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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2022
North Korea battles COVID-19 with antibiotics and home remedies
State media has recommended gargling salt water, or drinking lonicera japonica tea or willow leaf tea three times a day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 16, 2022
South Korean president to support Biden’s new economic grouping
New leader Yoon Suk-yeol told parliament Monday he wanted to discuss how his government can contribute to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2022
North Korea's Kim blames ‘irresponsible’ officials for COVID-19 outbreak
The isolated country reported 392,920 new 'fever cases” and eight new deaths nationwide in a 24-hour period ending 6 p.m. Sunday, state media reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2022
North Korea has resumed work at long-dormant nuclear reactor, satellite images reveal
Photos indicate that the isolated North has resumed construction at the 50 megawatt reactor at its Yongbyon nuclear complex as it looks to further build up its nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2022
North Korea reports nearly 300,000 new 'fever' cases as South eyes talks
A senior South Korean official reportedly said that Seoul plans to offer working-level talks with North Korea in an apparent move to help it contain the outbreak.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 14, 2022
Kids later than sooner: South Korean women freeze eggs as child-rearing costs surge
Fewer women are having children and those who do are in no rush, with the sky-high costs of housing and education making financial security a must.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2022
Tattoos, still illegal in South Korea, thrive underground
Tattoo artists, long treated as criminals for their work, say that it is time to end the stigma against their business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2022
South Korea’s new president is likely a bland centrist, and that is OK
The real divide between South Korea's right and left is over foreign policy. Change will be most evident here, and Japan particularly is likely to find a Yoon presidency easier.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2022
A new president, a new opportunity for Japan-South Korea relations
Signs are encouraging for Tokyo. Throughout the presidential campaign, Yoon Suk-yeol criticized sitting President Moon Jae-in for letting Japan-South Korea relations deteriorate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2022
North Korea reports first COVID-19 death as fever 'explosively spreads'
About 187,800 people are being treated in isolation after a fever of unidentified origin has 'explosively spread nationwide' since late April, the KCNA news agency said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2022
North Korea fires three short-range missiles in show of strength after COVID admission
The launches were the latest in a record-breaking series of weapons tests this year and came ahead of a planned visit to South Korea and Japan next week by U.S. President Joe Biden.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2022
Tokyo and Seoul need to learn how to agree to disagree again
Unfortunately, the leadership in Tokyo and Seoul have either forgotten the wisdom of the 1990s or have become too obsessed with the details of outstanding historical issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2022
Kim Jong Un orders lockdown after North Korea reports first COVID-19 case
Until Thursday, leader Kim Jong Un's regime had denied it had any COVID-19 cases, a claim doubted by experts in the U.S., Japan and other countries.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2022
Hints of a new North Korea nuclear strategy
Kim's rationale for possessing nuclear weapons seems to be shifting. His rhetoric and accompanying military developments indicate a new focus: the acquisition of a war-fighting capability.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami