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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2013
Amnesty says North Korea's gulag network expanding
Seoul AFP-JIJI
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 4, 2013
Kim's uncle said unharmed in Pyongyang purge amid leadership crisis
Jang Song Thaek, the uncle and de facto deputy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is safe even as it appears he has been removed from his post, a South Korean minister said.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2013
Japan urged to boost renewables development
The head of the World Bank urged Japan in a recent interview to develop more renewable energy sources while calling on emerging economies to get ready for a possible cutback in the U.S. central bank's stimulus program.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 20, 2013
'Jack the Ripper' strikes again
"I'm a huge Beumrae fan," the woman seated next to me gushed during the intermission, pointing to a glossy photo in my program. "His voice gives me chills."
Figure Skating
Nov 13, 2013
Ando, Kim to compete at Golden Spin
Miki Ando is set to compete against Olympic champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea at the Golden Spin of Zagreb next month after they were among entries announced by the Croatian skating federation on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2013
Film follows man's struggle to seek acquittal in 'Sayama Case'
When a man who had spent three decades in jail for a murder he denies committing declared in an interview that he had "no regrets" about his life, film director Kim Song Woong was stunned — and inspired.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 5, 2013
Kim's injury could open door for Mao at Sochi Games
It is amazing how quickly the dynamic can change in skating.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 27, 2013
Ando begins comeback
Competing for the first time in two years, two-time world champion Miki Ando took the ice on Thursday in the Nebelhorn Trophy and finished second in the short program.
Figure Skating
Sep 26, 2013
Kim to miss Grand Prix events: report
Two-time world figure skating champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea will sit out upcoming Grand Prix events because of a foot injury, Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 6, 2013
Kim selects program music as road to Sochi begins
Defending world and Olympic champion Kim Yu-na has selected the music for the programs she hopes will carry her to a second straight gold medal next year at the Sochi Games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 30, 2013
Kim Jong Un's ex reportedly executed
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's former girlfriend was among a dozen well-known North Korean performers who were executed by firing squad on Aug. 20, a South Korean paper has reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2013
Tokyo holds bilateral vice ministerial talks in Seoul
Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki held fence-mending talks Thursday with his South Korean counterpart, Kim Kyou-hyun, in Seoul, amid bilateral relations strained over a territorial dispute and divergent perceptions of history.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2013
North Korean nuclear crisis
North Korea's nuclear and missile programs are a source of instability and tension in a region vital to global security and economic prosperity.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jun 5, 2013
Earliest Mao, Kim can face off is at GP Final in Fukuoka
The Olympic season officially began with the release of the 2013-2014 Grand Prix assignments on Monday by the International Skating Union.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 4, 2013
World Bank head: Hike investment in Africa
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim expressed hope Monday that Japan will boost investment in Africa, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has highlighted as a key target market under the country's economic growth strategy, the Finance Ministry said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2013
Pyongyang offered to let Yokota's daughter go '10, but not to Japan
Pyongyang told Tokyo in May 2010 that it would allow Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota's daughter, Kim Eun Gyong, to leave North Korea as long as it wasn't to Japan, a source says.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 8, 2013
U.S., South Korea show united front on North Korea
U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korea's new leader warn North Korea against further nuclear provocations, with Obama declaring that the days when Pyongyang could 'create a crisis and elicit concessions' were over.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 30, 2013
North Korea's weapon of choice: news agency
North Korea has kept the surrounding region on edge in recent weeks primarily by using its weapon of choice in times of warmongering: its state-run news agency.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 16, 2013
Tokyo: Do you have a message for young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?
Get a hobby. Play less Battleships. Kim should take up something else, such as darts. He really needs to show his generals who is boss, and needs to be a little more refined in how he demonstrates his power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2013
Pyongyang preps for state founder's birth anniversary
North Korea was in festive mood on Sunday, a day before the 101st anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il Sung, even as it continued to warn of war breaking out on the Korean Peninsula.

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