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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2017
Trump, Moon discuss North Korea, 'Rocket Man' Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to mock North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over Twitter on Sunday, referring to him as "rocket man," a day after a teleconference with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in over Pyongyang's continued provocations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2017
Could North Korea copy Nazi Germany in event of a total oil ban?
As the U.S. and its allies look to impose even stricter measures against North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un could find inspiration from oppressive regimes of yesteryear in Nazi Germany and Apartheid-era South Africa.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 17, 2017
The time for 'nuclear sharing' with Japan is drawing near
Japan is facing an existential threat and needs to respond accordingly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2017
Trump to host trilateral meeting with Abe, Moon on U.N. General Assembly sidelines next week
The leaders will focus on the threat posed by North Korea, including Friday's missile launch over Hokkaido and Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test on Sept. 3.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2017
North Korea's Kim vows to seek 'equilibrium of force' with U.S. after missile launch over Japan
Kim Jong Un also wants to force Washington to “dare not talk about” military action over its nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2017
North Korea responds to latest U.N. sanctions with second missile over Japan
Hit by fresh U.N. sanctions, North Korea responds by shooting a second ballistic missile over Hokkaido and into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2017
North Korean nuclear 'crisis' an illusion
The urgency that world news media are imparting to the 'crisis' is, actually, a factor in extending it, thereby creating opportunities for miscalculation and war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2017
Trump expected to visit Japan in early November as part of Asian trip
It has not been decided whether U.S. President Donald Trump will come to Japan before or after the APEC meeting in Vietnam, which is scheduled for Nov. 10 and 11.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2017
North Korea lambastes U.N. sanctions, vows to continue nuclear, missile drive 'at faster pace'
North Korea doubled down on its nuclear weapons and missile drive Wednesday, vowing to continue to develop the programs "at a faster pace," one day after the U.N. slapped the isolated nation with the toughest round of sanctions yet over its sixth nuclear test, which experts said may have had an explosive...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2017
North Korea's nuclear progress isn't the only bad news
Washington's neocon warriors have forgotten noneof their arrogance and bad habits, and learned nothing from their string of earlier disastrous errors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2017
North Korean illicit network extends to Syria, Africa: U.N. report
North Korean nationals have a "widespread presence" in Africa and the Middle East, especially in Syria, where they are involved in an array of illicit activities including trade in surface-to-air missile systems, according to a report by a U.N. panel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2017
U.S. may expand sanctions on Chinese entities to tighten economic chokehold on North Korea
With the U.N. Security Council adopting a new sanctions resolution Monday on North Korea in response to its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, the United States is expected to consider expanding sanctions on entities in China and elsewhere that facilitate Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2017
Will Trump lower the nuclear bar?
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower had the wisdom to be appalled by nuclear weapons. Not Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2017
North Korean nuclear crisis tests Japan's mettle, has experts debating how to respond
Another war on the Korean Peninsula — this time a nuclear one — is beginning to look more possible than ever before, stirring anxiety in Japan and prompting debate over how it should respond.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 11, 2017
After six decades of separation, the two Koreas are worlds apart
South Korea and North Korea could hardly be further apart right now: A new democratic president has been elected in Seoul after the peaceful ouster of his predecessor over a political scandal, while a dictator in Pyongyang has raised the ante with missile launches and yet another nuclear test.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2017
North Korea warns U.S. as U.N. gears up to slap Pyongyang with heavier sanctions
The U.N. Security Council was set to vote on a watered-down resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its latest nuclear test, but it was unclear whether China and Russia would support it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2017
Major Chinese banks suspend North Korean transactions
Chinese state banks have started suspending transactions through accounts held by North Koreans, making it almost impossible to do business between the two countries, sources familiar with the situation have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2017
Most South Koreans don't expect war with North: poll
Most South Koreans doubt that North Korea will start a war, a survey has shown, just over a week after the North's largest nuclear test and as the United Nations Security Council was set vote Monday on a new set of sanctions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 11, 2017
Merkel suggests Iran-style nuclear talks to end North Korea nuclear, missile crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel told a newspaper she would be prepared to become involved in a diplomatic initiative to end the North Korean nuclear and missiles program, and suggested the Iran nuclear talks could be a model.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2017
North Korean leader praises nuclear scientists, urges bolstered nuclear force
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded the country's nuclear scientists and technicians behind its sixth nuclear test last week — purportedly of a hydrogen bomb — with a banquet and other events, urging them to continue their work building what state media on Sunday called "the strongest...
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
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.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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