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SOUTH KOREA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 24, 2019
How populism drives Seoul's ties with Tokyo
South Korean state-sponsored education and censorship help fuel biased views of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2019
Japan's top diplomat Taro Kono meets South Korean counterpart amid widening rift over 'provocative' SDF flights
Their meeting marked the first face-to-face talks between the two ministers since bilateral ties chilled over wartime labor compensation and disputes over military encounters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 23, 2019
South Korea threatens 'strong action' in response to alleged buzzing of its naval vessels by Japan SDF planes
The South Korean military on Wednesday accused Japan of clear provocations, alleging Japanese patrol planes deliberately flew at low altitudes recently near South Korean naval vessels, a claim immediately denied by Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 23, 2019
What #MeToo? Dealmaking in escort bars thrives in corporate East Asia, including Japan
In Tokyo's Ginza, Seoul's Gangnam and Beijing's Chaoyang financial district, a familiar scene plays out almost every night of the work week. As dusk falls, businessmen flock to karaoke and hostess clubs to close deals and build relationships in the liquor-lubricated intimacy of young women.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2019
Report revealing undeclared North Korean missile base HQ seen as backing up first-strike capability
One of 20 undeclared ballistic missile operating bases in North Korea serves as a missile headquarters, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 21, 2019
Tokyo terminates working level talks with Seoul after revealing new evidence on radar lock-on dispute
The Defense Ministry announced Monday it will terminate talks with its South Korean counterpart over the radar lock-on dispute, while revealing what it claims are sounds, converted from radio waves, of the fire-control radar system of a South Korean destroyer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 19, 2019
'The Kinship of Secrets': Heartbreak and family separation during the Korean War
Eugenia Kim's second novel, 'The Kinship of Secrets,' is a measuredly moving story of a girl losing and finding a home, the ways in which families grow into units and immigrants into citizens.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2019
Trump to hold second summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un at end of February
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2019
Japan may unveil audio in radar row 'to avoid any misunderstanding': Takeshi Iwaya
The government considers releasing new evidence to prove its claim that a South Korean warship locked its fire-control radar onto a Maritime Self-Defense Force plane.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2019
Amid diplomatic row, U.S. Navy chief calls on Japan and South Korea to hold constructive talks
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has called for constructive discussions between Japan and South Korea to improve relations, with a view toward promoting freedom of navigation, as the two countries continue to be at loggerheads over an alleged radar lock-on incident last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2019
Tokyo eyes informal multiparty talks over Sea of Japan name dispute
Japan is considering holding informal talks with South Korea and other countries on a dispute over the name of the Sea of Japan, a top official has hinted, in what could become the latest in a series of diplomatic feuds between Tokyo and Seoul.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 18, 2019
South Korean high court upholds ruling against Nachi-Fujikoshi over wartime forced labor
Friday's ruling and similar recent decisions against Japanese firms have drawn protests from Tokyo, and chilled already frosty ties between the two countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2019
U.S. and South Korea considering carrots for Kim to spur progress in nuclear talks
The U.S. and South Korea are discussing "corresponding measures" to reward North Korea's steps toward denuclearization, South Korea's foreign minister said, as President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un prepare for a possible second summit.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 16, 2019
'Baby Shark' driving you crazy? Its creator warns penguins are next
"Baby Shark (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo)" is the YouTube sensation that's been viewed more than 2 billion times and made the Billboard Hot 100 chart last week as its top new entrant. The jingle has also become such an earworm that late-night-show host Jimmy Kimmel proposed throwing those responsible in...
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 16, 2019
With Pyongyang summit nowhere in sight, pessimism grows in Tokyo over North Korean abductions issue
With no possibility of a Japan-North Korea summit anywhere in sight, and hopes fading that South Korea could pave the way for such a meeting amid deteriorating ties between Tokyo and Seoul, pessimism seems to be growing in Japan over whether the issue of Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2019
South Korea says Japan failed to show definitive proof of radar lock-on
Seoul said Tokyo has failed to provide concrete proof backing its claim that a South Korean warship locked its radar on a Japanese plane last month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2019
Kim Jong Un's right-hand man expected to visit Washington for meeting with Pompeo and Trump
The right-hand man of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to meet this week with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — and possibly even President Donald Trump — as deadlocked denuclearization talks look to get a fresh injection of momentum.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2019
South Korea and Japan remain at odds over radar lock-on row
The defense authorities of South Korea and Japan remained at odds on Monday over an alleged radar lock-on incident involving a Japanese patrol plane and a South Korean warship that has chilled already frosty ties between the two countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 14, 2019
Amid Russia probe and North Korea maneuvering, could a Trump-Kim deal leave Japan in the lurch?
“I think there's a very a high chance — maybe more than 50 percent — that, if Trump meets Kim again, there will be a deal that sells out allies,” says Van Jackson, a former Pentagon official and North Korea expert.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2019
Tokyo set 30-day deadline for Seoul over talks on forced labor rulings, South Korean media reports
Tokyo and Seoul have been engaged in the intensifying dispute since October.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'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.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
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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