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KOREA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2014
North Korea realty market soars
One of the world's fastest developing property markets is also in one of its least likely places: North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2014
Free missile launch alerts to be sent to mobile devices
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency will begin sending text messages about ballistic missile launches and other relevant events to mobile phones and smartphones on April 1.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 28, 2014
Easing of sanctions on North possible
Japan's sanctions against North Korea could be eased if Pyongyang deals squarely with the abduction issue, a Cabinet minister said Friday ahead of renewed intergovernmental talks next week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2014
U.N. Security Council members condemn North Korea missile launch
Members of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned North Korea's recent ballistic missile launch as a violation of U.N. resolutions and will continue discussions on an "appropriate response," the council president said.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2014
Japan, S. Korea looking at senior officials' talks in April
A meeting in April with senior South Korean officials is being considered to lay the groundwork for a bilateral summit, diplomatic sources said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Mar 27, 2014
Aiming for a Tokyo-Seoul summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye need to follow up their first formal meeting this week — held on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit — with a face-to-face meeting that doesn't require the intermediation of U.S. President Barack Obama.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 27, 2014
U.N. Security Council to meet Thursday on N. Korea missile launch
The U.N. Security Council will hold closed-door consultations on Thursday to discuss a possible condemnation of North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches, U.N. diplomats said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2014
North Korea hopes for 'positive results' in talks with Japan
North Korea said on Tuesday that talks with Japan this month should include a demand for compensation for wartime Korean sex slaves and not only the issue of Japanese abducted decades ago, which it considers closed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 25, 2014
Pro-North Korean group waging last-ditch fight over de facto embassy in Japan
The building that has served as North Korea's de facto embassy in Tokyo is expected to be handed over to a real estate agent after years of wrangling over its sale.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2014
Tokyo must use economic muscle in talks with North: Yokota's parents
The parents of Megumi Yokota, kidnapped by North Korea in 1977, express hope Tokyo will use Pyongyang's economic fragility as leverage to resolve the abduction issue at key talks next week.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 24, 2014
The abduction drama game
Clearly there are people in Japan who do not want any rapprochement with Pyongyang — who are using the abduction drama to continue the image of a Japan threatened by enemies and needing strong military forces for defense.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2014
Abe hails 'lessons of history' on visit to Anne Frank house
At a visit to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday that nations must face the facts of history, and his spokesman said there was no contradiction with his recent controversial visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 22, 2014
North talks a balancing act for Abe
Japan's agreement with North Korea to restart government-level talks can be viewed as one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's few diplomatic achievements.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 22, 2014
Motley crew of foreigners backing Japan's revisionists basks in media glare
In the war of words — particularly with South Korea and China — over World War II-era issues that has intensified over the past 18 months, foreigners — both Westerners and Asians — have also waded into the fray.
JAPAN / History
Mar 22, 2014
The sloughing of Japan's corporate skin goes on
"Man is born free and is everywhere in chains."
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2014
Abe's hard-line stance against China worries Japanese firms
Businesses are concerned about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's tough diplomacy with China at a time when demand from the giant economy is ebbing.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 21, 2014
March 30 and 31 set for Japan-N. Korea government talks
Japan and North Korea will hold intergovernmental talks in Beijing on March 30 to 31, the first such meeting since November 2012, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2014
Nationalism not on the rise: Abe's brother
Nationalism is "absolutely not" on the rise and Japan remains committed to peace almost 70 years after its defeat in World War II, said Vice Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi, the younger brother of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / NET NEWS WATCH
Mar 20, 2014
Did Japan's hallowed cherry trees actually originate in South Korea?
Did Japan’s hallowed cherry trees actually originate South Korea?
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2014
Japan, U.S., S. Korea eye summit next week
Japan, the United States and South Korea are preparing for a possible summit next week in the Netherlands, where the countries' leaders are scheduled to attend an international conference, Japanese sources said Thursday.
Tiny Japanese startup is bringing AI dating to the masses
Goki Kusunoki, CEO and co-founder of Samansa, with the company's Loverse app in Tokyo on May 10. The app allows interaction only with generative artificial intelligence.
South Korea's first lady grilled over Dior bag and stock manipulation
South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee and President Yoon Suk-yeol listen as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at an official state dinner, during Yoon's visit to Washington at the White House in April last year.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Unused stones for Osaka Castle diverted to expo toilet pillars
A number of stone blocks originally intended for the building of Osaka Castle are set to find a new home in the toilet facility of the 2025 Expo in Osaka.
MSDF chopper in crash that left eight dead found on seabed
SH-60K patrol helicopter
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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