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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 12, 2019
Trump says no to eased sanctions, but South Korea's Moon keeps nuclear talks with Kim alive
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, on a mission to Washington on Thursday to kick-start nuclear diplomacy by persuading U.S. President Donald Trump to ease crushing sanctions on North Korea and gain an OK for inter-Korean projects, fell short in talks with Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 11, 2019
North Korea's Kim doubles down on sanctions threat, vowing to deal 'telling blow' to those imposing them
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has doubled down on his regime persevering through tough sanctions that have choked his economy, urging his country to deal a "telling blow" to those imposing the sanctions and pitching self-reliance as an "eternal lifeline," state-run media reported Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 10, 2019
South Korean leader has work cut out for him in talks with Trump on North Korean nukes
South Korean leader Moon Jae-in heads to Washington for a crucial summit with U.S. President Donald Trump this week in hopes of persuading the mercurial leader to give some ground in his negotiations with North Korea over that country's nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 10, 2019
Powerful North Korean decision-making body set to decide 'new orientation' ahead of Trump-Moon summit
North Korea has announced that the Central Committee of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was set to hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss and decide what it called a "new orientation" just days ahead of South Korean leader Moon Jae-in's visit to the White House.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019
India test and U.S. Space Force fuel a new arms race
If the race for ever more powerful weapons now extends beyond the sky, there is no telling where it might end.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 8, 2019
North Korean leader's 'field guidance' trips highlight economic focus ahead of parliament meeting
In a possible signal of what to expect at a key meeting of North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament later this week, state media reported Monday on leader Kim Jong Un's visit to a recently remodeled, modern-looking department store.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 6, 2019
Top U.S. diplomat 'confident' of third round of Trump-Kim nuclear talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he is "confident" there will be a third summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, noting that talks with Pyongyang are continuing after a February nuclear summit in Hanoi failed to yield a deal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2019
U.S. trains with ASDF in Western Pacific as area sees ramped-up military drills by China
B-52 bombers from Guam have trained with Air Self-Defense Force and Okinawa-based U.S. fighter jets in the Western Pacific, just days after China sent a total of six bombers and other aircraft through a key entryway into the Pacific for their own military exercises.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2019
First images of Saudi nuclear reactor show plant nearing finish
Saudi Arabia is nearing completion of its first nuclear reactor, satellite images of the facility show, triggering warnings about the risks of the kingdom using the technology without signing up to the international rules governing the industry.
WORLD
Apr 3, 2019
Wary of nuclear arms quest, U.S. senators seek details of secret reactor cooperation with Saudis
U.S. senators from both parties on Tuesday asked Energy Secretary Rick Perry for details about recent approvals for companies to share nuclear energy information with Saudi Arabia, with the lawmakers expressing concern about possible development of atomic weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2019
Moon hopes North Korea responds positively to U.S.-South Korea efforts
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that he hopes North Korea responds positively when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump this month as part of efforts to restart denuclearization talks with the North.
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2019
Principles needed for autonomous lethal weapons
A legally binding framework for lethal autonomous weapons systems must be developed to ensure that both regulations and norms can guide efforts in this field.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2019
In first reaction to raid, North Korea brands Madrid embassy break-in 'a grave terrorist attack'
North Korea has called a February raid on its embassy in Spain by a shadowy anti-regime group "a grave terrorist attack," state-run media said Sunday in Pyongyang's first reaction to the break-in.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 30, 2019
With a piece of paper, Trump called on Kim to hand over all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons
On the day that their talks in Hanoi collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump handed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a piece of paper that included a blunt call for the transfer of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and bomb fuel to the United States.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2019
Trump tells why new sanctions on Pyongyang are not necessary: North Koreans already 'suffering greatly'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he decided not to put additional sanctions on North Korea a week earlier because he wanted to maintain a good relationship with leader Kim Jong Un and because the North Korean people are already "suffering greatly."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2019
South Korea's Moon to visit White House next month in bid to salvage Kim-Trump nuclear talks
In a bid to salvage broken-down nuclear negotiations with North Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in plan to hold a summit next month in Washington, the White House has announced.
Yen on the march as Plaza Accord 2.0 debate grows
The yen strengthened dramatically this month — hitting ¥139.9 to the dollar on Tuesday — and could become a topic of conversation in trade talks between the United States and Japan.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Jetstar Japan fined for failing to provide adequate cabin crew breaks
The logo of Jetstar Airways on an aircraft parked outside a maintenance hangar in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 27.
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Cases of epidural use in labor rise in Japan alongside concerns
Of the 721,000 childbirths reported in 2024 in Japan, 13.8% involved the use of an epidural, according to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Cases of epidural use in labor rise in Japan alongside concerns
Of the 721,000 childbirths reported in 2024 in Japan, 13.8% involved the use of an epidural, according to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.

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