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NORTH KOREA

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
JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2018
Japan to host China and South Korea for summit with North Korea likely topping agenda
The summit will be held after a more than two-year hiatus, with the leaders expected to focus on the denuclearization of North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 8, 2018
Focus on human rights fades as U.S. and South Korea pursue North Korea deal
Absent from the recent summit between the leaders of North and South Korea was Pyongyang's human rights record, and the issue appears to have faded from U.S. President Donald Trump's public agenda as he prepares for his own meeting with Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 7, 2018
Can you really walk out, Mr. Trump?
The most vital issue for Tokyo is whether and how North Korea gives up its decades-old strategic nuclear missile development program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 7, 2018
China's presence at trilateral summit likely to limit Japan's say in Korean affairs
Wednesday's trilateral summit with China and South Korea will afford Japan something it has craved for weeks.
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 6, 2018
North Korea says Japan must adapt to join diplomatic fray
Commentary in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper says the Japanese government is resorting to “flattering the American master.”
JAPAN / Politics
May 6, 2018
Japan to emphasize maximum pressure, Indo-Pacific strategy at eighth summit with Pacific island nations
Japan will take steps to beef up collaboration with Pacific island nations at a summit next week to promote the Indo-Pacific strategy advocated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 5, 2018
Abe, Xi agree to cooperate in tackling N. Korea nuclear issue
In a landmark event, the first phone call ever between the leaders of Japan and China leads to cooperation on the abduction issue and Korean denuclearization.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 4, 2018
Japan women cruise past unified Korea team to reach World Team Table Tennis Championships final
The unified Korea women's squad at the World Team Table Tennis Championships crashed out in its first fixture, losing to Japan 3-0 in Friday's semifinals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 4, 2018
South Korean national security adviser visits U.S. to meet counterpart, officials say
South Korea's national security adviser is in Washington to meet his U.S. counterpart, John Bolton, ahead of an expected summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, officials in Washington and Seoul said.
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2018
Finance chiefs from Japan, China and South Korea hail inter-Korean summit
The finance ministers and central bank governors of the three countries also warned of risks from rising protectionism and noted the importance of free trade.
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 4, 2018
Trump orders Pentagon to consider reducing U.S. troops in South Korea: report
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Defense to prepare options for reducing the number of U.S. troops in South Korea, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing several people briefed on the deliberations.
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 Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2018
China says it will play positive role as it seeks North Korea resolution
China is willing to continue playing a positive role to seek a political resolution for the Korean Peninsula, the Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councilor Wang Yi, told North Korea's foreign minister as diplomatic efforts gather pace.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 2, 2018
Conflicting concerns in North Korea talks
Precisely because Tokyo is not directly involved with planning and executing a bilateral meeting, it is well-placed to focus more on the longer-term objectives of not only denuclearization, but also on political issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2018
What to expect from the Trump-Kim summit
Before U.S. President Donald Trump starts celebrating the apparent diplomatic rapprochement on the Korean Peninsula, he should consider the challenges that lie ahead.
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.

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