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SOUTH KOREA

ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2017
Malaysia may expel North Korean envoy over airport killing
Malaysia is considering expelling North Korea's envoy to the Southeast Asian nation or shutting its embassy in Pyongyang, as tensions escalate over the killing of the estranged half brother of the North's leader, Kim Jong Un, a senior government official said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2017
The art of the North Korean deal
Unless the North Korea problem is separated from the strategic competition between the U.S. and China, diplomatic efforts will continue to fail.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2017
For over three years, Kim murder suspect lived mystery life in Malaysia
Ri Jong Chol, a North Korean arrested in the probe into last week's murder of the half-brother of the isolated state's leader, lived in Malaysia for more than three years without working at the company registered on his employment permit or receiving a salary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2017
China's message to Trump with North Korea coal ban: Let's make a deal
China's move to ban all coal imports from North Korea, effectively slicing the country's exports by about half, came with a message to the U.S. and its allies: It's time to do a deal.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2017
Time to repair Tokyo-Seoul ties
Tokyo and Seoul can't afford to let bilateral ties languish given the regional threat posed by North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2017
Samsung scion Lee follows father's path in not just business but on scandal trail, too
The legal drama playing out in Seoul over whether Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong engaged in bribery and embezzlement has the feel of a Greek tragedy. It is a tale of an ambitious son trying to live up to his father's legacy — and the twist of fate that binds them together.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 17, 2017
China loses a friend — and leverage — with Kim murder in Malaysia
The mysterious death of Kim Jong Un's half brother removed a potential avenue for China to press the North Korean leader to rein in his nuclear ambitions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2017
Ties to Japan may factor in Kim Jong Nam's mysterious murder
Fears by Kim Jong Un over his legitimacy as North Korea's hereditary leader due to his grandfather's work in a Japanese military factory may have had a role in brother's murder.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 14, 2017
U.S. to send stealth fighters, nuclear sub for military drills with South Korea next month: report
Just two days after North Korea's test-firing of a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile, defense officials in Seoul said Tuesday that the United States would send key strategic assets to the South for joint military exercises scheduled for next month, a report said.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2017
North Korea missile test delivers early challenge to Trump and Abe
North Korea says it successfully test-fired a new missile, presenting the administration of President Donald Trump with an early foreign policy challenge and testing his commitment to U.S. allies in Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 13, 2017
'Boy-band governor' surges in S. Korean presidential poll as Ban Ki-moon drops out of race
A provincial governor nicknamed after a leading boy-band is surging in South Korean presidential polls following former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon's announcement that he would not run in an election that could come within months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2017
Duterte suspends Philippine anti-drug force after murder of South Korean businessman
When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte summoned his security chiefs to an urgent meeting one Sunday night last month, his mind was already made up.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Honda-Nissan megamerger in the works
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida (left), Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe (second from left) and Takao Kato, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, hold a news conference on merger talks on Monday in Tokyo.
Picturesque Japan hot spring town limits day trippers
Ginzan Onsen hot springs in Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.

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