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NORTH KOREA

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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2021
Will Japan’s Kishida take relations with the Koreas in a new direction?
Kishida may follow a common Japanese approach to the Koreas: seek apology and clarity from Pyongyang on the abduction issue while refusing to offer additional apologies to Seoul.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2021
North Korea is trying to hide uranium plant expansion, watchdog group says
Satellite imagery shows that previously reported construction in an area at the Yongbyon uranium enrichment plant has been covered to hide details of the building's layout.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2021
North Korea trades scorn for flattery to win benefits from Moon
While North Korea has frequently shifted between provocations and diplomatic overtures, Kim now appears to be trying to do both at the same time.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2021
Two Koreas reopen hotlines as Pyongyang urges Seoul to mend ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his willingness last week to reactivate the hotlines, which were cut off in early August.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2021
North Korea accuses U.N. of double standards over missile tests, warns of consequences
The United Nations Security Council met behind closed doors Friday upon requests from the United States and other countries over the North's recent spate of weapons tests.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2021
North Korea says it tested difficult-to-stop 'hypersonic missile'
Hypersonic missiles are far faster and more maneuverable than ballistic ones, making them potentially difficult targets for missile defenses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2021
North Korea conducts third weapons test in just over two weeks
The test came as the North's U.N. envoy told the General Assembly that his country had a “right” to develop weapons for self-defense in the face of the United States' “hostile policy.”
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2021
Kim’s sister warms to peace proposal and says Koreas' hostilities must end
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reached out to South Korea for the second time in as many days
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2021
North Korea says call to declare end of Korean War is premature
The two Koreas are still technically at war after their 1950-1953 conflict ended in a ceasefire rather than a peace treaty.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2021
North Korea’s work at uranium plant points to missile buildup
Any expansion of its enrich uranium program would be another sign that Kim Jong Un is removing self-imposed constraints on his atomic weapons program put in place during talks with the U.S.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 17, 2021
North Korea tests new weapons, and much more
Dealing with North Korea is complicated, and Pyongyang's decision to close its borders to prevent COVID-19 infection has made intelligence collection even more difficult.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2021
North Korea's new railway-borne missile system built to strike 'threat-posing forces'
Analysts say the development could add complexity for a foreign military seeking to track and destroy the missiles before they are fired.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 15, 2021
U.S. 'naive' about Kim Jong Un talks, leading South Korea candidate says
One of the top-ranked conservatives seeking to be South Korea's next president said the U.S. was 'reckless” in its diplomacy with North Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 15, 2021
North Korean missiles land in Japan EEZ as nuclear threat grows
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has condemned the launches, the second test-firing in less than a week, as an “outrageous threat to peace and security in the region.'

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