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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 14, 2017
North Korea's winter training means fewer missile launches
North Korea hasn't fired a missile for 60 days, but that may have more to do with its own winter training cycle than with Pyongyang easing off on provocations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2017
North Korea, caught in a 'time warp,' must send signs of change, Seoul top diplomat says
North Korea, an impoverished country in a "time warp" that feeds paranoia at home with propaganda about a hostile world, should secure its future by laying the groundwork for talks on its nuclear weapons program, according to South Korea's foreign minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2017
As fears of Korean conflict loom, health ministry eyes halting outbreaks amid refugee influx
Japan probes how to combat outbreak of disease in hypothetical mass influx of North Korean refugees.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2017
Theft of North Korean diplomat's alcohol stash in Pakistan raises suspicions of bootlegging
Neighbors say when three men kicked down the doors and burgled the home of a North Korean diplomat in Islamabad last month, it took them more than three hours to lug out their booty: thousands of bottles of Scotch whisky, beer and French wine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2017
Japanese warships join three U.S. aircraft carriers for massive display of military might
In a powerful display of military might, Japanese and South Korean warships separately trained with three U.S. aircraft carriers on Sunday as the allies presented a united front against nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 12, 2017
'Old' Trump takes shot at 'short and fat' Kim Jong Un — but also floats prospect of friendship
U.S. President Donald Trump, in his latest jab at North Korea's Kim Jong Un, taunted the isolated country's leader Sunday over his height and weight before pondering if the two could eventually be friends.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2017
North Korea brands Trump a 'warmonger' who 'begged for nuclear war'
North Korea unleashed a verbal onslaught at U.S. leader Donald Trump on Saturday, blasting him as "a warmonger" who "begged for a nuclear war," in Pyongyang's first official comments on his ongoing visit to Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2017
Japan sends warships to join three U.S. carriers for show of force in waters near Korean Peninsula
Japan is sending a massive helicopter destroyer — one of the largest warships in its fleet — for joint military exercises Sunday with three U.S. aircraft carriers in the waters near the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2017
The 'new battlefield': Oil sanctions on North Korea
Does China have the resolve this time to countenance the prospect of harming North Korea?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2017
Why Japan should be OK with tactical nukes in South Korea
A reintroduction of tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea could serve as a deterrent and a bargaining chip for arms-contol negotiations with North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 9, 2017
Trump's tone during visit to Seoul largely reassures South Koreans
By the time U.S. President Donald Trump departed Seoul on Wednesday, the sometimes bellicose leader seemed to have mollified South Koreans, who had been bracing for more confrontational rhetoric over North Korea, trade, and defense spending.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2017
U.S. Navy to run rare three-carrier military exercise in Pacific as Trump visits region
The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday that it will commence rare three-carrier strike force exercises in the Western Pacific starting this weekend and coinciding with the final leg of President Donald Trump's Asia tour.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2017
Pyongyang demands Seoul return 12 waitresses 'kidnapped' in China
North Korea said on Wednesday that it was working to uphold women's rights and gender equality but that sanctions imposed by major powers were taking a toll on vulnerable families.
Ukraine risks losing all Russian land it seized within months, U.S. says
Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffins of three comrades killed in recent fighting in eastern Ukraine during their funeral in the western city of Lviv on Dec. 20.
Osamu Suzuki, who ran Suzuki Motor for five decades, dies at 94
Osamu Suzuki, a former president of Suzuki Motor, in October 2016
Uranium detected in extracted Fukushima nuclear fuel debris
Nuclear fuel debris recovered from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant No. 2 reactor
Rejecting the Nippon Steel bid is a slap in the face to Japan
U.S. Steel workers who support the takeover by Nippon Steel rally outside the company's headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in September.
Flu cases surge above ‘warning’ levels in much of Japan
Authorities are calling for utmost vigilance as Japan heads into the New Year holiday season, when many people plan getaways.
How Hokkaido quietly became a culinary treasure trove in 2024
The central Hokkaido city of Asahikawa made headlines this year when one of its suburbs was named as the best place to live in Japan — a ranking earned in part due to the community's many outstanding restaurants and cafes.
Bling-Bang, baby: The J-pop soundtrack of 2024
Hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts' uptempo “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” quickly became a TikTok favorite after its release days into 2024, which helped turn the song into a Billboard Japan Hot 100 topper for 19 weeks before rising up viral streaming charts around the world.
Flu cases surge above ‘warning’ levels in much of Japan
Authorities are calling for utmost vigilance as Japan heads into the New Year holiday season, when many people plan getaways.
Dodgers voice Stephen Nelson paves way for Japanese Americans in media
Dodgers announcers Stephen Nelson and Jessica Mendoza pose with Ichiro Suzuki before a game against the Mariners in Seattle in 2023.

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