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NORTH KOREA JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 9, 2018
In walking away from Iran deal, Trump bets heavily on U.S. power, but move could backfire with North Korea
With Washington's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement, President Donald Trump may have just made it more difficult to cut a deal with Pyongyang and alienated Asian allies, just as preparations for a landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ramp up.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 9, 2018
Kim, Xi talk denuclearization as North Korean leader makes second secret visit to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he was committed to giving up his nuclear weapons if security guarantees were met, during a surprise visit to the Chinese port city of Dalian just weeks ahead of a planned summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2018
Singapore likely to host Trump-Kim summit in mid-June, reports say
Singapore has become the most likely site for a landmark summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in mid-June, reports have said, as the two nations move closer to formally announcing a date and location.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2018
Minister in charge of the abduction issue, Katsunobu Kato, presses North Korea to resolve the matter
Speaking at the U.N. headquarters in New York, minister says kin of abductees consider upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2018
Trump hints at imminent release of Americans held in North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump has hinted at the imminent release of Americans detained in North Korea, just weeks ahead of a planned summit between him and the North's leader, Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2018
Families of abductees seek help from U.S. for immediate return of kin from North Korea
Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s on Wednesday pressed the reclusive state to immediately return all kidnap victims.
JAPAN / Politics
May 2, 2018
Abe aims to resolve North Korea abduction and nuclear issues, and normalize diplomatic ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that Japan is seeking to resolve the North Korean abduction, nuclear and missile issues "in a comprehensive manner" and normalize diplomatic ties with the North, following Pyongyang's recent diplomatic moves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2018
South Korea's Moon says peace deal wouldn't mean U.S. troops' withdrawal
South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivered a denial Wednesday that U.S. troops stationed in the country would withdraw following the possible signing of a peace treaty to end the Korean War, saying that they should stay even if a deal is reached.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2018
Trump was talked out of pulling U.S. troops from South Korea ahead of Pyeongchang Olympics, report says
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 30, 2018
Mike Pompeo says he spoke with North Korea's Kim about denuclearization 'mechanism'
Newly minted U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he has spoken with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un about how the isolated country might relinquish its nuclear arsenal and what a "complete, verifiable, irreversible mechanism might look like."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2018
With too many unknowns, Abe administration cautious about any summit with Kim
The administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is cautious about North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's call to hold a bilateral summit, saying there are many hurdles to overcome.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2018
Possibility of Abe-Kim meeting gives hope to families of Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago
The news Sunday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's interest in holding a summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered a glimmer of hope to the relatives of Japanese nationals kidnapped by North Korea decades ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 29, 2018
Kim Jong Un ready to talk with Abe at 'any time,' Blue House reveals after North-South summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he is ready to hold a dialogue with Japan at “any time,” the presidential Blue House in Seoul says.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2018
North Korea's Kim vows transparency in nuclear site closure, says foreign experts and journalists can view dismantling
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to shutter his country's nuclear test site next month and will invite foreign experts and journalists to view the dismantling, as planning ramps up for a landmark meeting between him and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2018
North Korea's Kim and South's Moon pledge 'new era of peace'
In a historic summit that few could have imagined just months ago, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced Friday the opening of "a new era of peace" that would end the Korean War and achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2018
With Kim-Moon summit over, Japan eager for piece of the action
With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's summit with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in seen as a success and Kim's summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on the horizon, Japan is desperate to become a player in the next round of negotiations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 27, 2018
Abe hails outcome of inter-Korean summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday hailed the outcome of the inter-Korean summit and the leaders' pledge to achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2018
Abductees' kin watch inter-Korean summit from Japan, hoping for return of loved ones
Relatives of Japanese kidnapped by North Korea decades ago expressed hope that Friday's inter-Korean summit and a subsequent U.S.-North Korea summit will move the long-stalled abduction issue forward and ultimately lead to the return of their loved ones.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 27, 2018
When Pompeo met Kim: White House releases images of historic moment
The White House released photos of new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, marking the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the pariah nation since 2000.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2018
Denuclearization to take center stage as Kim and Moon meet in rare inter-Korean summit
Sixty-five years after the Korean War ended in an armistice, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will become the first leader from the North to set foot on South Korean soil when he strides across the Demilitarized Zone on Friday for a historic summit with the rival South's president, Moon Jae-in.

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