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U S JAPAN RELATIONS

ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2017
Raul Castro meets North Korea minister amid hope Cuba can defuse tensions
Cuban President Raul Castro met with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Friday amid hopes the communist-run island might be able to convince its Asian ally to avert a showdown with the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2017
Japan held drills with nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 strategic bomber in August
The United States flew two B-52 strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons for a rare joint mission with Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in the skies near North Korea in August, the U.S. Air Force confirmed Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 22, 2017
Inside Kim Jong Un's inner circle, top aides' fates shift
When Kim Jong Un sat down in September to order the sixth and largest of North Korea's nuclear tests, Hwang Pyong So sat by his side, his khaki military uniform conspicuous among the suits at the table, photos released by state media at the time showed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2017
North Korean defector's dramatic escape to the South caught on video
North Korean border guards were only steps behind a fellow North Korean soldier when they opened fire and one briefly crossed the border pursuing the wounded defector as he dashed to the South Korean side, a video released Wednesday by the U.N. Command (UNC) in Seoul showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 21, 2017
U.S. relisting of North Korea as state sponsor of terror seen as symbolic step with limited impact
The U.S. decision hands Washington and Tokyo a symbolic victory, but will do little to solve the nuclear crisis roiling the Korean Peninsula, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2017
North Korea threatens to make Japan and U.S. bases 'disappear'
North Korea on Monday issued veiled threat of a nuclear strike on Japan, vowing to make the country "disappear at once" if Tokyo continues with what Pyongyang termed "war hysteria."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2017
Yokota's mom to Abe: Hold abduction talks with North's Kim now
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un should hold talks on resolving the abduction issue while the U.S. is still actively involved, the mother of abductee Megumi Yokota said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 18, 2017
North Korea rules out negotiations on nuclear weapons
North Korea on Friday ruled out negotiations with Washington as long as joint U.S-South Korea military exercises continue, and said that Pyongyang's atomic weapons program would remain as a deterrent against a U.S. nuclear threat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2017
U.S. Ambassador William Hagerty touts Trump's Japan visit as a success
U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty said Friday that President Donald Trump's first visit to Tokyo earlier this month was a big success, especially in terms of advancing discussions on "unfair" trade relationships between the two countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 14, 2017
North Korea's winter training means fewer missile launches
North Korea hasn't fired a missile for 60 days, but that may have more to do with its own winter training cycle than with Pyongyang easing off on provocations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2017
North Korea, caught in a 'time warp,' must send signs of change, Seoul top diplomat says
North Korea, an impoverished country in a "time warp" that feeds paranoia at home with propaganda about a hostile world, should secure its future by laying the groundwork for talks on its nuclear weapons program, according to South Korea's foreign minister.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2017
Abe seeks Malaysia's support to fast-track TPP
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday sought Malaysia's cooperation to get the 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact up and running, excluding the United States.

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