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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 10, 2019
Powerful North Korean decision-making body set to decide 'new orientation' ahead of Trump-Moon summit
North Korea has announced that the Central Committee of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was set to hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss and decide what it called a "new orientation" just days ahead of South Korean leader Moon Jae-in's visit to the White House.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 9, 2019
Dangers of a strategically expendable South Korea
It is terrifying to think of the continued risk of a deal between Trump and Kim that could leave North Korea's denuclearization incomplete.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2019
Japan extends sanctions on North Korea by two years over abductions and nuclear weapons
Japan decided Tuesday to extend its sanctions against North Korea for two years, maintaining pressure on Pyongyang to denuclearize and resolve its past abductions of Japanese nationals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 8, 2019
North Korean leader's 'field guidance' trips highlight economic focus ahead of parliament meeting
In a possible signal of what to expect at a key meeting of North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament later this week, state media reported Monday on leader Kim Jong Un's visit to a recently remodeled, modern-looking department store.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2019
G7 pushes North Korea to continue denuclearization talks with U.S.
Foreign ministers of Group of Seven nations on Saturday pushed North Korea to continue denuclearization negotiations with the United States while vowing to maintain pressure on Pyongyang to encourage it to give up its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2019
Increasing influential U.S. national security adviser John Bolton tests boundaries — and Trump's patience
White House national security adviser John Bolton is expanding his influence in increasingly visible ways, pursuing his own long-standing foreign policy priorities at the risk of tensions with top administration officials — and even Donald Trump himself.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 6, 2019
Top U.S. diplomat 'confident' of third round of Trump-Kim nuclear talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he is "confident" there will be a third summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, noting that talks with Pyongyang are continuing after a February nuclear summit in Hanoi failed to yield a deal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 6, 2019
Japan's top government spokesman eyes U.S. trip in May to raise abduction issue
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga may visit the United States early next month to seek support for resolving the long-standing issue of Japanese who were abducted by North Korea, government sources have said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2019
Prospect of nuclear weapons use 'higher than it has been in generations,' U.N. disarmament chief says
The head of disarmament at the United Nations warned the international community on Tuesday that the threat of nuclear weapons use has increased because the headway made in the post-Cold War era toward denuclearization has "come to a halt."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2019
The next clash between India and Pakistan
The question is when, not if.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2019
Divining North Korea's U.S. policy
After his disappointing summit with Trump in Hanoi, what directio will Kim take?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2019
Moon hopes North Korea responds positively to U.S.-South Korea efforts
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that he hopes North Korea responds positively when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump this month as part of efforts to restart denuclearization talks with the North.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2019
In first reaction to raid, North Korea brands Madrid embassy break-in 'a grave terrorist attack'
North Korea has called a February raid on its embassy in Spain by a shadowy anti-regime group "a grave terrorist attack," state-run media said Sunday in Pyongyang's first reaction to the break-in.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 30, 2019
With a piece of paper, Trump called on Kim to hand over all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons
On the day that their talks in Hanoi collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump handed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a piece of paper that included a blunt call for the transfer of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and bomb fuel to the United States.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2019
Trump tells why new sanctions on Pyongyang are not necessary: North Koreans already 'suffering greatly'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he decided not to put additional sanctions on North Korea a week earlier because he wanted to maintain a good relationship with leader Kim Jong Un and because the North Korean people are already "suffering greatly."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2019
South Korea's Moon to visit White House next month in bid to salvage Kim-Trump nuclear talks
In a bid to salvage broken-down nuclear negotiations with North Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in plan to hold a summit next month in Washington, the White House has announced.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2019
Shadowy group accused of North Korean Embassy intrusion in Spain suspends operations
A dissident group accused of breaking into North Korea's embassy in Madrid said on Thursday it was temporarily suspending operations, after a Spanish judge issued international arrest warrants for two suspected intruders now believed to be in the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2019
Senior North Korean diplomat arrives in Beijing as top U.S. denuclearization official visits Chinese capital
A North Korean top diplomat arrived in Beijing from Pyongyang on Tuesday morning, Kyodo News confirmed, with state-run media saying he is scheduled to visit Laos.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2019
Pentagon calls missile defense system's intercept of ICBM-class target a 'success'
In a move that could have ramifications for defending the United States from North Korean nuclear weapons, the U.S. said Monday that it had successfully conducted a "salvo" intercept of an intercontinental ballistic missile-class target — the first test of its kind.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Mar 25, 2019
Organizers give North Korea access to 2020 Olympics info
This article about North Korea and the 2020 Olympics is filled with technical terms that illustrate the importance of modifying clauses.

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