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KOREA JAPAN RELATIONS

JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2014
Keiji Furuya vows tough stance on North Korean abduction issue will continue
Japan will continue to take a hard stance against North Korea over the abduction issue until every single case involving a Japanese citizen is resolved, the Cabinet minister handling the matter said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2014
Ex-abductee Hasuike keeps up pressure to retrieve others taken by North Korea
A man who was held by North Korea for more than 20 years before being repatriated in 2002 renewed a call for other Japanese abductees to be returned as soon as possible as Pyongyang conducts its second probe into their whereabouts.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2014
Japan, North Korea reportedly held secret talks over abductions
Japan and North Korea reportedly hold a secret meeting on the abduction issue as the North's first report on its new probe approaches.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2014
Abductee hopes hinge on Kim
Japan is confident some of the more than a dozen citizens abducted by North Korean agents over three decades ago are alive, and is counting on Kim Jong Un to return them, said the minister in charge of the issue.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2014
North Korea may delay first abduction probe report to late September
North Korea may delay the first report to Japan of the new round of investigation into abduction cases of Japanese nationals to the third week of September or later, sources said Thursday.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2014
Japan, South Korea eye strategic talks in September
Japan and South Korea are preparing to hold a vice minister-level "strategic dialogue" possibly in early September in Tokyo, a senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 25, 2014
Japan awaits North Korean report on fate of abductees
It may soon become clear whether the Japanese government's decision to bet on the power and ability of North Korea's State Security Department to resolve the fate of past Japanese abductees was justified.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2014
Chongryon leader plans to visit North Korea from early September
Ho Jong Man, the chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongyron, plans to visit North Korea for several weeks from early September to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, sources close to bilateral relations said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2014
Seoul's new envoy upbeat on patching up ties with Japan
South Korea's new ambassador to Japan, Yoo Heung-soo, is optimistic about improving diplomatic relations with Japan and said he was looking forward to using his contacts to patch up ties when he takes his post over the weekend.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2014
Abe's shrine offering riles China, South Korea
China said Friday it "resolutely opposed" Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's monetary donation to war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Friday, the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2014
Three ministers visit Yasukuni on surrender day anniversary; Abe refrains
Three Cabinet ministers visit war-related Yasukuni Shrine as Japan marks the 69th anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2014
Japan imposes asset freeze on North Korean shipping firm
The government on Friday froze the assets of the operator of a North Korean ship seized for smuggling arms, the Foreign Ministry announced, just as Tokyo is engaged in talks with Pyongyang to return Japanese citizens kidnapped decades ago by North Korean agents.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2014
Free Hug activist hopes to mend fences in Asia
It was August 2011 when Koichi Kuwabara hit the streets of Seoul with a mission in mind.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2014
North Korea minister said to confirm abductee report coming in early September
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong has told Japan that Pyongyang will deliver in early September the first report on its ongoing investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals abducted by its agents in the past, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2014
Kishida has informal exchange with North Korean foreign minister
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday he had an informal exchange with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong and suggested that he urged Pyongyang to conduct a thorough investigation into the abduction issue and to exercise restraint with regard to further missile launches.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 9, 2014
Foreign ministers of Japan, South Korea hold talks
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida held talks Saturday with South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se in Myanmar's capital, with greatest interest focused on whether the meeting will pave the way for a summit between the leaders of the two countries.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2014
Asahi Shimbun admits errors in past 'comfort women' stories
The Asahi Shimbun admits to serious errors in many articles on the 'comfort women' issue, retracting all stories going back decades that quoted a Japanese man who claimed he kidnapped about 200 Korean women and forced them to work at wartime Japanese military brothels.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2014
Kishida eyes informal talks with N. Korea counterpart at ASEAN meet
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida will look to hold informal talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong on Aug. 10 on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum to be held in Myanmar, government sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2014
Photo exhibit on abductee Megumi Yokota opens
A photo exhibition on Megumi Yokota, who has become a symbol of Japanese people abducted by North Korea, opened Monday in Kawasaki to draw attention to the issue.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 22, 2014
South Korean government is ordered to unveil talks with Japan on intel-sharing pact
A local South Korean court on Tuesday ordered the government to disclose the entire process of negotiations on a botched intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
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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