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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 17, 2018
Abe less popular than Kim Jong Un, Trump, Xi and Putin in South Korea: Gallup survey
Japan's hawkish prime minister is at the bottom of the list.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2018
Top officials clamor to make Trump-Kim summit a reality
South Korea said on Friday that it is seeking high-level talks this month with North Korea to prepare for a summit and that President Moon Jae-in may meet Donald Trump before the U.S. president's planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2018
North Korean foreign minister visits Sweden, sparking speculation of Kim-Trump summit plans
North Korea's foreign minister landed in Sweden on Thursday for talks, prompting speculation that the two-day trip could lay the groundwork for a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2018
Could the Kim-Trump summit succeed?
The Kim-Trump summit is an opportunity that will be difficult to seize and easy to squander.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2018
Abe-Kim summit: The real deal or thinly veiled diversion?
Tokyo is seeking a summit with North Korea's leader, prompting speculation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scrambling to deflect public attention away from a document-tampering scandal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 14, 2018
New top U.S. diplomat's hawkish views on Iran put North Korea detente in question
U.S. President Donald Trump has again cleaned house, this time firing his top diplomat and replacing him with his hawkish spy chief in a move that could have wide-ranging implications for a planned summit between the American and North Korean leaders slated to take place sometime before the end of May....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2018
North Korea isn't the biggest problem in Asia
Kim is a tactical difficulty, maintaining alliances against China is the strategic issue
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2018
'Remain patient,' Tillerson says of Trump-Kim meeting specifics
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. expects North Korea to be in direct touch after President Donald Trump agreed to Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet, urging patience as preparations for the potentially historic handshake are worked out.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 12, 2018
'Maximum pressure' to continue until North gives up nukes, Kono says after meeting South Korean intel chief
Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Monday that Japan, together with South Korea, will continue to maximize pressure on North Korea until Pyongyang takes concrete action toward the complete abandonment of nuclear weapons and missiles.
EDITORIALS
Mar 12, 2018
Trump rolls the dice on North Korea
New and creative thinking is needed to end the stalemate and change trajectories on the Korean Peninsula. But this is a very risky gamble.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2018
Trump-Kim meeting: What role should China play?
The fear of marginalization in Beijing is palpable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2018
What critics of North Korea summit get wrong
Diplomacy — the alternative to war — is the messy business of meeting adversaries, not ignoring them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 12, 2018
Trump-Kim summit expectations high, but North Korea unlikely to part with its 'treasured nuclear sword' any time soon
After years of failed attempts by the United States and others, is U.S. President Donald Trump the man who can strip North Korea of its nuclear weapons and bring lasting peace to the Korean Peninsula?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 11, 2018
Trump says Japan 'very happy' with North Korea talks that could bring 'greatest deal'
U.S. President Donald Trump voiced confidence Saturday that his agreement to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was the right decision, saying that Japan is "very happy with what I'm doing" and that the talks could result in "the greatest deal for the world" that eases nuclear tensions.
The real-life violence that inspired South Korea's 'Squid Game'
Riot police march in front of the main building of Ssangyong Motor in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, on Aug. 6, 2009.
Canada's Trudeau expected to announce resignation in coming days: report
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the federal Liberal caucus holiday party in Ottawa on Dec. 17.
Japanese researchers develop method to break down PFAS 'forever chemicals'
Ritsumeikan University researchers succeeded in completely breaking down PFAS compounds, often called "forever chemicals" for their persistence in the environment.
Biden’s decision on Nippon Steel deal followed divide in his orbit
U.S. Steel's Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvania, in December 2019. The Biden administration blocked the $14 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel on Friday, citing grounds that the sale posed a threat to national security.
Bluefin tuna fetches ¥207 million at Toyosu's first auction of the year
A bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, was sold for ¥207 million during the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Toyosu Fish Market on Sunday.
‘Fracture’ dissects 100 years of Japanese graphic design
Ian Lynam's "Fracture" is the result of 15 years of research and production and excavates 100 years of Japanese graphic design history from the Meiji (1868-1912) to Showa eras (1926-89).
'Shogun,' 'Hacks' win top TV honors at Golden Globes
"Shogun" actors (from left) Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Hiroyuki Sanada and Tadanobu Asano pose in the press room with the award for best drama television series during the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
Taking a page from Ukraine war, SDF carves out growing role for drones
An Air Self-Defense Force airman sets up a drone during a bilateral live fire exercise at Draughon Range, near Misawa Air Base, in Aomori Prefecture in July 2023.
Brooklyn brewers take on sake, America's new hip tipple
A brewer stirs the mix for making sake at a brewery in Tokyo.
Tokyo falconers keep ancient traditions soaring
A falconer during the Suwa Falconry Preservation Society's event in Tokyo on Friday. Falconry predates recorded history, originating, scholars believe, when nomadic herders observed birds of prey hunting and recognized their potential as partners.

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