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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2018
China's imports from North Korea down nearly 90 percent in first half of year: customs office
China's imports from North Korea plunged 88.7 percent from a year earlier in the first half of 2018 against the backdrop of U.N. sanctions aimed at preventing Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development, the government said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2018
North Korea calls Abe 'kingpin of corruption,' blasts leader for denuclearization push
The newspaper of North Korea's ruling party lambasted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday as a "kingpin of corruption" over his alleged roles in two graft scandals that had in recent months pulled down his approval ratings.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2018
'Clear evidence of humanitarian need' in North Korea, U.N. aid chief says
There is "very clear evidence of humanitarian need" in North Korea, the top U.N. aid official has said during the first visit of its kind to the isolated country since 2011.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 10, 2018
Trump says he still has 'Rocket Man' CD — and another mystery gift — for North Korea's Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo didn't deliver the president's gift of an Elton John CD featuring the hit song "Rocket Man" to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last week, but said he has another present for him.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 10, 2018
Trump calls statement with North Korea's Kim 'a contract,' suggests China may be interfering in nuclear talks
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2018
Pompeo, in Tokyo, denies U.S. stance is softening on North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs
In Tokyo following his latest visit to Pyongyang, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denies that Washington has softened its stance against North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2018
North Korea reminds Trump its nuclear weapons won't come cheap
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went to Pyongyang to get Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear weapons. He left with a harsh reminder that the North Korean leader expects something in return.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2018
Inside U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's fraught trip to North Korea
As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touched down in Pyongyang at 10:54 a.m. on Friday he had few details of his schedule in the North Korean capital — even which hotel he and his staff would stay in.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2018
Japan, U.S., South Korea foreign ministers to coordinate over North Korea
The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea will seek to beef up coordination on Sunday amid uncertainty about North Korea's denuclearization path.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2018
Officials put $14 million price tag on canceled joint U.S.-South Korea military exercise
A joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea scrapped after President Donald Trump griped about "tremendously expensive" military drills would have cost around $14 million, U.S. officials said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2018
Pompeo in Pyongyang to 'fill in some details' on North Korean denuclearization
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met North Korean officials in Pyongyang on Friday, hoping to "fill in" details on how to dismantle the North's nuclear program and recover the remains of U.S. troops missing from the Korean War.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2018
North Korea eyes second summit with U.S. in Switzerland
North Korea is looking for a venue in Switzerland for a possible second summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, diplomatic sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2018
Kono tells IAEA Japan is ready to help with inspecting North Korea's nuclear facilities
Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Thursday that Japan will support the International Atomic Energy Agency if it conducts inspections of North Korea's nuclear facilities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2018
U.S. softens North Korea approach as Pompeo departs for more nuclear talks
The United States appears to have shelved an "all-or-nothing" approach to North Korean denuclearization as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads back to North Korea, hoping to agree on a road map for its nuclear disarmament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 3, 2018
Top U.S. diplomat to visit North Korea for talks amid questions over denuclearization commitment
A spate of reports detailing apparent efforts by North Korea to expand its nuclear arsenal are likely to put pressure on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as he makes his third visit to Pyongyang later this week to flesh out the details of a plan for the North to relinquish its weapons of mass destruction...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2018
United Nations Command stepped up use of U.S. bases in Japan last year amid North Korean weapons tests
The United Nations Command gave Japan 27 notifications of plans to use U.S. bases in the country in 2017, compared with 15 the previous year, Japanese and U.S. government sources have said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 2, 2018
U.S., North Korea hold working-level talks at border village in Demilitarized Zone, reports say
The United States and North Korea on Sunday held working-level talks at the border village of Panmunjeom in the Demilitarized Zone, according to South Korean media reports.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2018
Japan to buy advanced U.S. radar for missile-defense system
Tokyo's upgrade could help ease trade friction with Washington and provide cutting-edge protection against the arsenals of North Korea and China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2018
Iran's leaders seek ways to defend economy from U.S. sanctions
Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2018
Japan bothered by ramifications of U.S. halt to Korean war games
Despite assurances from the Pentagon chief, Tokyo is pressuring Washington because peace on the Korean Peninsula might benefit China and alter U.S. troop levels in Japan.

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