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KOREAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 19, 2018
Asia's metropolises against North Korea
Mega-cities must play a central role in helping to avoid conflict and defuse tension.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2018
Time ticks closer to nuclear midnight
Last week's false ballistic missile warning gave the world its first glimpse of what the start of a nuclear war might feel like as political tensions turned to real-life panic. As time ticks away, can catastrophe be averted?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2018
Inbound missile warning sent in error by Hawaii authorities prompts panic
An emergency alert was sent mistakenly on Saturday to Hawaii's residents warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack when an employee at the state emergency management agency pushed the "wrong button," Hawaii's governor said.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 31, 2017
Japan studying SDF responses to potential contingencies on Korean Peninsula: sources
The government has begun discussing how the Self-Defense Forces would respond to a military conflict on the Korean Peninsula, government sources said Saturday amid tensions with internationally condemned North Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2017
Trump's missing North Korea strategy
Almost one year into his presidency, Trump's only achievement regarding North Korea has been to secure additional sanctions from the United Nations.
EDITORIALS
Nov 29, 2017
Kim refuses to be intimidated
Sticks may be more tempting than carrots, but the challenge for the U.S. and Japan is to articulate a diplomatic settlement that Pyongyang can support.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2017
War with North Korea is not a viable option
North Korea is the land of second-best solutions, it has been said. But war is far worst than second best.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Oct 31, 2017
UNESCO adds records on Korean envoys to Japan and three monuments to Memory of the World list
Panel delays decision on whether to add documents about 'comfort women,' an issue that remains a thorn in diplomatic relations between Japan and its neighbors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2017
Time for South Korea to face its looming crisis
In the 1990s, South Korea waited for a crisis to erupt before responding with necessary reforms. But now the country is confronting a new set of internal and external risks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2017
Russia quietly throws North Korea lifeline in bid to stymie regime change
Russia is quietly boosting economic support for North Korea to try to stymie any U.S.-led push to oust Kim Jong Un, as Moscow fears his fall would sap its regional clout and allow U.S. troops to deploy on Russia's eastern border.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 27, 2017
A strategy to eliminate North Korea's nuclear threat
The U.S., Japan and South Korea need to rely on pressure and patience, deterrence and containment — not military action.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2017
North Korean nuclear 'crisis' an illusion
The urgency that world news media are imparting to the 'crisis' is, actually, a factor in extending it, thereby creating opportunities for miscalculation and war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 14, 2017
Tokyo court rules against pro-Pyongyang school in tuition waiver lawsuit
A Tokyo court on Wednesday upheld the government's exclusion of a pro-Pyongyang school in Tokyo from a tuition waiver program that covers most high schools in the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2017
North Korea's nuclear progress isn't the only bad news
Washington's neocon warriors have forgotten noneof their arrogance and bad habits, and learned nothing from their string of earlier disastrous errors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2017
Former diplomat fears war on horizon
A former key Foreign Ministry negotiator sees a window of opportunity in which both sides can be persuaded to pull back, but it will only last a year or so.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 5, 2017
Abe's moment to call Xi Jinping
The North Korean crisis presents Shinzo Abe with an opportunity to build closer ties with China.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2017
Pyongyang ratchets up its provocations
Pressure must be increased on North Korea to help halt its weapons development programs, but diplomatic efforts directly involving Pyongyang should also be explored.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017
North Korea and U.S. leadership
The challenge in North Korea is not just a nuclear crisis. It is a crisis of the quality of U.S. leadership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017
No red lines? China and North Korea
China has much to gain by strongly responding to North Korea's nuclear provocations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2017
North Korea: End of the nuclear taboo?
Is the North Korean crisis slowly eroding the postwar taboo against using nuclear weapons?
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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