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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2019
U.S. and South Korea considering carrots for Kim to spur progress in nuclear talks
The U.S. and South Korea are discussing "corresponding measures" to reward North Korea's steps toward denuclearization, South Korea's foreign minister said, as President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un prepare for a possible second summit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 16, 2019
With Pyongyang summit nowhere in sight, pessimism grows in Tokyo over North Korean abductions issue
With no possibility of a Japan-North Korea summit anywhere in sight, and hopes fading that South Korea could pave the way for such a meeting amid deteriorating ties between Tokyo and Seoul, pessimism seems to be growing in Japan over whether the issue of Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2019
Kim Jong Un's right-hand man expected to visit Washington for meeting with Pompeo and Trump
The right-hand man of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to meet this week with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — and possibly even President Donald Trump — as deadlocked denuclearization talks look to get a fresh injection of momentum.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 14, 2019
Amid Russia probe and North Korea maneuvering, could a Trump-Kim deal leave Japan in the lurch?
“I think there's a very a high chance — maybe more than 50 percent — that, if Trump meets Kim again, there will be a deal that sells out allies,” says Van Jackson, a former Pentagon official and North Korea expert.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 13, 2019
Vietnam emerging as front-runner to host second Trump-Kim Jong Un summit
Vietnam has emerged as the apparent front-runner for hosting a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after a second report cited the Southeast Asian country as a potential host city.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 13, 2019
North Korea tells Japan it may raise wartime labor issue if Tokyo keeps up pressure on abductees
North Korea has told Japan it could raise the subject of wartime forced labor during Tokyo's occupation of the Korean Peninsula in any future bilateral talks, diplomatic sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 11, 2019
Abe says Japan is 'using various channels' to talk with North Korea, including over possible summit with Kim Jong Un
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government is "using various channels" to communicate with North Korea, including over a potential summit with leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 9, 2019
Kim Jong Un leaves China after talking with Xi about U.S. sanctions
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Beijing after talking and dining with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to South Korean media, in a show of unity as they engage in delicate negotiations with President Donald Trump's administration.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 9, 2019
North Korea to hold parliamentary election, the second under Kim Jong Un, in March
North Korea said Wednesday that it will hold a parliamentary election in March, the second since Kim Jong Un became the country's supreme leader following the death of his father in December 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2019
Four men claiming to be from North Korea rescued in western Japan
Four men claiming to be from North Korea arrived on an island in western Japan on Tuesday, after their boat apparently lost power and came under the protection of Japanese authorities, police said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2019
Think small to denuclearize North Korea
New Year's traditions differ across the Pacific. Americans break out bottles of champagne and wake up with headaches and fuzzy memories. Koreans try to maintain sobriety in order to bow to family elders on Jan. 1 and receive blessings for the peace, prosperity and health of their entire clan. Such cultural...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2019
Did China just reveal Kim Jong Un's birth date, one of North Korea's most closely guarded state secrets?
About 30 activists gathered after a petition urging U.S. President Donald Trump to halt the work accumulated more than 195,000 signatures in 30 days.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 8, 2019
With hopes of sanctions-related gifts from Beijing, Kim spends birthday in China
As Kim Jong Un spent his birthday in Beijing on Tuesday, the young North Korean leader was likely hoping to take home more than just a few gifts during his three-day visit to the Chinese capital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2019
North Korea's Kim travels to Beijing for meeting with Xi after warning of alternative path
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was spending his birthday in Beijing after arriving in the Chinese capital Tuesday — which was believed to be his 35th birthday — for his fourth summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping as talks on a second meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump gather steam.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2019
Trump and Kim Jong Un likely to choose Hanoi for second summit, report says
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could meet in Vietnam's capital for their second summit on Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, the South Korean newspaper Munhwa Ilbo said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2019
Trump says North Korea sanctions to remain 'in full force and effect' until U.S. sees 'very positive' results
In comments ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump said Sunday that crippling sanctions imposed on nuclear-armed North Korea will remain "in full force and effect" until the United States sees "very positive" results.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 5, 2019
North defector Thae Yong Ho urges colleague Jo Song Gil to go to Seoul
A former North Korean diplomat who staged a high-profile defection in 2016 has urged an old colleague who has gone missing in Italy to defect to Seoul, following a report that he was seeking asylum in the United States.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 5, 2019
Japan seeking to extend U.S. security treaty to cyberattacks
Tokyo is considering stipulating in a document with the United States that Washington's commitment to defend Japan under a key article of their long-standing security treaty extends to cyberattacks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2019
Dapper new Kim Jong Un is playing an old game
The best U.S. approach to North Korea can be summed up in two words: strategic patience.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 3, 2019
Trump says he expects meeting with North Korea's Kim soon, denies urging rapid denuclearization
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and expected to meet him again soon as part of the U.S. administration's efforts to press Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program.

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