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G1 SUMMIT

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2018
North Korea's Kim reportedly open to inspections at main Nyongbyon nuclear complex
Exactly a year since nuclear-armed North Korea last tested a missile — its most powerful to date — news has emerged that leader Kim Jong Un is open to inspections at his country's main nuclear complex.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 13, 2018
North Korean missile bases housing weapons capable of striking much of Japan still up and running, think tank says
A U.S. think tank says it has uncovered 13 of an estimated 20 North Korean missile operating bases inside the country — including those believed to house ballistic missiles capable of striking anywhere in Japan and the U.S. — highlighting the difficult road ahead for ridding Pyongyang of its nuclear...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 7, 2018
Top U.S. diplomat delays meeting with North Koreans, raising questions about ongoing nuclear talks
A planned meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the right-hand man to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in New York has been postponed, the State Department said in a short statement just two days before the meeting had been scheduled to be held.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2018
North Korea warns it could restart nuclear weapons development if sanctions aren't lifted
North Korea has warned that it could revive its scrapped policy of building up its nuclear arsenal if the U.S. does not remove harsh economic sanctions as part of reciprocal measures Pyongyang has demanded in ongoing denuclearization talks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2018
North Korea preparing nuclear test site for international inspectors: report
North Korea may be preparing for a visit by international inspectors to its shuttered Punggye-ri nuclear test site, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday, citing the country's spy agency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2018
A match too good to be true?
The Trump administration's unpredictability could be drawing Japan and China closer together.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2018
Top U.S. diplomat expected to meet Kim's right-hand man next week, report says
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to meet with a top North Korean official next week as they seek to arrange a second summit between the two countries' leaders, according to a South Korean report.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2018
Progress on Kim-Abe summit elusive during July meeting of North Korean and Japanese officials: envoy
A Liberal Democratic Party insider says a top North Korean diplomat has essentially acknowledged that North Korea and Japan made contact in July in Vietnam.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 28, 2018
Senior North Korean diplomat arrives in Russia as possibility of Putin-Kim summit looms
A North Korean delegation led by a deputy foreign minister has arrived in Russia, possibly to prepare for a summit between the two countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 25, 2018
The linchpins for a rules-based Indo-Pacific
the Abe-Modi summit offers an opportunity to discuss how the Tokyo-New Delhi duet can contribute to the larger U.S.-initiated effort to build strategic equilibrium, power stability and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 24, 2018
Human rights situation in North Korea 'has not changed' despite Pyongyang's warming ties with Seoul and Washington, U.N. investigator says
The ongoing detente between North Korea and the United States has done little, if anything, to improve Pyongyang's abysmal rights record, the U.N. independent investigator on human rights in the nuclear-armed country said Tuesday, just weeks before the expected passage of a Japan-led resolution condemning...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2018
North Korea blasts Japan's role in pushing U.N. human rights resolution amid nuclear talks
North Korea has singled out Japan, criticizing Tokyo's leading role in crafting a U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations and the abductions of foreign nationals by the nuclear-armed country, amid its ongoing thaw with the outside world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2018
U.S. to suspend another joint military exercise with South Korea as Trump-Kim summit looks unlikely this year
The United States will suspend another military exercise with South Korea in effort to facilitate ongoing North Korean denuclearization talks, the Pentagon said Friday, as reports emerged that the next summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump would likely not take...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2018
Trump to hold second summit with Kim in 'the next couple of months,' national security adviser John Bolton says
U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "in the next couple of months," White House national security adviser John Bolton indicated Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 10, 2018
Trump says second meeting with Kim will happen after November midterm elections
A second meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will have to wait until after the Nov. 6 midterm elections.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2018
Tokyo flexes financial muscle at Mekong-Japan Summit
The leaders issued a statement pledging cooperation on the promotion of development programs and further improvement on “connectivity” and “quality infrastructure” projects in the Mekong region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2018
North Korea's Kim invites Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, Seoul says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, a spokesman for South Korea's presidential Blue House said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2018
Trump hopes for second summit with North Korea's Kim after 'good' Mike Pompeo meeting in Pyongyang
President Donald Trump says he hopes to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "in the near future" after his top diplomat reported progress Sunday at a meeting with Kim in Pyongyang held to resolve details over a potential second summit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2018
War-end declaration might be 'slippery slope' for U.S. presence in South Korea: U.N. Command general
A declaration to end the 1950-53 Korea War could be a "slippery slope" that would lead to questioning the need for the U.S. troop presence in South Korea, the deputy head of the U.N. Command overseeing the Korean armistice said on Friday, ahead of new talks between Washington and Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 6, 2018
As he makes his return to Pyongyang, top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo is short on leverage for nuke deal
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed Friday on a trip that will take him to North Korea, as U.S. disarmament demands are increasingly undermined by calls for sanctions relief and President Donald Trump's eagerness for a second summit with Kim Jong Un.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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