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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2016
North Korea 'purges' top official amid spike in high-level defections
North Korea has purged a vice foreign minister, punishing the 72-year-old and his family with farm work after the nation's No. 2 official in London defected this summer, South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo newspaper said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2016
Seoul to post marines near Japan-claimed Takeshima
South Korea's Marine Corps Command plans to station a combat unit on the eastern island of Ulleung from 2018 in a bid to help deal with North Korea's military threats, the military command said in a report to parliament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 11, 2016
Abe considering collecting North Korean missile debris in Japan's exclusive economic zone
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government is 'seriously considering' collecting the debris of North Korean ballistic missiles that have fallen in waters near Japan.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2016
China appears to push back on U.S. bid to choke North Korea coal exports
China appears to have pushed back on a U.S. bid to close a U.N. loophole that allows North Korea to export coal for "livelihood purposes," saying the well-being of North Koreans is a priority in negotiations on possible new U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 11, 2016
U.S. demands harsh resolution against North Korea as China marks Pyongyang party's 71st year
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said Monday that the United States is exerting all its political influence in a bid to gain support from all U.N. Security Council members to adopt "the strongest possible resolution" to heighten pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear arms...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2016
U.S.-South Korean joint naval drills kick off; nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan set to take part
The United States has sent the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier to waters off South Korea for joint naval drills with its Asian ally amid simmering international outrage over the North's nuclear weapons program.
WORLD
Oct 9, 2016
U.S. envoy Power says Washington will use all available means to pressure North Korea
Washington will use all available means outside the U.N. Security Council to isolate North Korea over its nuclear weapons program and counter its growing threat to world order, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2016
Activity at North Korean rocket site fuels concerns of new weapons test
North Korea may be making preparations for another long-range rocket launch or other test, an analysis of satellite imagery has shown.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 8, 2016
Krys Lee: becoming North Korean and entering 'elsewhere'
Born in South Korea, raised in America, educated in England and equally comfortable speaking Korean or English, novelist Krys Lee has trouble pinpointing her "home." She is now based in Seoul, where her world is "intimate yet alienated," but when she returns to her old lives in the U.K. and U.S. —...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2016
Tokyo watches for North Korea nuclear test ahead of Workers' Party anniversary
Signs of activity are detected near the North's nuclear test site ahead of a key anniversary and amid mounting tensions.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2016
Japan at the center of North Korean defection drama in Beijing: reports
Tokyo denies reports that two high-ranking North Korean officials in Beijing are seeking political asylum in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2016
Clinton running mate backs pre-emptive strike on North Korea in event of impending attack on U.S.
Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine said Tuesday that he would back pre-emptive strikes against North Korea if the isolated nation showed signs of launching a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2016
U.S., China said to discuss choking off North Korea energy
The U.S. and China are locked in negotiations over curbing North Korea's energy trade in response to its fifth nuclear test last month, according to four diplomats from United Nations Security Council countries with direct knowledge of the talks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2016
Kim is challenging the U.S., not the entire world
If Washington and its allies hope to halt the North Korean nuclear program, they will have to address the actual purpose of the North's activities, and not blame them on some mythical attack on the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2016
20 years of North Korean missile strides put Japan's U.S.-reliant defenses on notice
Successful rocket tests have propelled North Korea ahead in its one-sided arms race with Japan, leaving the government unsure it could fend off a missile strike without U.S. help.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2016
North Korea's nuclear program prompts some in South to call for own deterrent
North Korea's nuclear test last month rattled South Korea so much that some politicians are calling it an inflection point, with some now arguing openly that Seoul should develop nuclear weapons.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2016
Chinese paper says U.S. and South Korea will 'pay the price' for deploying anti-missile system
The United States and South Korea will "pay the price" for their decision to deploy an advanced missile defense system, which will inevitably prompt a "counterattack," China's top newspaper said on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2016
North Korea may be building new missile submarine: report
North Korea may be building a new and larger type of submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles, a report by a U.S. website that monitors Pyongyang's weapons programs said Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2016
South Korean golf course to get anti-missile battery
South Korea's military aims to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense unit on a golf course, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday, after it had to scrap its initial site for the battery in the face of opposition from residents.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2016
Rethinking U.S. policy of 'strategic patience' with North Korea
North Korea's fifth nuclear test on Sept. 9 — its second this year — and its raft of missile tests have left nations groping for an appropriate response, one that could arrest Pyongyang's inexorable march toward atomic disaster.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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