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SOUTH KOREA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2015
Abe using overseas trips to test waters in preparation for WWII 70th anniversary statement
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is promoting Japan as a postwar peace-builder as he tests the waters for a statement marking the 70th anniversary of its World War II defeat that risks irritating China and South Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2015
South Korea seeks to lay railroad through North
South Korea is seeking to link its railroad to North Korea with the rest of the continent as part of a plan for the potential unification of the peninsula.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 18, 2015
S. Korea scores surprise victory over Australia in Asian Cup
South Korea upset Australia 1-0 at the Asian Cup on Saturday to top the Group A standings and secure a potentially easier path to the final while leaving the host nation facing a treacherous route.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2015
Korean troops take part in exercises
Winter drills on either side of the demilitarized zone underscore the fragility of a potential thaw between North Korea and South Korea after Kim Jong Un raised the possibility of a summit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2015
Fukushima meltdowns pervade Korean debate on extending reactor life
South Korea's nuclear regulator may decide as soon as today whether to extend the operating license for the Wolsong No. 1 nuclear reactor, the first to come up for renewal since the 2011 Fukushima disaster in neighboring Japan.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2015
S. Korea nuclear hack ups aging reactor risks
The hacking of South Korea's nuclear operator means the country's second-oldest reactor may be shut permanently due to safety concerns, said several nuclear watchdog commissioners, raising the risk that other aging reactors may also be closed.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2015
Koreans need to stay outraged over 'nut-rage'
The Heather Cho kerfuffle — involving 'nut-rage' aboard a Korean Air fligh — offers the South Korean news media a chance to right a political system that has veered off course.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2015
South Korea's Park ready to meet North's Kim without conditions
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said she is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and the country's nuclear weapons program wouldn't be an obstacle to holding the first Korean summit since 2007.
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2015
Don't duck war responsibility
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe must carefully consider the impact of his upcoming war anniversary message to avoid damaging ties with China and South Korea.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2015
Suga downplays U.S. comments on upcoming WWII statement
The Liberal Democratic Party will step up efforts this year to revise the Constitution, a long-cherished goal of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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