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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2021
Missile tests propel North Korea to top of Biden's foreign agenda
The United States condemned Thursday's launches, which came hours before Biden held his first White House press conference since taking office in January.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2021
Japan prods U.S. to fix 'East Sea' reference over North Korea launches
Japan and South Korea have long been at odds over the name of the body of water between Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2021
North Korea provokes in predictable ways
In many ways, North Korea is quite predictable. The government in Pyongyang was expected to try to provoke the Biden administration, and this week it did just that with a series of missile launches. International reaction has been muted — as it should be. Every challenge does not deserve a response....
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2021
The U.S. must approach North Korea as it is
For Pyongyang, a nuclear deterrent is inextricably linked to the regime's survival.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 24, 2021
North Korean missile test: The start of a fresh cycle of provocations?
The fresh weapons test could put Washington in a tough spot as it prepares to brief allies in Tokyo and Seoul next week on a review of U.S. policy toward Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2021
China aims to boost ties with North Korea and Russia in wake of U.S. talks
China is looking to boost ties with North Korea and Russia following a contentious meeting with U.S. officials in Alaska last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2021
South Korea hints it may strengthen military ties with Japan
The South Korean defense minister's comments come after a visit by top Biden officials and as the two U.S. allies work to boost regional security against threats such as North Korea.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 21, 2021
Two very different ‘two-plus-two’ meetings
Were the Tokyo and Seoul two-plus-two meetings successful? For Japan, it was a great beginning and much more successful than expected.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2021
North Korea to sever ties with Malaysia over extradition of citizen to U.S.
Kuala Lumpur's once-close ties with North Korea had been on a downward trend since Kim Jong Un's estranged brother was killed at a Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2021
A demonstration of strength by the Japan-U.S. alliance
The virtual summit of the four leaders of 'Quad' countries should quiet fears that the forum would be just a talk shop, unable to provide concrete deliverables.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2021
North Korea rules out U.S. talks in jab at visiting Biden envoys
A senior North Korean diplomat confirmed Thursday that Pyongyang had rejected numerous overtures from Washington over the past month, dismissing them as a 'time-delaying trick.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. general says North Korea might test new ICBM design 'in the near future'
The warning by Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck appeared to be based on North Korea's October unveiling at a parade of what would be its largest ICBM yet.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 16, 2021
Top U.S. and Japanese officials get tough on China in key security talks
In a joint statement singling out Beijing, the top U.S. and Japanese diplomats and defense chiefs condemned China's 'coercion and destabilizing behavior' in the region.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 16, 2021
Powerful sister of North Korea's Kim warns U.S. in first comments directed at Biden
Kim Yo Jong slammed the United States and South Korea on Tuesday over ongoing joint military drills, in the first remarks by a high-level regime official aimed at the Biden administration.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 14, 2021
China and U.S.-Japan alliance to take top billing as senior Biden officials visit Tokyo
Both nations are expected to use the meeting to set the agenda for the alliance, making abundantly clear the shifting U.S. and Japanese perceptions of China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 14, 2021
North Korea unresponsive to behind-the-scenes Biden administration outreach
A senior U.S. official said there had been efforts to reach out to the North Korean government 'through several channels starting in mid-February, including in New York.'
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2021
Nuclear peace with North Korea is possible
Does nuclear-arms control have a future on the peninsula? It does, but not as currently practiced.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2021
Moon must stop daydreaming about North Korea
The Biden administration should not, and most likely will not, repeat the same mistakes the Trump administration made vis-a-vis North Korea.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2021
Biden’s pricier troop deal with Seoul to impact next agreement with Tokyo
The agreement on a “meaningful increase” in cost-sharing could prompt the U.S. to ask Japan to play a larger role in its regional strategy instead of doling out more cash, experts say.

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