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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2022
Analysts investigate possibility of North Korean missile test 'deception'
Reports suggest North Korea's biggest missile test ever may not have been what it seemed, raising new questions over the secretive country's banned weapons program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 28, 2022
South Korean president-elect seeks future-oriented approach to improving Seoul-Tokyo ties
Yoon Suk-yeol called South Korea and Japan 'partners that share many tasks to tackle such as security and economic prosperity.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2022
Kim says North Korea will keep developing 'formidable striking capabilities'
Kim Jong Un said his strategic force 'can not be bartered nor be bought with anything' and will be held firm without the slightest vacillation despite harsh trials and difficulties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2022
Analysts say images of 'monster' North Korean ICBM may have been from earlier launch
Analysts said shadows, weather, and other aspects of the imagery of the launch suggest shown by North Korea actually happened on a different date and time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 27, 2022
Kishida calls nuclear threat ‘increasingly real’ as nonproliferation goals fade
The leader has spotlighted concerns in Tokyo that Moscow's nuclear saber-ratting has dealt a setback for nonproliferation — and provided a lesson to others in Asia who might emulate Russia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2022
North Korea may be preparing for nuclear test soon, report says
Pyongyang appears to be working on a 'shortcut' to a tunnel at its Punggye-ri test facility, apparently in an attempt to repair the site, which was shuttered in 2018.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2022
Relocation of presidential office in Seoul heightens security concerns
The South Korean president-elect's decision to move both the presidential office and the Defense Ministry comes at a time when North Korea is rapidly escalating tension.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2022
South Korea's president-elect asks Xi to join hands to tackle North Korea challenge
South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to work together to tackle issues related to North Korea, a day after Pyongyang fired a new type of ICBM.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 25, 2022
With ICBM launch, Japan sees dramatic shift in North Korean missile testing
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the test would 'make the whole world clearly aware of the power of our strategic armed forces once again.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2022
North Korea fires multiple rocket launcher days after 'failed' missile test
The firing comes days after the nuclear-armed North fired off what officials believe was a ballistic missile that appeared to fail almost immediately after launch.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2022
Suspected North Korean missile launch 'failed,' possibly exploding over Pyongyang
The South Korean military said the 'unidentified projectile' appeared to fail immediately and came amid warnings from the U.S. of an imminent test of long-range missile technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2022
Japanese abductees' families ask U.S. envoy to help resolve issue
Members of the families' group pleaded their case in the roughly one-hour meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2022
Japan and U.S. to boost deterrence capabilities after North Korean missile tests
Senior foreign and defense officials from the two countries discussed other major security challenges, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 12, 2022
U.S. sanctions Russian firms after North Korea found testing ICBM system
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions on three Russian companies and two related individuals for allegedly supporting North Korea's weapons development program.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2022
Kishida and South Korea's next president agree to improve Tokyo-Seoul ties
Kishida and Yoon also agreed to coordinate closely in addressing threats posed by nuclear-armed North Korea and the issue of Japanese nationals abducted in the 1970s and 1980s by Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 11, 2022
New South Korea president may be a nail in the coffin for North Korea engagement
Yoon Suk-yeol, a former prosecutor with no foreign policy background, has said pre-emptive strikes may be the only way to counter North Korea's newest missiles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 11, 2022
U.S. says North Korea tested ICBM systems in recent missile launches
Washington is preparing new penalties that would aim to further block Pyongyang's purchase of foreign technologies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2022
Seoul repatriates North Korean sailors held boat after border crossing
South Korea's military said Wednesday it had sent back all seven North Korean sailors who were aboard a ship it seized after the vessel crossed into the South's waters a day before.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2022
South Korea seizes North Korean fishing boat that crossed border, report says
The seized boat was carrying seven crew, including six wearing military uniforms. The seven unarmed North Koreans are said to have no intention of defecting to the South.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2022
Construction spotted at North Korean nuclear test site for first time since 2018
In the latest sign that Pyongyang may be preparing to resume major weapons tests, construction has been observed at its Punggye-ri facility.

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