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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2017
Kim Jong Nam's body still in Malaysia amid talk of deal with North Korea
The body of Kim Jong Nam, who was murdered in Malaysia last month, is still in Kuala Lumpur, health minister Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said Tuesday, amid reports the remains of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon leave the country.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2017
Pyongyang threatens 'own style of pre-emptive attack' after joint U.S.-South Korea 'decapitation' drills
North Korea has threatened its own pre-emptive strikes in response to recent drills for "decapitation" strikes by U.S. and South Korean special operations forces aimed at taking out the leadership in Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 21, 2017
Trump administration weighing broad sanctions on North Korea, top U.S. official says
The Trump administration is considering sweeping sanctions aimed at cutting North Korea off from the global financial system as part of a broad review of measures to counter Pyongyang's nuclear and missile threat, a senior U.S. official said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2017
North Korea rocket-engine test shows 'meaningful' progress, South's Defense Ministry says
North Korea's latest rocket-engine test showed "meaningful" progress, South Korea said on Monday, while an analyst said it was a dangerous step toward the North's goal of developing a rocket that could hit the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2017
Amid North Korea threat, Tillerson hints that 'circumstances could evolve' for a Japanese nuclear arsenal
U.S. secretary of state says possibility of Japanese atomic weapons may have to be considered as tensions on Korean Peninsula surge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2017
North Korea hails test of powerful new rocket engine
North Korea heralded the successful development of a new "high-thrust engine" during a visit to the country's rocket test site by leader Kim Jong Un, the reclusive nation's state media said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 18, 2017
Top South Korean presidential candidate will review THAAD deployment, advisers say
The liberal South Korean politician most likely to become the country's next president would, if elected, review how the government would deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system and would consult China, two of his top advisers said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2017
U.S. and South Korea discuss North Korean threat
The U.S. and South Korean military chiefs warned on Tuesday that North Korea could "conduct provocative actions" in response to large-scale joint drills between the two countries, as China's premier also said tensions could lead to conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2017
U.S. to deploy attack drones to South Korea amid surging tensions with Pyongyang
The U.S. has announced that it will permanently deploy attack drones to South Korea to help counter the growing threats posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs — including to U.S. military bases in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 13, 2017
U.S. group seeks renewed talks with North Korea as tensions grow
A group of former U.S. officials plans to seek its latest round of informal talks with North Korean officials as tensions escalate in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 11, 2017
South Korean upheaval won't slow U.S. deployment of THAAD anti-missile system
The U.S. military said on Friday it plans to forge ahead with building the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea, separating the issue from the political crisis in Seoul that led to President Park Geun-hye's removal from office on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2017
Chinese airlines cut some routes to South Korea amid political standoff over anti-missile system
Airline operators cut some routes between China and South Korea as the fallout spread on Friday from a diplomatic row over Seoul's plans to deploy a U.S. missile defense system regardless of Beijing's objections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2017
Even with THAAD defense, North Korea missile barrage poses threat to South Korea and Japan
North Korea's latest weapons test showed it can accurately fire multiple medium-range ballistic missiles, an attack strategy that experts said could test the advanced U.S. Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, anti-missile system which began to arrive in South Korea on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2017
North Korean missile drill simulated targeting Iwakuni base, analysis shows
A new open-source intelligence analysis of North Korean media by missile experts has shown what appears to be the hypothetical target of Monday's test-launches: the U.S. base at Iwakuni.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2017
North Korea says missile launches were training for striking U.S. bases in Japan
North Korea said Tuesday its launch exercise a day earlier involving multiple missiles simulated an attack on U.S. bases — a type of saturation attack that experts say could leave Japan vulnerable.

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A woman passes an "akichi" (vacant lot) in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. The capital is littered with such small lots in part because of Japan's aging and shrinking population.
Dealing with rising land vacancies as Japan shrinks