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SOUTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2020
North Korea warns of retaliatory actions over defectors in South
The statement came days after South Korea took legal action against defectors who have been sending material such as rice and anti-North leaflets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2020
North Korean defectors push on with leaflets and aid despite threats
Two North Korean defector-run groups targeted for legal action by South Korean authorities say they intend to continue sending propaganda leaflets and humanitarian aid into North Korea, despite criticism from governments in both countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2020
Pyongyang says Washington's meddling could affect U.S. election
The statement comes after the U.S. State Department said it was disappointed at North Korea for suspending communication hotlines with South Korea on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 10, 2020
'Comfort women': Time’s up for activist leadership
An era of activists speaking on behalf of the women has come to a natural end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2020
South Korea's jobless rate jumps to 10-year high amid pandemic
South Korea’s jobless rate jumped to a 10-year high in May as businesses continued to reel from the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 10, 2020
Kim raises pressure on South Korea's Moon to split with Trump
Both North Korea and left-leaning supporters of South Korean President Moon Jae-in want him to restore economic ties broken by security tensions. But pleasing them would mean angering U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 9, 2020
North Korea severs hotlines in message to South — and U.S.
Pyongyang has “completely shut down all contact” with Seoul in a move some see as a message to Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2020
North Korea says it will sever hotlines with South Korea
For several days, North Korea has lashed out at South Korea, threatening to close an inter-Korean liaison office and other projects.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2020
North Korea halts communication at joint office with South
North Korea was not answering the phone at a liaison office with South Korea for the first time since it opened in 2018 after saying it was abolishing the project that once allowed the rivals to communicate around the clock.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 7, 2020
South Korean boyband BTS donates $1 million to Black Lives Matter
Popular South Korean band BTS donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in support of U.S. protests against police brutality, its music label, Big Hit Entertainment, said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2020
North Korea criticizes South Korea, threatening to close liaison office
North Korea lashed out at South Korea for the second day in a row on Friday, threatening to close an inter-Korean liaison office and calling the South naive to think the North wants dialogue and negotiations right now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2020
South Korea seeks arrest of Samsung heir in succession probe
South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant against Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, they said on Thursday, in the investigation of a controversial 2015 merger and alleged accounting fraud in a suspected bid to aid his succession plans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2020
Agreement reached on funding of South Korean workers at U.S. bases, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that it reached an agreement with South Korea on a proposal for Seoul to fund thousands of South Korean workers at U.S. bases who were put on unpaid leave earlier this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 1, 2020
The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance has lost its way
Criticism of an organization that presumed to represent former 'comfort women' is creating a much-needed opening for public scrutiny of its conduct.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 1, 2020
South Korea unveils $62 billion ‘New Deal’ to reshape post-virus economy
The South Korean government unveiled a 76 trillion won ($62 billion) "New Deal" spending plan to reshape the economy in the aftermath of the pandemic after slashing its growth forecast for the year.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 29, 2020
South Korea 'comfort women' group's ex-chief sorry for 'banking errors'
The former leader of an advocacy group for South Korean women who suffered under Japan’s military brothel system before and during World War II on Friday denied allegations of misusing funds meant for the victims but apologized for "banking errors."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2020
South Korea coronavirus cases jump to highest since early April
South Korea reported 79 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the most since April 5 and the third straight day of rising infections, raising the specter of a second wave of the disease in a country widely praised for containing the initial outbreak.
Ex-PM Miyazawa aired doubts about China's democratization to Clinton in '93
Then-Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (left) and then-U.S. President Bill Clinton meet for talks at the White House on April 16, 1993.
Images show new Chinese military aircraft designs, experts say
A Chinese military aircraft flies in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, in this screengrab of a video posted on Chinese social media on Thursday.
Flu cases surge above ‘warning’ levels in much of Japan
Authorities are calling for utmost vigilance as Japan heads into the New Year holiday season, when many people plan getaways.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Some BOJ policymakers called for rate hike soon, December summary shows
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda during a news conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo following a BOJ policy meeting on Dec. 19
Flu cases surge above ‘warning’ levels in much of Japan
Authorities are calling for utmost vigilance as Japan heads into the New Year holiday season, when many people plan getaways.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Japan and China to continue delicate diplomatic dance in 2025
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 15 during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima.
Increasing number of Japanese bears find human dwellings ‘just right’
A bear trap in Hokkaido Prefecture. Bears have recently been found inside homes and shops.
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.

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