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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2019
Top U.S. envoy to North Korea to attend ASEAN forum, as speculation of sideline talks grows
The U.S. special envoy to North Korea, Stephen Biegun, will join Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Thai capital for meetings on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum this week, in a move that could signal possible talks with the nuclear-armed country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2019
Abe administration left behind on North Korea
The Japanese government has limited options for dealing with its bellicose neighbor.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2019
Incursion by Russian plane seen as test of Japan's collaboration with U.S. and South Korea
A Russian military plane's incursion into Japanese airspace last week seems to be viewed by many Japanese government officials as an attempt, assisted by China, to throw off balance the three-way collaboration among Japan, the United States and South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2019
North Korea's economy shrinks by most since 1990s famine
North Korea's economy shrank last year by the most since the peak of its 1990s famine, as international sanctions make it harder for Kim Jong Un to feed his people while developing nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2019
North Korea raises stakes with firing of two short-range missiles into Sea of Japan
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said that Japan was still analyzing whether the projectiles were, in fact, ballistic missiles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2019
Kim inspects new submarine in first public display of North Korea's nuclear capabilities since 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a "newly built submarine" that was to operate in the Sea of Japan, state-run media said Tuesday, in one of the first displays of power related to his country's nuclear capabilities since November 2017.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2019
North Korea's Kim casts vote in local elections with '99.98%' turnout
Under the thin veneer of supposedly free elections, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cast his ballot Sunday in nationwide polls to choose new deputies to the country's local assemblies, state-run media has reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
Jul 22, 2019
In wake of election, a host of foreign policy challenges await Abe
After Sunday's election, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party — along with its coalition partner Komeito — remains firmly in the saddle with a strong majority in both the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2019
Top South Korean official says joint U.S. military exercises to continue despite threat from North
Joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises scheduled for next month are going ahead, a top Seoul official said Saturday, despite a threat by North Korea to boycott working-level talks with Washington and possibly restart nuclear and longer-range missile tests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2019
North Korea likely suffering worst downturn since 1990s famine
How much are sanctions hurting Kim Jong Un? North Korea's economy hasn't been in such bad shape since his father was battling floods, droughts and a famine that some estimates say killed as much as 10 percent of the population.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 16, 2019
North Korea hints talks with U.S. could be halted and missile, nuclear tests restarted if military exercises go ahead
North Korea hinted Tuesday that long-stalled working-level denuclearization talks with the United States due to be restarted soon could be halted and nuclear and missile tests restarted if the U.S. goes ahead with planned joint military exercises with South Korea.
Ex-PM Miyazawa aired doubts about China's democratization to Clinton in '93
Then-Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (left) and then-U.S. President Bill Clinton meet for talks at the White House on April 16, 1993.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
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
Chisako Kakehi, sentenced to death for cyanide murders, dies in custody
Death row inmate Chisako Kakehi, who was convicted of murdering three elderly men between 2012 and 2013 with the intent of inheriting their assets, has died, local media reported Thursday.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
Start the new year not with one temple visit, but seven
At each shrine and temple, priests create festive, decorative go-shuin stamps, and you can collect the marks of all seven of the lucky gods on one piece of paper (called a shikishi) to serve as a good-luck talisman.
Small letter, big impact: A little 'tsu' makes all the difference
Casual Japanese usage increasingly sees the "i" at the end of exclamations like "yabai" (dangerous) replaced by a small "tsu."
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.

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