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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 22, 2014
North talks a balancing act for Abe
Japan's agreement with North Korea to restart government-level talks can be viewed as one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's few diplomatic achievements.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 21, 2014
March 30 and 31 set for Japan-N. Korea government talks
Japan and North Korea will hold intergovernmental talks in Beijing on March 30 to 31, the first such meeting since November 2012, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2014
Japan, N. Korea agree to restart dialogue soon
Japanese and North Korean diplomats have agreed to work toward resuming formal intergovernmental talks that have been halted since November 2012, an official said Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2014
Japan, North Korea to restart dialogue soon
Japanese and North Korean diplomats have agreed to work toward the resumption of formal intergovernmental talks for the first time since November 2012 "as soon as possible," a Japanese official said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2014
Long road to hold Kim, North Korea liable for crimes
Western and Asian powers will begin pressing this week for North Korea to be held liable for crimes against humanity documented in a United Nations report, but concede that their chances of influencing the isolated country are slim.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2014
Yokota couple: Meeting a 'miracle'
The parents of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, say their dramatic meeting in Mongolia last week with her 26-year-old daughter was 'like a miracle' and they were also very happy to see her 10-month-old baby, both for the first time.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2014
'Sincere steps' needed for Seoul-Tokyo meet
South Korea is open to a summit with Tokyo but demands Japan first take sincere steps on historical issues to create the right conditions for talks to produce substantial results, a spokesman for South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2014
Kerry assures Congress that Tokyo, Seoul won't go nuclear over North
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that the United States has made efforts to ensure that North Korea's nuclear threat does not motivate Japan and South Korea to arm themselves with atomic weapons.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2014
Japan-North Korea Red Cross talks slated for next week
The Red Cross societies of Japan and North Korea will hold a two-day meeting starting March 19 in Shenyang, northeastern China, with the government participation from both sides, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 13, 2014
U.N. details how North sidestepping sanctions
North Korea has developed sophisticated ways to circumvent United Nations sanctions, including the suspected use of its embassies to facilitate an illegal trade in weapons, a United Nations report issued Tuesday said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2014
Chinese commercial flight passed through trajectory of North Korean missile
A China Southern Airlines Co. airplane carrying 220 passengers passed through the trajectory of a rocket launched yesterday by North Korea from its east coast seven minutes earlier, a South Korean official said.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2014
U.S. official calls on Japan to share info on N. Korea talks
A U.S. government official has called on Tokyo to provide Washington with more details about bilateral talks held with North Korea.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 4, 2014
Talks with North bring hope
An informal intergovernmental meeting between Japanese and North Korean officials in Shenyang on Monday has rekindled hope for addressing issues of concern between the two countries, including Pyongyang's abductions of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2014
North Korea missiles draw protest
Japan has lodged a protest with North Korea over its launch of short-range missiles off its eastern coast, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2014
North Korea fires volley of rockets into Sea of Japan
In separate launches, North Korea fires a total of seven missiles into waters off its eastern coast, Yonhap News Agency reports.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2014
Japanese, North Korean envoys chat at Red Cross meeting
Foreign Ministry officials held informal talks with their North Korean counterparts on the sidelines of a meeting Monday between the Red Cross societies of their respective nations in Shenyang, northeastern China.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2014
North Korea fires two short-range missiles into waters off east coast
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into waters off its east coast Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 2, 2014
Japan eyes informal talks with North
Japan plans to hold unofficial talks with North Korea when their respective Red Cross societies meet in China, offering a chance for resuming government dialogue.
EDITORIALS
Feb 24, 2014
A regime of unparalleled brutality
Sadly little will come of the report on a U.N. human rights inquiry that has concluded that the brutality of the North Korean government 'does not have any parallel in the contemporary world.'
EDITORIALS
Feb 18, 2014
Reunions at last, for Koreans
February has been a good month for Northeast Asian diplomacy in light of the Chinese and Taiwanese governments' meeting officially for the first time since 1949 and the South and North Korean governments' holding their highest-level discussions in seven years. Pyongyang gave the go-ahead for long-postponed family reunions this week.
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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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