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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 11, 2022
Ukraine's Zelenskyy tells South Korean lawmakers tens of thousands killed in Mariupol
'Ukraine needs various military technologies from airplanes to tanks,' Zelenskyy said in a video address to South Korean lawmakers. 'South Korea can help us.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2022
North Korea celebrates 10 years of Kim Jong Un as top party leader
Officials praised Kim's leadership in developing nuclear weapons, touted his political achievements, and unveiled new portraits and exhibitions to celebrate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 7, 2022
Could North Korea mark key anniversary with a nuclear test?
The U.S. special envoy has said that North Korea may conduct its seventh nuclear test on the 110th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2022
U.S., U.K. and Australia to develop hypersonic weapons after China and Russia advances
The move by the AUKUS alliance also left the door open for other partner nations, such as Japan, to potentially work together on defense issues in the future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2022
Kim sister threatens South Korea with nuclear strike if it attacks
Kim Yo Jong's threat appeared to be an effort to justify future provocations to challenge the hawkish new president soon taking power in Seoul.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 3, 2022
South Korea's Han Duck-soo tapped to return as prime minister for Yoon administration
The 72-year-old Han has expertise in economy, trade and public affairs, and was prime minister during the Roh Moo-hyun administration from April 2007 to February 2008.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2022
North Korean missile tests could eventually trigger a Japanese response
With nuclear weapons atop North Korea's missiles, they become a genuinely serious, if not existential, threat to South Korea, Japan and the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2022
North Korea's Kim lied about firing newer version of ICBM, Seoul says
North Korea may have used video from a failed Hwasong-17 test on the morning of March 16 and launched an actual Hwasong-15 to sell it as a success.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2022
Analysts investigate possibility of North Korean missile test 'deception'
Reports suggest North Korea's biggest missile test ever may not have been what it seemed, raising new questions over the secretive country's banned weapons program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2022
Kim says North Korea will keep developing 'formidable striking capabilities'
Kim Jong Un said his strategic force 'can not be bartered nor be bought with anything' and will be held firm without the slightest vacillation despite harsh trials and difficulties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2022
Analysts say images of 'monster' North Korean ICBM may have been from earlier launch
Analysts said shadows, weather, and other aspects of the imagery of the launch suggest shown by North Korea actually happened on a different date and time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 27, 2022
Kishida calls nuclear threat ‘increasingly real’ as nonproliferation goals fade
The leader has spotlighted concerns in Tokyo that Moscow's nuclear saber-ratting has dealt a setback for nonproliferation — and provided a lesson to others in Asia who might emulate Russia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2022
North Korea may be preparing for nuclear test soon, report says
Pyongyang appears to be working on a 'shortcut' to a tunnel at its Punggye-ri test facility, apparently in an attempt to repair the site, which was shuttered in 2018.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2022
Relocation of presidential office in Seoul heightens security concerns
The South Korean president-elect's decision to move both the presidential office and the Defense Ministry comes at a time when North Korea is rapidly escalating tension.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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