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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2022
South Korea seeks to kick-start talks to resolve historical feuds with Japan
The high-level visit to Tokyo by South Korean officials comes amid concerns the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could disrupt efforts to mend ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2022
South Korea politics roiled by pair sent to North and likely killed
South Korean prosecutors are investigating members of former President Moon Jae-in's government over the 2019 forced repatriation of two North Koreans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2022
South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin to visit Japan on Monday
South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin is planning to visit Japan on Monday to meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as the two nations explore ways to thaw their icy relationship.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2022
North Korea recognizes breakaway of Russia's proxies in east Ukraine
The move makes North Korea only the third country after Russia and Syria to recognize the two entities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2022
South Korea's Yoon visits memorial altar for Abe in Seoul
After offering a tribute at the altar set up in the embassy's cultural center, Yoon signed an official book sending his condolences to Abe's bereaved family and the Japanese nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 12, 2022
Asia experts seek Japan's lead in rules-based order after Kishida win
With the election victory, the LDP-Komeito coalition and other pro-constitutional reform forces continue to control more than two-thirds of the seats in both houses of parliament.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2022
U.S. hails Abe as 'man of vision' as family mourns late former leader
Top diplomat Antony Blinken said he had shared letters from U.S. President Joe Biden with Abe's family and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2022
South Korea's Yoon suspends informal media briefings, citing COVID-19
The end of the free-wheeling briefings, which broke with years of tradition, also comes amid growing questions over scandal and party turmoil.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2022
South Korea detects apparent North Korean artillery fire
Seoul announced that the shots were detected after 6 p.m. and that the military had strengthened surveillance and alert levels, without mentioning any further response.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2022
South Korea's Yoon to visit Japanese Embassy to offer condolences over Abe death
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is also likely to dispatch a delegation led by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to a government memorial service for Abe later this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2022
Tokyo to increase number of evacuation shelters amid growing missile threats
The move comes in response to growing security threats, including nuclear-armed North Korea and China in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2022
Japan, U.S. and South Korea vow to closely cooperate to counter North Korea
The trilateral talks between the countries' top diplomats marked the first such gathering since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in early May.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2022
North Korea's Kim convenes conference for strengthening party rule
The event was the first of its kind and involved 'realizing the organizational and ideological consolidation of the Party ranks in every way,' state-run media said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2022
South Korean spy agency files complaints against ex-chiefs over North Korea cases
Two former chiefs, who led the agency under the liberal Moon Jae-in government, have been accused of ordering an investigation to end and destroying intelligence documents, respectively.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2022
Japan and South Korea buyers not yet asked to pay rubles for Russian LNG imports
Russia has already demanded ruble payments from European oil and gas buyers as its economy, cut off from the global financial system, faces a grave crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2022
Seoul steps up moves to mend tattered relationship with Tokyo
South Korea has held the first meeting of a public-private body on wartime labor, with momentum toward improving ties with Japan expected to grow after Sunday's election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 5, 2022
South Korea’s inflation hits fastest pace since 1998
The news will add to the pressure on the Bank of Korea to consider an outsized interest-rate hike next week
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2022
South Korea holds first meeting of Japan wartime labor forum
Experts and lawyers of South Korean plaintiffs who won compensation cases against Japanese companies will be asked to give their views on the issue in the meetings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2022
Seoul and Tokyo must work together to address tensions, Yoon says
The head of Japan's biggest business lobby group has asked the South Korean president to hold summit talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to improve bilateral relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2022
North Korea blames COVID-19 outbreak on ‘alien things’ from South
South Korea's Unification Ministry repudiated the claims, and there are several other possible routes for COVID-19 infections.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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