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JAPAN
May 31, 2014
Kim Jong Il ordered improved ties
Former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who died in December 2011, issued an order in July 2007 to seek improved relations with Japan, and the instruction was conveyed in 2012 to a key official in the Democratic Party of Japan-led government, a diplomatic source said.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2014
Opportunity for U.S. to extricate itself from Korea
The U.S. should reduce the possibility of impoverished, remote North Korea interfering with its own peace, stability and prosperity by simply going home: Terminate the defense treaty with South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 22, 2014
North Korean nuclear missiles 'imminent,' some experts fear
North Korea, which this month threatened to carry out a fourth nuclear test, may be closer than previously thought to mounting a nuclear warhead on a missile, some experts say, making a mockery of years of U.N. sanctions aimed at curbing its efforts to obtain nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 21, 2014
North Korea building disaster reveals regime vulnerability
It may have taken the collapse of an apartment block in an exclusive district of the North Korean capital to reveal the Achilles' heel of young leader Kim Jong Un's secretive regime.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 17, 2014
Dying for democracy: 1980 Gwangju uprising transformed South Korea
As South Korea marks the 34th anniversary of the Gwangju uprising, we examine the massacre's influence on national identity and the country's struggle for democracy.
JAPAN / History
May 17, 2014
Wrong to judge early imperialist Japan too harshly?
"Korea turned out to be this nice, laid-back place..."
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2014
Shinzo Abe one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was named one of the most influential people of 2014 by Time Magazine on Thursday, along with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2014
U.N. Security Council members condemn North Korea missile launch
Members of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned North Korea's recent ballistic missile launch as a violation of U.N. resolutions and will continue discussions on an "appropriate response," the council president said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 27, 2014
U.N. Security Council to meet Thursday on N. Korea missile launch
The U.N. Security Council will hold closed-door consultations on Thursday to discuss a possible condemnation of North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches, U.N. diplomats said.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 25, 2014
Time for ISU, Cinquanta to answer for sham in Sochi
Good news arrived on Friday with the announcement that the Korean Olympic Committee and Korean Skating Union will file a formal complaint about the judging in the women's free skate at the Sochi Games last month which saw defending Olympic champion Yuna Kim robbed of a second gold medal.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2014
Tokyo must use economic muscle in talks with North: Yokota's parents
The parents of Megumi Yokota, kidnapped by North Korea in 1977, express hope Tokyo will use Pyongyang's economic fragility as leverage to resolve the abduction issue at key talks next week.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 24, 2014
The abduction drama game
Clearly there are people in Japan who do not want any rapprochement with Pyongyang — who are using the abduction drama to continue the image of a Japan threatened by enemies and needing strong military forces for defense.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2014
Long road to hold Kim, North Korea liable for crimes
Western and Asian powers will begin pressing this week for North Korea to be held liable for crimes against humanity documented in a United Nations report, but concede that their chances of influencing the isolated country are slim.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 12, 2014
Taihen actors put bodies on the line
Observing rehearsals by the physical-theater company Taihen for their upcoming "Over the Rainbow" show at ABC Hall in Osaka was in many ways a free-jazz experience.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 4, 2014
Talks with North bring hope
An informal intergovernmental meeting between Japanese and North Korean officials in Shenyang on Monday has rekindled hope for addressing issues of concern between the two countries, including Pyongyang's abductions of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2014
Who will stop the slaughter?
Who will stand up in the world today for the millions of people whose lives are being savaged by evil men and women in states like Syria and North Korea?
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 24, 2014
IOC deserting duty with failure to act on skating scandal
IOC president Thomas Bach seemed to dismiss concerns about the huge controversy caused by the judging in the women’s singles at the Sochi Games at a news conference on Sunday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 22, 2014
Controversy rages on after Kim denied second Olympic gold
Two days after the shocking decision that gave Russia's Adelina Sotnikova the gold medal over defending Olympic champion Yuna Kim, the controversy surrounding the move shows no signs of abating.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 21, 2014
Scandalous outcome: Skating judges steal Kim's title, hand it to Sotnikova
Yuna Kim got robbed on Thursday night. Plain and simple.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2014
Sotnikova stuns Kim to win Olympic gold in Sochi
Russia's Adelina Sotnikova pulled off an upset of epic proportions by defeating Yuna Kim for the gold medal at the Sochi Games on Thursday night at the Iceberg Skating Palace.

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