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KOREAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2017
Solving the Pyongyang problem
Is it ever a good idea to start a nuclear war? Because that's the notion that U.S. President Donald Trump is actually playing with regarding North Korea.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2017
U.S. has no good military options against Kim
How to describe American military options in North Korea? Bad and worse.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2017
The China-South Korea trade war must end
As long as North Korea poses such an acute threat, China's opposition to the THAAD missile defense system is pointless — and highly destructive.
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2017
South Korea must now move on
South Korea's next leader faces several daunting challenges.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2017
Trump accelerates risk of confrontation with Kim
The Korean Peninsula is heating up and the Trump administration's policy appears to be to stoke the flames.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2017
Dealing with Pyongyang
Any new U.S. policy approaches or initiatives must await the selection of a new South Korean president, and must then be closely coordinated with Seoul and Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2017
China shouldn't treat South Korea as an enemy
Beijing should rethink its self-defeating strategy of trashing Seoul.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2017
Seoul gets the impeachment process right
The removal from office of South Korean President Park Geun-hye is a remarkable outcome for a relatively new democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2017
The art of the North Korean deal
Unless the North Korea problem is separated from the strategic competition between the U.S. and China, diplomatic efforts will continue to fail.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2017
The Trump fantasy: If we say it, they will do it
American officials have been frustrated with China's support for the North, but so far have failed to give Beijing a good reason to risk instability and chaos on its doorstep.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2017
The Kim regime: separating fact from fiction
An effective response to North Korea demands a clear understanding of the forces driving Pyongyang's behavior.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2017
Time to repair Tokyo-Seoul ties
Tokyo and Seoul can't afford to let bilateral ties languish given the regional threat posed by North Korea.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 27, 2017
Osaka court rejects suit over halt in subsidies to pro-Chongryon schools
A district court rejected Thursday a lawsuit filed by the operator of 10 Korean schools in Osaka Prefecture seeking nullification of a decision by local authorities not to pay subsidies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2017
Time for U.S. to rethink its North Korea policy
Washington's refusal to negotiate with Pyongyang hasn't slowed down North Korea's military activities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2016
U.N. chief Ban may be unwitting loser in South Korean presidential scandal
Besides South Korean President Park Geun-hye, the biggest casualty of the country's mushrooming political corruption scandal may be the presidential aspirations of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2016
A sad ending looms for Park's political career
Even if South Korean President Park Geun-hye isn't forced to resign, she's finished politically.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2016
The roots of South Korea's corruption culture
The emphasis on loyalty in South Korean culture is behind the recent corruption scandals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2016
Park Geun-hye crisis fans Korean lost decade risks
President Park's links to the Rasputin of Korea make her a lame duck leader and kills off chances for reform.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 13, 2016
Despite controversy, the Busan International Film Festival is as strong as ever
The 21st edition of Asia's biggest movie event, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which took place from Oct. 6 to 15, almost didn't happen; or, at least, that's the story being told. Actually, considering how important the festival is for South Korea's movie industry, one of the most vital...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2016
Life in the shadow of North Korea
The one place in the world that's not on edge about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's increasingly scary militarism is South Korea.

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