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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2022
A unified Korea would be a good thing
The best answer to North Korean nuclear weapons is Southern-led unification of the peninsula u2013 especially for Japan
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 27, 2022
LDP proposal heralds big changes for Japan's security policies
Touting need to break precedent, the ruling party has recommended that Japan acquire 'counterattack capabilities' and boost defense spending to 2% of GDP within five years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2022
Tokyo needs to brace itself for return of a new cold war
Russia's invasion of Ukraine might solidify a renewed cold war bloc that includes China and North Korea, two states that pose a threat to Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2022
North Korea's Kim uses massive military parade to deliver nuke warning
The North Korean leader vowed to speed up the development of his nuclear arsenal while also saying that his military should be prepared to use its deterrent 'at any time.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2022
Crypto conference in North Korea leads to more criminal charges
Alejandro Cao de Benos of Spain and Christopher Emms, a U.K. citizen, were charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 24, 2022
South Korean delegation faces uphill battle in rebuilding ties with Japan
South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has dispatched a team to Tokyo for five days of meetings with top officials and possibly Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a bid to repair relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2022
Kishida likely to meet delegation sent by next South Korean president
The meeting, expected to take place as early as Monday, would give Kishida an opportunity to hear how the Yoon administration would seek to improve bilateral ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2022
North Korea's Kim offers rare praise for South's departing Moon
Analysts are skeptical that the message heralds an improvement in relations and warn that the praise could be a bid to portray Moon's successor as responsible for any deterioration in ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2022
Japan's ruling party to propose more defense spending, eyes 2% of GDP
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will propose that the government sharply increase its defense spending, party members said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol’s next opponents: Housing and jobs
If President-elect Yoon Seok-youl takes the wrong approach to key issues, the country may be unable to avoid a Japanese-style “lost decades.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2022
Kishida sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
The prime minister is expected to refrain from paying a visit during the controversial Tokyo shrine's spring festival.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2022
South Korea's next top diplomat says 2015 'comfort women' pact with Japan is official
The current Moon Jae-in government that came into office in 2017 had described it as 'seriously flawed,' after which bilateral ties sank to the lowest point in years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022
Kim Jong Un's Hollywood makeover highlights new propaganda push
Since taking power a decade ago, Kim has brought new looks to state television, including drone footage, computer graphics, music video-style cuts and made-for-TV moments.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. envoy vows 'strongest possible deterrent' over North Korea weapons tests
Sung Kim and his deputy, Jung Pak, met South Korean officials, including nuclear envoy Noh Kyu-duk, after arriving in Seoul for a five-day visit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2022
South Korea and U.S. begin joint springtime military exercises
According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nine-day exercises will be computer simulated and not involve field drills.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2022
South Korea's bewildering stance on the Ukraine conflict
Elevating economics and trade over politics like Seoul has done with the Ukraine invasion will haunt it — especially with China, which has long used economic leverage as a policy weapon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2022
North Korea tests new weapon in bid to improve its 'tactical nukes'
In an apparent sign of the test's importance, leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch, telling officials to continue building up the county's 'nuclear combat forces.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2022
South Korea president-elect to send team to Japan for policy talks
South Korea's incoming leader, Yoon Suk-yeol, will send a delegation to Japan this month for policy consultations on bilateral issues and cooperation in responding to threats by North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2022
Kim Jong Un gives North Korea’s most famous TV anchor a luxury home
Ri Chun Hee, who delivers the news with a soaring, bombastic tenor, received a two-story apartment in a riverside complex from the country's leader, apparently for her loyalty.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2022
North Korea fetes founder as U.S. prepares for provocations
Jets and helicopters flew low over central Pyongyang on Thursday night, indicating a possible military parade, specialist service NK News cited sources in the capital as saying.

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