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NORTH KOREA

ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2015
North Korea prepares for possible missile launch: Yonhap
North Korea has declared a no-sail zone off its east coast in a sign it could be preparing a missile launch, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 7, 2015
'The Invitation-Only Zone' is a nuanced account of North Korea's abductions
Robert S. Boynton describes his book as "extreme journalism," which he defines as "reporting on a series of events spanning several decades, in three countries, in two languages I don't speak."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2015
North Korean author of 'The Girl with Seven Names' memoir still feels hunted
The girl with seven names is finding it hard these days to contact relatives in Stalinist North Korea on the underground mobile phone link defectors like her have used for years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2015
South Korea to raise defense spending to deter threat from North
South Korea plans to raise defense spending by 4 percent next year, more than the average for the entire budget, as President Park Geun-hye sees stepped up military readiness as a way to pressure North Korea to seek dialogue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2015
Japan, South Korea grow more 'cyber mature' as they build online defenses: study
A series of online attacks over the past year have spurred Japan and South Korea to bolster their cyberdefenses, improving their ranking on an annual list of countries' "cyber maturity," in which Australia notably dropped.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015
U.S. should retire outdated alliance with South Korea
The U.S.-South Korean security treaty is entirely one-sided, and charity is no basis for foreign policy.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2015
China's policy toward North Korea is changing
China is beginning to face an unfavorable political and strategic landscape that will compel it to change its North Korea policy whether it wants to or not.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2015
North Korea's Kim permits family reunions to gain leverage with South
Lee Taek-gu is about to meet his little sister — something he's waited 65 years for.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2015
U.S. deploys advanced missile defense ship to Japan
The United States deployed one of its most advanced ballistic missile defense warships to Japan on Monday as part of the Obama administration's rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 19, 2015
At upcoming Korean family reunions, many topics are off-limits
When Ahn Yoon-joon, 86, meets his two younger sisters this week that he has not heard from in more than 60 years, there is much they won't be able to talk about.
EDITORIALS
Oct 4, 2015
It's time for world to ratify CTBT
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty still hasn't come into force, and all countries everywhere should do everything they can to get the remaining eight key nations on board.

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