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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2017
U.S., South Korea may delay annual joint military exercises during Winter Olympics
Seoul and Washington are reportedly considering delaying annual joint military exercises until after the Winter Olympics in a bid to stave off provocative actions by North Korea during the Pyeongchang Games in South Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 12, 2017
Tillerson to meet Trudeau next week for North Korea crisis talks: Ottawa source
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next week for talks on how to address the crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons, an Ottawa source said on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2017
Japan, U.S. and South Korea kick off two-day missile tracking drill
The United States, Japan and South Korea began a joint missile tracking drill Monday as tensions in Asia continue to rise over North Korea's fast-developing weapons programs, the Maritime Self-Defense Force said.
SOCCER
Dec 10, 2017
Debutants Kosuke Nakamura, Junya Ito catch manager's eye during Japan's victory over North Korea
National team manager Vahid Halilhodzic singled out young debutants Kosuke Nakamura and Junya Ito for praise after Japan kicked off its E-1 Football Championship campaign with a fortunate 1-0 win over North Korea on Saturday.
SOCCER
Dec 9, 2017
Japan's Yosuke Ideguchi scores winning goal against North Korea in injury time
Yosuke Ideguchi scored with virtually the last kick of the game to give Japan a 1-0 win over North Korea on Saturday in its opening game of the E-1 Football Championship.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2017
Japan to issue more bonds to fund ¥2.9 trillion extra budget for missile defense and day care: sources
The government is set to compile a supplementary budget of around ¥2.9 trillion ($25.9 billion) for the fiscal year through March to cover spending on missile defense amid tensions over North Korea, and for new economic measures, government officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 6, 2017
U.N. official's visit to North Korea may set stage for talks on nuclear issue
Timing, the old adage goes, is everything, and in attempting to peel back the thick layer of mystery surrounding North Korea's nuclear intentions, the timing of its decision to follow through on its long-standing invite for a top United Nations official to visit may offer insight into a renewed diplomatic...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2017
Chinese near North Korean border told how to survive a nuclear attack
The official state-run newspaper in northeastern China's city of Jilin, near the border with North Korea, on Wednesday published a page of "common-sense" advice on how readers can protect themselves from a nuclear attack or explosion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2017
U.S. flies strategic bomber over Korean Peninsula in show of force against North Korea
The U.S. military sent a B-1B strategic bomber from Guam over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday for a massive joint exercise with the South Korean Air Force this week, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said amid heightened tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2017
Pentagon says it's not looking at moving military families out of South Korea amid rising tensions with North
The Pentagon said Wednesday that it is not currently looking at moving military dependents, spouses and children, from South Korea despite a plea by a prominent U.S. senator to do so amid soaring tensions with North Korea over its nuclear arms and missile programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2017
Nobel Peace Prize winner's son likens North Korean ICBM to 'a flare signaling the start of negotiations'
The youngest son of former President Kim Dae-jung is one of just a few South Koreans to have met Kim Jong Un. He hopes a second meeting isn't far away.

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