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SOUTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2016
As Park fights for survival, power vacuum weighs on South Korea
As the chorus grows louder for South Korean President Park Geun-hye to resign over a corruption scandal, a power vacuum is weighing on her administration, leaving her political survival in doubt and the vulnerable economy exposed to political shocks.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 23, 2016
Military info to be shared under Tokyo-Seoul pact to be treated as 'secrets'
All information exchanged between Japan and South Korea under a bilateral military intelligence sharing pact to be signed Wednesday in Seoul will be treated as "secrets" subject to restricted access, according to the agreement's outline obtained by Kyodo News.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 22, 2016
South Korean Cabinet approves intelligence-sharing deal with Japan
The South Korean government has approved an intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, moving the pact a step closer to fruition as North Korea continues to make progress in its nuclear weapons and missile programs, a report said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2016
Seoul would have to take greater defense burden if Trump demands: top South Korean official
South Korea would have to embrace the idea of taking a greater share of defense costs "if there is a huge demand" for this from the future U.S. administration of Donald Trump, a South Korean minister said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
South Korean opposition parties move toward Park impeachment
South Korea's opposition People's Party will start collecting signatures for an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye, while the main opposition Minjoo Party will review the conditions for impeachment, a party spokesmen said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2016
China sees THAAD deployment as 'weather vane' under Trump
Whether President-elect Donald Trump goes through with a deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea will be a key indicator to how political ties unfold with China, sources with ties to the leadership in Beijing said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2016
Trump national security pick tells South Koreans that North's nuke program will be priority
In an apparent bid to allay fears of an American pullback from Northeast Asia, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for national security adviser has called U.S.-South Korean ties a "vital alliance" as the two nations seek to rein in North Korea's nuclear weapons program, a South Korean official said...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 17, 2016
Hometown revolt against Park shakes up Korea
In President Park Geun-hye's hometown of Daegu, a city at the heart of South Korea's economic boom in the 1970s, even the sight of her face is enough to make residents cringe.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2016
South Korea to develop long-range rocket to counter North Korea
South Korea on Wednesday approved a project for a new long-range rocket system to help bolster its capabilities to counter North Korea's artillery threats, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 17, 2016
Soap opera: South Korea's Park 'used starlet as pseudonym' at health clinic
The starlet of a TV soap became the most talked-about celebrity in South Korea on Wednesday when a TV channel revealed President Park Geun-hye once used her name as a pseudonym at a beauty and detox clinic, a distraction from the scandal engulfing her administration.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2016
South Korean opposition threatens to sack defense chief if Japan intelligence-sharing pact is signed
Woo Sang-ho, floor leader of the main opposition Minjoo Party, says “procedures will begin to dismiss or impeach the defense minister” if the agreement is inked.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 13, 2016
Japan, South Korea to hold intelligence-sharing talks Monday in Tokyo
Japan and South Korea will hold a third working-level meeting Monday in Tokyo to discuss signing a bilateral agreement on sharing military intelligence, Japan's foreign and defense ministries said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2016
South Korean prosecutors to question president this week over political scandal: report
South Korean prosecutors are seeking to question President Park Geun-hye this week over a political scandal that has engulfed her presidency, the Yonhap news agency reported Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2016
Korea's Park indicates willingness to relinquish some power amid scandal
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday she will withdraw her nominee for prime minister if parliament recommends a candidate and is willing to let the new premier control the cabinet, seeking to defuse a crisis rocking her presidency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2016
U.S. acts to block North Korean access to financial system
The United States on Friday formally prohibited U.S. financial institutions from opening or maintaining accounts created on behalf of North Korean banks, extending sanctions imposed on the isolated Asian country over its nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Park open to probe, but investigation could upend Japan ties
With her public support numbers in free-fall, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday offered yet another apology for the political crisis engulfing her administration, adding that she would accept an investigation of her role in an alleged influence-peddling scandal "if necessary."
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2016
South Korea THAAD anti-missile battery to be deployed in less than a year: U.S. commander
The commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said Friday a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system battery will be deployed to South Korea within eight to 10 months, an official from the U.S. forces in South Korea said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 2, 2016
Park scandal puts cloud over Japan-hosted trilateral summit, 'comfort women' deal
South Korean President Park Geun-hye scrambled to head off a mounting political scandal by replacing her prime minister and finance chief Wednesday, raising concerns over the future of a key trilateral summit slated for later this year.
EDITORIALS
Nov 2, 2016
Scandal rocks Seoul
The furor that has erupted in Seoul is not likely to topple South Korean President Park Geun-hye, but it will create a vacuum at the apex of government and may well render her a lame duck.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2016
North Korea preparing for another ballistic missile test: report
North Korea is readying to launch another intermediate-range missile within the next three days, a report said Tuesday, the latest in a spate of tests by the isolated country.
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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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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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.
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