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KOREA

WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2017
U.S. tells Japan, South Korea it may return North Korea to list of state sponsors of terrorism
Washington informed Tokyo and Seoul on Monday it has started a review of whether to put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism, Yonhap news agency said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2017
Malaysia to charge women in Kim Jong Nam killing
Two women — an Indonesian and a Vietnamese — will be charged on Wednesday with murder over the killing in Malaysia of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, Malaysia's attorney general said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2017
Senior North Korean diplomat arrives in Beijing, likely for talks with China
Amid renewed tensions between the two countries, a senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for possible talks with Chinese officials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2017
Seoul intel: Key Pyongyang security official held, five underlings executed by anti-aircraft fire
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 27, 2017
South Korea opposition to seek impeachment of acting leader after he rejects extending Park corruption probe
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party said on Monday it and other parties would seek the impeachment of the prime minister, Yonhap News Agency reported after the premier said an investigation into a corruption scandal would not be extended.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 27, 2017
North Korea spy agency runs arms operation out of Malaysia, U.N. says
It is in Kuala Lumpur's "Little India" neighborhood, behind an unmarked door on the second floor of a rundown building, where a military equipment company called Glocom says it has its office.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 27, 2017
China's spat with Kim Jong Un highlights dilemma on North Korea
The rare public spat between China and North Korea illustrates the dilemma facing Beijing's leaders as they try to coax Kim Jong Un back to the negotiating table.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 27, 2017
China working on hypersonic weapon targeting East Asia missile shields
China is developing hypersonic weapons with an eye to piercing the missile defense shields of Japan and East Asian neighbors, according to a magazine specializing in Chinese military affairs.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2017
Family of Korean killed in Taiwan's '228 Incident' in 1947 to get compensation
The family of a South Korean man will receive compensation for his murder by government troops in a 1947 military crackdown that resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians, the Memorial Foundation of 228 said Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2017
Buckle up, Korea: presidency may hinge on three votes in 60 days
The race to run South Korea may suddenly shift into high gear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2017
Did North Korea kill Kim Jong Nam with VX nerve agent to send a signal to its enemies?
Last week's stunning revelation that the deadly VX nerve agent was used to kill the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader at a crowded air terminal in Malaysia has thrown a spotlight on Pyongyang's chemical weapons arsenal — and raised questions of whether the operation was a purposeful...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2017
Planned back-channel talks between U.S., North Korea scuttled: report
Plans for the first contact between North Korea and the United States after President Donald Trump took office were canceled after the U.S. State Department denied a visa for the top envoy from Pyongyang, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 25, 2017
Does the nuclear option make sense for Japan?
Becoming a nuclear weapons power won't make Japan safer and won't lighten the U.S. security burden.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 25, 2017
'The Gentleman from Japan': Impersonation and intrigue in China and Europe
"You don't know anything, you like noodles, and you aren't Japanese. Can we put that on your gravestone?"
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2017
Malaysia to issue arrest warrant for North Korean diplomat in Kim Jong Nam murder
Malaysia said on Saturday it would issue an arrest warrant for a North Korean diplomat wanted for questioning over the murder of Kim Jong Nam if he doesn't voluntarily cooperate with the police.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2017
Japan, EU to jointly submit resolution on North Korea human rights issues to U.N. council
Japan and the European Union will soon submit a new resolution to a U.N. human rights panel denouncing North Korea's human rights record, Japanese officials said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2017
Trump backs missile shield against North Korea, pushes upgrades to nuclear arsenal
A “very angry” U.S. President Donald Trump advocates better missile defense systems for Japan and South Korea as a way to counter provocations from North Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2017
U.N. experts seek international court ruling on North Korean human rights violations
Two legal experts called on the international community to bring human rights violations by the North Korean government before the International Criminal Court in a report released Thursday ahead of a session of the U.N. Human Rights Council.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2017
North Korean state media lambastes key ally China for 'dancing to tune of U.S.'
North Korean state-run media on Thursday served up a scathing critique of China over its recent rebuke of Pyongyang's first missile test of the year and Beijing's decision to halt imports of coal from the hermit nation, saying the moves showed China "is dancing to the tune of the U.S."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 23, 2017
South Korean government asks Dong district to move Busan 'comfort women' statue
The South Korean Foreign Ministry has sent an official letter to a district office in Busan asking that a contentious statue symbolizing the women forced into Imperial Japanese military brothels before and during the war be removed from its spot outside the Japanese Consulate, a ministry spokesman said...
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.

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