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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2015
U.N. official to probe reports of North Korean workers exploited as slave labor overseas
The U.N. human rights investigator for North Korea said on Monday that he would probe allegations of an estimated 20,000 North Koreans working in slave-like conditions abroad, mainly in China, Russia and the Middle East.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 16, 2015
Tweets by 1970 JAL hijackers in North Korea drawing harsh reactions
Messages posted on Twitter by a group of Japanese who defected to North Korea after hijacking a Japan Airlines jetliner to Pyongyang in 1970, and by their wives, have attracted more than 4,000 followers — and mostly harsh reactions — since starting last October.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2015
Attack on U.S. envoy renews debate over South Korean security law
Efforts by South Korean police to charge a nationalist over a knife attack on the U.S. ambassador have renewed debate about the use of a state security act as a political weapon and an attempt to gloss over security shortcomings.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 14, 2015
Examples of linguistic gap between South, North Korea
AP — After 70 years of separation, people in North and South Korea speak in increasingly different ways. South Koreans have incorporated many English words and phrases into their language while isolated communist North Korea has eliminated words with foreign origins and created homegrown substitutes....
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2015
U.N. expert wants North Korea to answer for decades of abductions
A United Nations human rights investigator is recommending an international strategy to press North Korea to clarify the fate of hundreds of foreign nationals allegedly abducted over decades, mainly from Japan and South Korea.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 7, 2015
Japan, North Korea eye abduction talks in late March
Tokyo and Pyongyang are working to recommence stalled high-level talks on North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Mar 6, 2015
In North Korea's war on smoking, Kim is no poster boy
North Korea executes officials and arbitrarily imprisons those seen as enemies of the state. Its citizens struggle to put food on the table.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2015
North Korea warns U.S. about pre-emptive strike 'if necessary'
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong said on Tuesday that his country had the power to deter an "ever-increasing nuclear threat" by the United States with a pre-emptive strike if necessary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 3, 2015
On global stage, North Korea's top diplomat is man of mystery
The young Kim Jong Un may be the public face of isolated North Korea, but the man who represents Pyongyang on the international stage is an urbane 75-year-old who lived under an assumed name for decades and survived a vicious purge over a year ago.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2015
For North Korean defectors, fame brings cash — and suspicion
Kang Myung-do, then son-in-law of North Korea's premier, made a spectacular claim about Pyongyang's nuclear capability when he defected to the South over two decades ago, asserting the secretive country had built five atomic bombs.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2015
Abduction probe impasse prompts sanction extension warning to North Korea
Japan has told North Korea it is considering extending unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang beyond April, sources said Thursday, a move apparently aimed at breaking an impasse over stalled talks on the abduction issue.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2015
Sanctioned North Korea shipping firm still active, has renamed ships, U.N. panel says
A United Nations-blacklisted North Korean shipping company has renamed most of its vessels in a bid to disguise their origin and continues illicit shipments in violation of sanctions, according to a U.N. experts report seen by reporters on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2015
NSA chief says Sony attack traced to North Korea after software analysis
The U.S. National Security Agency identified North Korea as the source of the recent cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment after analyzing the software used in the intrusion, NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 18, 2015
U.S. Littoral Combat Ship to debut in drills off South Korea
The U.S. Navy will send its new combat ship tailored for Asia's shallow coastal waters to join military drills with South Korea that North Korea calls a prelude for invasion.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 16, 2015
North Korea briefs Japan on its questioning of suspected abductors
Pyongyang briefed Tokyo on its questioning of people suspected of involvement in the abductions of Japanese nationals when the two sides held an informal meeting in late January in Shanghai, according to a Japan-North Korea diplomatic source.
WORLD
Feb 15, 2015
China plans international tourism zone with North Korea, Russia
China is planning an international tourism zone in its northeastern border area with Russia and North Korea, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday, in Pyongyang's latest push for new investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2015
Pascal to step down as Sony studio head after hacking upheaval
Amy Pascal will step down as co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment after hackers angry about a movie she championed mocking North Korea's dictator exposed a raft of embarrassing emails between Pascal and other Hollywood figures.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2015
Japan, U.S., South Korea seek credible denuclearization talks with North Korea
Nuclear envoys from Japan, the United States and South Korea have reaffirmed the importance of holding a "credible dialogue" with North Korea to wind down its nuclear program, a step that could lead to the resumption of the long-stalled six-party talks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2015
Chongryon's HQ resold to another company
A real estate firm that recently acquired the building housing the Tokyo headquarters of North Korea-affiliated group Chongryon has signed a deal to sell the property for ¥4.4 billion, informed sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 28, 2015
Say goodnight to the bad guy: The cost of making enemies in the age of globalized cinema
In the summer of 2010, Hollywood studio MGM had the film "Red Dawn" in the bag and ready for release. There was one little problem, though: The movie — a remake of the 1984 film of the same name, a Cold War paranoid-fantasy about a Soviet invasion of America — had rebooted itself by imagining a more...
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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