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KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2023
South Korea indicts opposition leader Lee Jae-myung over property graft
Lee, chair of the main opposition Democratic Party, faces several charges, including bribery, corruption, breach of trust and conflicts of interests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023
U.S. and South Korea plan ‘largest-ever’ live-fire drills in June
The joint drills are planned as part of a program to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between South Korea and the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2023
South Korea restores intelligence-sharing pact with Japan
Yoon apparently aims to give further momentum to the move toward improved ties with Japan that was created when he met with Kishida in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 21, 2023
South Korea's Yoon says Japan will be back on trade 'white list'
Yoon announced the decision at a cabinet meeting, saying South Korea and Japan should make efforts to remove obstacles that hinder developing bilateral ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023
To combat food shortages, North Korea deploys the military
Kim Jong Un, the country's leader, has called for soldiers to be “a driving force” in increasing food production, a reflection of the North's economic and geopolitical challenges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023
North Korea's Kim oversees missile drill with mock nuclear warhead
The missile drill could be a prelude for the state’s first test of a nuclear device in the air. All of its six previous nuclear tests have been in tunnels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023
South Korea opposition leader faces indictment soon, report says
Lee Jae-myung has said he is the victim of a political witch hunt aimed at removing a rival of the president and denied any wrongdoing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2023
North Korea fires off missile as U.S. continues military drills with Asian allies
Pyongyang fired off a short-range ballistic missile Sunday, Tokyo and Seoul said, days before the U.S. and South Korea were due to wrap up large-scale military drills.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2023
South Korea begins process to normalize GSOMIA intel pact with Japan
Seoul is eyeing measures to normalize the deal, a report said, with an official letter detailing the move set to be delivered to Tokyo soon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2023
U.S. accuses China of trying to hide North Korea atrocities
The U.S. has accused China of attempting to hide North Korea's atrocities by blocking the webcast of an informal meeting of U.N. Security Council members.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2023
Why Kishida and Yoon moved to improve frosty bilateral ties
Beyond good food and drinks, North Korea’s repeated missile launches and the need for the two countries to cooperate over economic security brought the two leaders together.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2023
Kishida warmly welcomes South Korea's president to Tokyo
Will the summit talks in Tokyo between the leaders of Japan and South Korea change the course of the two nations' hopelessly tumultuous relations?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2023
How China lost Asia
China’s efforts to bully its neighbors into acquiescing to its demands have not only failed, they have led Asia's democracies to deepen cooperation with the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2023
Kim Jong Un says ICBM launch before South Korea-Japan summit was to 'strike fear’
The launch came hours before South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol went to Japan for a rare summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2023
Kishida and Yoon to resume ‘shuttle diplomacy’ as frosty ties warm
The visit to Japan by Yoon is the first by a South Korean president for a bilateral summit since Lee Myung-bak traveled to Tokyo more than 11 years ago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2023
North Korea fires 'ICBM-class' missile ahead of Yoon-Kishida summit
The show of force came just hours before Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol were due to meet in Tokyo for their first-ever formal summit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2023
Japan needs South Korea to defend against Kim Jong Un’s missiles
While the two sides feuded, North Korea was busy rolling out a new generation of rockets that are quick to fire and maneuverable in the air, posing a threat to both countries.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.

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