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SOUTH KOREA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2017
Abe, Moon agree to push for stronger pressure on North Korea through new sanctions
A coordinated effort will be critical in applying pressure of a u2018different dimension' on Pyongyang, Abe says to Moon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2017
South Korea deploys U.S. anti-missile launchers amid clashes with protesters
Protesters clashed with thousands of police at a South Korean village on Thursday as Seoul deployed the four remaining launchers of the U.S. anti-missile THAAD system designed to protect against mounting threats from North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2017
U.S. help may be necessary to help evacuate Japanese from South Korea: Kono
U.S. cooperation may be needed to evacuate Japanese nationals from South Korea in the event of an emergency on the Korean Peninsula, Foreign Minister Taro Kono has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2017
Trump says Japan, South Korea can buy more 'highly sophisticated' U.S. military equipment
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet Tuesday that he would let Japan and South Korea buy even more "highly sophisticated" American military equipment as the two allies look to bolster their defenses against nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2017
Voice of triumph or doom: North Korean presenter back in limelight for nuclear test
Wearing a pink Korean dress and flashing a wide smile, television presenter Ri Chun Hee delivered the news of Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test with her usual gusto.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 5, 2017
South Korea's Moon faces calls to alter policy on North after nuclear test
North Korea has been condemned internationally for conducting its most powerful nuclear test yet, but, across the border, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is also attracting flak for his policy of pursuing engagement with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2017
Japan seeks oil embargo on North Korea but China will resist cutting lifeline
Even before North Korea detonated its most powerful nuclear bomb yet, Japan was calling for moves to cut off its oil supply.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2017
Swiss leader Leuthard says nation ready to play mediator role in North Korea crisis
Neutral Switzerland is prepared to act as mediator to help resolve the North Korea crisis, including by hosting ministerial talks, Swiss President Doris Leuthard said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 4, 2017
South Korea warns North could launch ICBM, seeks more firepower as U.S. and Japan respond to nuclear test
South Korea's military says it has uncovered signs rival North Korea is preparing for a fresh missile launch, possibly of a long-range ICBM.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2017
Kakao counting on Japan's love of manga to crack overseas market
Asia's messaging apps have a history of becoming huge in their home market before struggling to gain traction overseas. South Korea's Kakao Corp. is counting on the Japanese love of manga to break that trend.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2017
China reluctant to press North Korea with further sanctions, seeks more from West
North Korea's latest nuclear test is likely to pile more pressure on China to take tough action against its neighbor, but Beijing already doubts economic sanctions will work and says it is not its sole responsibility to rein in Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2017
North Korea conducts sixth nuclear test, says it has developed 'perfect' H-bomb
North Korea claims to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb capable of being loaded onto an intercontinental ballistic missile, presenting the U.S. and its allies with a new and more potent challenge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2017
Pyongyang university to start classes without American staff due to travel ban
Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), North Korea's only Western-funded university, will start the fall semester without its dozens of American staffers after failing to secure exemptions to a U.S. travel ban that started on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 2, 2017
Lawmaker Antonio Inoki to visit North Korea again this week: source
Diet lawmaker Antonio Inoki, a frequent visitor to North Korea, is expected to recommend dialogue over pressure for solving political disputes when he visits Pyongyang this week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2017
North Korea sentences South Korean reporters to death in absentia over review of book on hermit state
A North Korean court sentenced two South Korean journalists and their publishers to death for "seriously insulting the dignity" of the country by reviewing and interviewing the British authors of a book about life in the North, its state media said on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2017
U.S. sends bombers, stealth fighters over Korean Peninsula in show of force
The U.S. military sent four of its most advanced stealth fighter jets to accompany two strategic bombers in a flight over the Korean Peninsula for bombing drills on Thursday in a “direct response” to North Korea’s unprecedented launch over Japan of a missile designed to carry nuclear weapons two...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2017
North Korean leader says more to come as U.N. condemns missile launch over Japan
Pyongyang said the missile launched over Japan on Tuesday was an intermediate-range Hwasong-12 and meant to counter U.S.-South Korean war games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2017
After North Korean missile flies over Hokkaido, Trump says again: 'All options on the table'
U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday in the United States' standoff with nuclear-armed North Korea, reiterating that "all options" — an allusion to military action — remain on the table after Pyongyang launched a midrange missile over its close Asian ally Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017
North Korea fires missile over Japan in sharp escalation of tensions
In an “unprecedented, grave and serious” threat, nuclear-armed North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile over Hokkaido, the first unannounced launch of a missile to fly over Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017
Matsue mayor to visit sister city in South Korea for first time in 10 years
The mayor of Matsue will visit the city's sister city in South Korea for the first time in nearly a decade to resume exchanges that were interrupted due to a territorial dispute over a pair of islets, the Japanese city said Tuesday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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