at a G-7 meeting before the landmark U.S.-North Korea summit.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 11, 2018
Abe expresses hope for progress on abduction issue through Trump-Kim summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hopeful the Trump-Kim summit will help resolve the abduction issue and says that he'll be in close contact with the U.S. president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2018
Trump welcomes three Americans freed by North Korea in diplomatic win for U.S. president
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed home three Americans who had been detained by North Korea, greeting the trio at an air base outside Washington early Thursday after they were released hours earlier by Pyongyang. The release gives Trump a key diplomatic victory ahead of a highly anticipated summit...
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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 10, 2018
China seen succeeding in quest to boost Asia influence as positions shift on Korean Peninsula
Warming ties between Pyongyang and Washington and progress in denuclearization could reduce the U.S. military presence in South Korea, and prompt North Korea to open its market boosting China's economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2018
Mind games: North Korean detention may have scarred U.S. prisoners
Three Americans released from North Korean captivity Wednesday are at risk of a range of symptoms, from crippling anxiety to severe depression, as a result of the trauma experienced during their imprisonment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2018
North Korea's Kim calls planned summit with Trump a 'historic' opportunity
North Korea has made official mention for the first time of a planned summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, telling visiting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that it would be a "historic" opportunity, state media said Thursday.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 9, 2018
Japan, China and South Korea are 'in sync' on North Korea, Japanese official says
At a trilateral summit in Tokyo, leaders from the three countries also advocated the promotion of free trade in an apparent dig at Donald Trump's protectionist agenda.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 9, 2018
In walking away from Iran deal, Trump bets heavily on U.S. power, but move could backfire with North Korea
With Washington's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement, President Donald Trump may have just made it more difficult to cut a deal with Pyongyang and alienated Asian allies, just as preparations for a landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ramp up.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 9, 2018
Kim, Xi talk denuclearization as North Korean leader makes second secret visit to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he was committed to giving up his nuclear weapons if security guarantees were met, during a surprise visit to the Chinese port city of Dalian just weeks ahead of a planned summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese...
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JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2018
Japan to host China and South Korea for summit with North Korea likely topping agenda
The summit will be held after a more than two-year hiatus, with the leaders expected to focus on the denuclearization of North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 8, 2018
Focus on human rights fades as U.S. and South Korea pursue North Korea deal
Absent from the recent summit between the leaders of North and South Korea was Pyongyang's human rights record, and the issue appears to have faded from U.S. President Donald Trump's public agenda as he prepares for his own meeting with Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 7, 2018
Can you really walk out, Mr. Trump?
The most vital issue for Tokyo is whether and how North Korea gives up its decades-old strategic nuclear missile development program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 7, 2018
China's presence at trilateral summit likely to limit Japan's say in Korean affairs
Wednesday's trilateral summit with China and South Korea will afford Japan something it has craved for weeks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2018
Singapore likely to host Trump-Kim summit in mid-June, reports say
Singapore has become the most likely site for a landmark summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in mid-June, reports have said, as the two nations move closer to formally announcing a date and location.

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