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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2023
Japan weighs bomb-shelter bill with eye on China and North Korea
While there are vast networks of subways in major Japanese cities that could be used for civil defense, the majority of homes in the country don’t have basements.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2023
North Korea close to completing new nuclear reactor after Kim's bomb-fuel order
Japan, South Korea and the U.S. have all warned that North Korea appears ready to conduct its seventh nuclear blast — and first since 2017 — at any time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2023
Why South Korea still handles China with kid gloves
South Korea is wary of angering China, its top trading partner and the one country it sees as having influence over North Korea
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2023
As missile tests escalate, North Korea plays cyberespionage long game
Pyongyang has unleashed a raft of digital weapons ultimately aimed at supporting its nuclear ambitions, threat intelligence firm Mandiant said in a report.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023
North Korea unveils smaller nuclear warheads that may fit on variety of missiles
The unveiling came as leader Kim Jong Un ordered the boosted production of 'weapon-grade nuclear materials.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023
North Korean defectors are dying lonely deaths in wealthy South Korea
Nearly 90% of defectors in Seoul said they’ve had trouble settling into their new homes after a decade, with many experiencing mental health problems and other adjustment issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2023
North Korea's flurry of launches continues as U.S. carrier trains with South
The launch of two short-range missiles came as a U.S. aircraft carrier held joint drills with the South Korean Navy in waters to the south of the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2023
An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent
Doubts about both China and the United States are driving an arms race in the Indo-Pacific with echoes of World War II and new levels of risk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2023
North Korea says it tested new nuclear-capable underwater attack drone
During the drill, the new North Korean drone cruised underwater at a depth of 80 to 150 meters for over 59 hours and detonated in waters off its east coast on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2023
North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korea says
The incident is the latest in a series of tests of its weapons as North Korea's rivals, South Korea and the United States, conduct joint military exercises.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023
U.S. and South Korea plan ‘largest-ever’ live-fire drills in June
The joint drills are planned as part of a program to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between South Korea and the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023
To combat food shortages, North Korea deploys the military
Kim Jong Un, the country's leader, has called for soldiers to be “a driving force” in increasing food production, a reflection of the North's economic and geopolitical challenges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023
North Korea's Kim oversees missile drill with mock nuclear warhead
The missile drill could be a prelude for the state’s first test of a nuclear device in the air. All of its six previous nuclear tests have been in tunnels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2023
North Korea fires off missile as U.S. continues military drills with Asian allies
Pyongyang fired off a short-range ballistic missile Sunday, Tokyo and Seoul said, days before the U.S. and South Korea were due to wrap up large-scale military drills.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2023
South Korea begins process to normalize GSOMIA intel pact with Japan
Seoul is eyeing measures to normalize the deal, a report said, with an official letter detailing the move set to be delivered to Tokyo soon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2023
U.S. accuses China of trying to hide North Korea atrocities
The U.S. has accused China of attempting to hide North Korea's atrocities by blocking the webcast of an informal meeting of U.N. Security Council members.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2023
Why Kishida and Yoon moved to improve frosty bilateral ties
Beyond good food and drinks, North Korea’s repeated missile launches and the need for the two countries to cooperate over economic security brought the two leaders together.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2023
Kim Jong Un says ICBM launch before South Korea-Japan summit was to 'strike fear’
The launch came hours before South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol went to Japan for a rare summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says
North Korean special forces soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April 2017.

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