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KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2019
Two South Koreans dead and water polo athletes hurt in nightclub collapse in Gwangju
Two South Koreans died and several others, including athletes participating in the World Aquatics Championships, were injured when an upper floor of a nightclub collapsed in the southern city of Gwangju early on Saturday, a fire department official said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2019
With joint air patrol, Russia and China divide U.S. allies
Encounters involving hostile states needling U.S. allies while avoiding confrontation with U.S. forces are becoming more widespread.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2019
North Korea's economy shrinks by most since 1990s famine
North Korea's economy shrank last year by the most since the peak of its 1990s famine, as international sanctions make it harder for Kim Jong Un to feed his people while developing nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2019
North Korea raises stakes with firing of two short-range missiles into Sea of Japan
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said that Japan was still analyzing whether the projectiles were, in fact, ballistic missiles.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2019
Trade controls on South Korea to hit exports of Japan's chip-making gear, lawmaker says
Japan's plan to drop South Korea from its "white list" of nations with minimum trade controls will probably hit ¥630 billion ($5.8 billion) in annual exports of microchip-making equipment to its neighbor, a Japanese lawmaker said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2019
Russia and South Korea trade conflicting claims over airspace dispute
The Russian Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday denied that Moscow had formally apologized over an alleged airspace violation the previous day, after South Korea said that Russia had expressed "deep regret" while blaming an equipment malfunction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2019
U.S. tech groups warn Japan and South Korea that trade spat threatens global supply chains
U.S. technology companies have urged Japan and South Korea to negotiate a resolution to a dispute that threatens to upend the global supply chain that the world's top electronics brands rely on make their products.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2019
U.S. intervention can't break the Tokyo-Seoul impasse
Washington's mediation may provide a temporary fix, but not a long-term resolution to the core problems plaguing Japan-South Korea ties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2019
South Korea to report Japan's tightening of export controls to WTO
The escalation comes almost three weeks after Japan slapped export controls on three chemical ingredients used by South Korea's globally dominant chip and screen industries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2019
Kim inspects new submarine in first public display of North Korea's nuclear capabilities since 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a "newly built submarine" that was to operate in the Sea of Japan, state-run media said Tuesday, in one of the first displays of power related to his country's nuclear capabilities since November 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2019
Tumbling exports from South Korea signal another bad month for global trade
South Korea's exports, a bellwether for global trade, appear set for an eighth straight monthly decline as trade disputes take a toll on global demand.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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