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KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2020
Train belonging to North Korea's Kim Jong Un spotted in resort town as health rumors persist
The report said the train's presence doesn't prove the whereabouts of Kim or indicate anything about his health but it does lend weight to reports that he is staying on the country's eastern coast.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2020
China sent team, including medical experts, to advise on North Korea’s Kim
The trip comes amid conflicting reports about the health of the North Korean leader. It was not immediately clear what the trip signaled in terms of Kim's health.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2020
Trump’s personal diplomacy is dead, even if Kim isn’t
The U.S. tradition of putting personalities ahead of power politics seems to matter less and less.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2020
Kim Jong Un has put North Korea in position to outlast his reign
Whatever the state of Kim Jong Un’s health, he has already put North Korea in its strongest position to resist U.S. pressure in decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 23, 2020
North Korea’s Kim dynasty has a long history of health scares
Two constant threads that have run through the history of North Korea: Rule by the Kim dynasty and speculation about the health of its secretive leaders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2020
North Korean media silent on Kim's whereabouts as speculation on health rages
North Korean state media made no mention on Wednesday of new appearances by leader Kim Jong Un, a day after intense international speculation over his health was sparked by his absence from a major celebration last week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2020
Kim Jong Un returns to spotlight as questions over North Korean leader's fate arise
News of his incapacitation or death would have serious implications for Tokyo as Japan and the world continue to grapple with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2020
Kim Jong Un was in critical condition after surgery, U.S. official says
The U.S. is seeking details about Kim Jong Un’s health after receiving information that the North Korean leader was in critical condition after undergoing cardiovascular surgery last week, a U.S. official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 21, 2020
South Korea election win turns former premier into possible Moon rival
President Moon Jae-in may have delivered a crippling blow to South Korea’s opposition, but he also turned a prime minister who once served him into a potential rival within a more powerful ruling party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 21, 2020
Trump says he rejected sum South Korea offered for defense costs
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had rejected a sum offered by South Korea in response to his demand that Seoul pay for a larger share of the cost of U.S. military forces deployed there.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 20, 2020
North Korea's foreign ministry denies letter was sent to Trump
North Korea on Sunday denied a letter was sent to U.S. President Donald Trump, North Korean state news agency KCNA said, citing a Foreign Ministry press chief.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 19, 2020
South Korea's new coronavirus cases fall to single digits for first time in two months
South Korea on Sunday reported single digit new coronavirus cases for the first day in two months with eight new infections.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 16, 2020
NPB still in limbo as CPBL, KBO get ready to play ball
Baseball is slowly returning to Asia amid the coronavirus pandemic
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 16, 2020
Gangnam smile: North Korean defector wins Seoul's swankiest seat
A former North Korean diplomat has won a parliamentary seat in South Korea's swankiest district, four years after fleeing a London embassy and defecting to the South.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 16, 2020
U.S. warns North Korean hacking threatens international finance
The U.S. government warned that North Korea’s digital activities, including cybertheft and extortion, threatens the "integrity and stability of the international finance system.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 14, 2020
Election win for South Korea’s Moon could revive goal to reshape economy
If South Korea’s president can leverage his success fighting the coronavirus to help his party win Wednesday’s elections, it could give him fresh momentum to reshape an economy reeling from the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2020
South Korea to ship 600,000 coronavirus test kits to U.S. Tuesday
South Korea plans to send 600,000 coronavirus testing kits to the United States on Tuesday in the first such shipment following a request from U.S. President Donald Trump, a Seoul official told Reuters on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2020
South Korea reports 91 'recovered' COVID-19 patients tested positive again
South Korean officials on Friday reported that 91 patients thought to have recovered from the new coronavirus had tested positive again.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
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.
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.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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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