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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2021
South Korea's Moon seeks urgency on North Korea and a vaccine deal at summit with Biden
Moon is scheduled to arrive in Washington on Thursday for a four-day stay, which will include a series of meetings with Biden.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2021
The Korean War emptied the town. Those who rebuilt it may now be rewarded.
A decades-old struggle for land by villagers in the 'Punch Bowl' has become a symbol of the war's unfinished business.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 25, 2020
Korean Series champion Dinos celebrate with sword and sorcery
After putting Doosan Bears to the sword to clinch their first Korean baseball championship on Tuesday, NC Dinos paid tribute to their owners by celebrating with a replica blade from one of the videogame developer's most popular titles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 26, 2020
Seoul accuses China’s Xi of distorting history with Korean War anniversary speech
South Korea accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of distorting history in a speech he made on the Korean War, offering rare criticism of its biggest trading partner over rhetoric seen as anti-American.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2020
China warns on ‘red lines’ as it remembers its only war with U.S.
Beijing is going all out in remembrance of its participation in the Korean War, sending a message to Washington that it's not intimidated by American military might.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2020
BTS honored Korean War sacrifices. Some in China saw an insult.
The group's leader acknowledged the shared suffering of Americans and Koreans during a recent ceremony commemorating the war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2020
U.S. and North Korea came much closer to war than previously thought, book claims
Book by journalist Bob Woodward details scores of instances that highlight the unease felt by top U.S. officials amid the 'fire and fury' of the 2017 crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2020
North Korea nuclear reactors threatened by floods, think tank says
Satellite imagery suggests recent flooding may have damaged pump houses connected to the Yongbyon facility, analysts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2020
North Korea has 'probably' developed nuclear devices to fit ballistic missiles, U.N. says
North Korea is pressing on with its nuclear weapons program and several countries believe it has "probably developed miniaturized nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missiles," according to a confidential U.N. report.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2020
More than 40 countries accuse North Korea of breaching U.N. sanctions
More than 40 countries accused North Korea on Friday of illicitly breaching a United Nations cap on refined petroleum imports and called for an immediate halt to deliveries until the end of the year, according to a complaint seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 22, 2020
South Korea troop cut speculation grows after U.S. comments
Cracks may be emerging in the so-called ironclad military alliance between South Korea and the U.S., stoking worries in Seoul that the Trump administration is looking at withdrawing troops from the peninsula.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2020
Will North Korea's Kim deliver an 'October surprise' to Trump?
Nuclear-armed Pyongyang could be weighing a summit — or provocation — ahead of November's U.S. presidential election
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2020
Kim Jong Un’s sister rules out talks with Trump but has warm words for U.S.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, dismissed the idea of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this year, but did so with a warm tone that included an unusual mention of DVDs showing celebrations of the U.S. July 4th holiday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2020
Kim Jong Un’s erratic behavior shows North Korea is stuck
On Wednesday, Kim continued to surprise, announcing the suspension of newly announced “military action plans” against South Korea. Hours later, Seoul said it observed North Koreans removing loudspeakers that were recently installed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 24, 2020
North Korea's Kim backtracks on military threat, but more surprises likely in store
After weeks of vitriol, leader offers apparent off-ramp for defusing rising tensions with Seoul, one day before the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2020
North Korea blew up the liaison office and its relations with the South
We should anticipate Pyongyang continuing its series of limited provocations in coming months aimed mainly at South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 16, 2020
Kim Jong Un’s sister takes bigger role in threats to South Korea
Siblings of North Korean leaders have been more likely to disappear than be extolled on the front pages of state media. That is, until Kim Yo Jong emerged as the face of a new pressure campaign against South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2020
North Korea warns of retaliatory actions over defectors in South
The statement came days after South Korea took legal action against defectors who have been sending material such as rice and anti-North leaflets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2020
How South Korea stopped COVID-19 early
NGOs and trade unions played a vital role in complementing government testing and tracing.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2020
Coronavirus-hit airlines swap passengers for cargo to stay aloft
Unable to fill planes with passengers as the coronavirus destroys travel demand, airlines are instead using their fleets to transport more cargo, including medicines, smartphones and Korean strawberries.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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