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KOREA

JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2014
Abductees' families still skeptical on sending reps to N. Korea
Many relatives of abductees said Monday they remain skeptical about the government's decision to send officials to Pyongyang to learn firsthand the status of North Korea's latest probe into the victims' fates.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2014
Japan's top security official to visit S. Korea for talks
Japan's top security official will make a two-day visit to Seoul for talks with South Korea's top presidential aide for national security, both governments said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2014
Tokyo to send team to North Korea to obtain information on abductees
Japan plans to send officials to North Korea to obtain firsthand information in connection with a reinvestigation being conducted by Pyongyang into the fate of abductees, diplomatic sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2014
Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni; several lawmakers visit shrine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sends another Shinto offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, signaling he will skip its autumn festival to raise his chances of meeting China's leader.
JAPAN / History
Oct 16, 2014
Government requests revision of 1996 U.N. sex slave report
The Abe administration asks the author of a U.N. report that accused Japan of wartime military sexual slavery to amend the 1996 document.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2014
Japanese golfer tests Pyongyang's links to check dictator's legendary score
Who would have the temerity to challenge Kim Jong Il's superhuman abilities?
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2014
North Korea's elites are a threat to Kim Jong Un
North Korea is frequently described as 'the world's last Stalinist state,' but this is no longer the case. The North is now home to a large and growing private economy.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2014
Chongryon leader fails to meet with Kim Jong Un during trip to North Korea
The head of Chongryon, Japan's main pro-North Korea body, failed to meet with leader Kim Jong Un during a month-long trip to Pyongyang, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2014
S. Korea urges 'calm reaction' to Sankei reporter indictment
South Korea's Foreign Ministry called Tuesday on Japan to react calmly to the indictment of the former Seoul bureau chief of the Sankei Shimbun for defaming President Park Geun-hye.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2014
As nuclear waste piles up, South Korea faces storage crisis
Among the usual commercials for beer, noodles and cars on South Korean TV, one item stands in marked contrast.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2014
Soga skeptical of plan to send abduction delegation to Pyongyang
Hitomi Soga, one of the repatriated Japanese abducted by North Korean agents in 1978, took a dim view Sunday of the government's plan to send officials to Pyongyang to get an update on its new probe into the other missing Japanese.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2014
Chongryon leader Ho failed to meet Kim Jong Un during N. Korea trip
The head of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), the most influential pro-North Korea body in Japan, did not meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to Pyongyang that wrapped up Tuesday, it was learned Sunday from sources familiar with the trip.
EDITORIALS
Oct 12, 2014
Freedom of the press in South Korea
Criminal action taken by Seoul prosecutors against a Japanese journalist for questioning the whereabouts of President Park Geun-hye on the day in August when a South Korean passenger ferry sank raises serious questions about South Korea's commitment to freedom of the press.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 11, 2014
Kim is still in charge of North Korea, injured leg in military drill: source
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in firm control of his government but hurt his leg taking part in a military drill, a source with access to the secretive nation's leadership said, playing down speculation over the 31-year-old's health and grip on power in the nuclear-capable nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2014
'Comfort women' recount wartime ordeals
Three women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels have been speaking out about their ordeals, saying the world should never forget what they went through.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2014
Motives behind North Korea's Incheon landing
The unexpected visit of three top North Korean leaders to the closing ceremony of the Asian Games in Incheon last week stole the show from the athletes. Pyongyang relishes such moments.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2014
Experts question indictment of Japanese journalist in South Korea
South Korea's indictment of the former Seoul bureau chief at the right-leaning daily Sankei Shimbun is being criticized by experts who say the move might represent an attack against a Japanese media outlet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2014
Captain of doomed South Korean ferry apologizes for failure to rescue
The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April killing about 300 people, most of them school children, apologized in court on Wednesday for his failure to rescue passengers in the country's worst maritime disaster for decades.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2014
Chongryon leader ends unusual trip to Pyongyang
The head of Chongryon, the most influential pro-North Korean body in Japan, wrapped up his first trip to Pyongyang in eight years Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 6, 2014
Tokyo: What can be done to restore Japan's relations with China and South Korea?
An international bunch around Tokyo offer their views on possible ways to rebuild trust between Japan and its East Asian neighbors over historical issues.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
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.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
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.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
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.
‘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.
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.

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