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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2017
U.N. weighs U.S. push for North Korea oil embargo, textile export ban
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 6, 2017
With U.S. distracted by North Korea, China expands control in South China Sea
As Kim Jong Un's nuclear efforts in North Korea capture global attention, China is quietly moving to bolster its grip on disputed territory in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2017
U.S. help may be necessary to help evacuate Japanese from South Korea: Kono
U.S. cooperation may be needed to evacuate Japanese nationals from South Korea in the event of an emergency on the Korean Peninsula, Foreign Minister Taro Kono has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2017
Japan and U.S. defense chiefs resolve to add pressure on Pyongyang after it exploded a 160-kiloton bomb
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Wednesday that Japan now estimates a bomb North Korea tested Sunday had a yield of about 160 kilotons, based on a definitive analysis of the magnitude of the seismic activity observed during the detonation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2017
Japan, India defense chiefs agree on need to raise pressure on North Korea
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and his Indian counterpart, Arun Jaitley, confirmed Tuesday the necessity of increasing pressure on North Korea in cooperation with the international community, amid Pyongyang's advancing nuclear arms and missile development.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2017
Abe and Merkel agree over phone to work toward tougher North Korea sanctions
The Japanese and German leaders agreed Tuesday to work together to seek a new and tougher U.N. sanction resolution against North Korea following its powerful nuclear test over the weekend, a Japanese government official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2017
Trump says Japan, South Korea can buy more 'highly sophisticated' U.S. military equipment
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet Tuesday that he would let Japan and South Korea buy even more "highly sophisticated" American military equipment as the two allies look to bolster their defenses against nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2017
What Twitter taught me about (nuclear) war with North Korea
Can words alone mitigate the obvious gravity of nuclear holocaust?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2017
Most Americans are a little too relaxed about nukes
A new survey has revealed that Americans are surprisingly willing to make a first nuclear strike — and kill millions of civilians abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 5, 2017
North Korea crisis to dominate Abe-Putin summit, pushing isles row aside
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok on Thursday, with a territorial row usually at the center of such talks likely sidelined by tensions over North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2017
Voice of triumph or doom: North Korean presenter back in limelight for nuclear test
Wearing a pink Korean dress and flashing a wide smile, television presenter Ri Chun Hee delivered the news of Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test with her usual gusto.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 5, 2017
South Korea's Moon faces calls to alter policy on North after nuclear test
North Korea has been condemned internationally for conducting its most powerful nuclear test yet, but, across the border, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is also attracting flak for his policy of pursuing engagement with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2017
Japan seeks oil embargo on North Korea but China will resist cutting lifeline
Even before North Korea detonated its most powerful nuclear bomb yet, Japan was calling for moves to cut off its oil supply.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2017
Swiss leader Leuthard says nation ready to play mediator role in North Korea crisis
Neutral Switzerland is prepared to act as mediator to help resolve the North Korea crisis, including by hosting ministerial talks, Swiss President Doris Leuthard said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2017
Hibakusha, abductees' kin blast North Korean nuclear test at rally in Hiroshima
Atomic bomb survivors and anti-nuclear campaigners on Monday held a sit-in at Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park to protest North Korea's sixth nuclear test the previous day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 4, 2017
South Korea warns North could launch ICBM, seeks more firepower as U.S. and Japan respond to nuclear test
South Korea's military says it has uncovered signs rival North Korea is preparing for a fresh missile launch, possibly of a long-range ICBM.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017
North Korea and U.S. leadership
The challenge in North Korea is not just a nuclear crisis. It is a crisis of the quality of U.S. leadership.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 4, 2017
North Korea's provocations leave Japan, allies short on options
Japan is apparently stumped over how to deal with North Korea, which has carried out its sixth nuclear weapons test in defiance of international warnings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2017
Kakao counting on Japan's love of manga to crack overseas market
Asia's messaging apps have a history of becoming huge in their home market before struggling to gain traction overseas. South Korea's Kakao Corp. is counting on the Japanese love of manga to break that trend.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2017
No abnormal radiation readings from North Korea nuclear test, NRA says
No abnormal radiation readings have been detected from North Korea's nuclear test on Sunday, the Nuclear Regulation Authority said.

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