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KOREA JAPAN RELATIONS

JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2014
Foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea to hold talks by end of year
Japan, China and South Korea have agreed that their foreign ministers will hold talks in Seoul by the end of the year, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2014
Court tells developer to pay for Chongryon's building by Dec. 8
Real estate developer Marunaka Holdings Co. has been told by a court to pay for Chongryon's Tokyo headquarters building and land by Dec. 8, the company said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 7, 2014
Japan denies report that abductee Yokota died of overdose in 1994
The central government on Friday denied a report out of South Korea claiming that Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea at the age of 13 and remains a symbol of the four-decade campaign to recover kidnapping victims, died in 1994 of an overdose.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2014
North Korea claims it will question perpetrators on abductee issue
North Korea told Japan last week that it plans to question its agents who abducted Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s, according to sources familiar with relations between the two countries.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2014
North Korea didn't offer delegation any new info on abductees: source
KYODO, STAFF REPORT
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2014
Korean court orders Toyama munitions firm to compensate women tricked into wartime labor
A South Korean court orders former arms maker Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate all of the Korean women it forced to work in Japan during the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2014
Japanese officials hold second day of talks in Pyongyang
Japan on Wednesday held a second day of talks with North Korea on the progress of a probe into missing Japanese nationals, with the focus of the discussions expected to shift to issues such as the remains of Japanese who died after the end of World War II in what is now North Korean territory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2014
Japan mission arrives N. Korea to scrutinize abduction probe
A Japanese delegation arrived Monday in Pyongyang to assess North Korea's ongoing investigation into the fates of abducted Japanese nationals.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2014
Government mission to North Korea this week to scrutinize abductees probe
A government delegation will make a four-day visit to North Korea from Monday to assess Pyongyang's investigation of the fate of Japanese nationals abducted decades ago.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2014
Japan Communist Party leader to visit South Korea, urge regional peace treaty
The Japanese Communist Party said its leader will visit South Korea starting Friday in a bid to improve relations between the two countries, which have soured over a territorial dispute and differing perceptions of wartime history.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2014
S. Korea calls for 'transparency' in Japan's defense revision
South Korea's top security official told his Japanese counterpart Tuesday that Japan's ongoing revision of defense cooperation guidelines with the United States "should reflect neighboring countries' concerns and be carried out in a transparent way," the South Korean presidential office said.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2014
Abduction mission to N. Korea may leave Monday
Japan has sounded out North Korea about sending a delegation next Monday to check its investigation into the fate of people abducted by Pyongyang decades ago, government sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2014
Abductees' families still skeptical on sending reps to N. Korea
Many relatives of abductees said Monday they remain skeptical about the government's decision to send officials to Pyongyang to learn firsthand the status of North Korea's latest probe into the victims' fates.
JAPAN / History
Oct 16, 2014
Government requests revision of 1996 U.N. sex slave report
The Abe administration asks the author of a U.N. report that accused Japan of wartime military sexual slavery to amend the 1996 document.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2014
Chongryon leader Ho failed to meet Kim Jong Un during N. Korea trip
The head of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), the most influential pro-North Korea body in Japan, did not meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to Pyongyang that wrapped up Tuesday, it was learned Sunday from sources familiar with the trip.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2014
'Comfort women' recount wartime ordeals
Three women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels have been speaking out about their ordeals, saying the world should never forget what they went through.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2014
Experts question indictment of Japanese journalist in South Korea
South Korea's indictment of the former Seoul bureau chief at the right-leaning daily Sankei Shimbun is being criticized by experts who say the move might represent an attack against a Japanese media outlet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2014
Chongryon leader ends unusual trip to Pyongyang
The head of Chongryon, the most influential pro-North Korean body in Japan, wrapped up his first trip to Pyongyang in eight years Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 6, 2014
Tokyo: What can be done to restore Japan's relations with China and South Korea?
An international bunch around Tokyo offer their views on possible ways to rebuild trust between Japan and its East Asian neighbors over historical issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 4, 2014
Japan to subsidize visits to North Korean burial sites of Japanese
The government plans to subsidize Japanese visits to the apparent burial sites of relatives who died in what is now North Korea, officials said.
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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