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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 9, 2022
North Korean launches show no scarcity of funding and materials despite sanctions
Pyongyang's record-busting number of missile launches have highlighted that the country is likely supported in part by overseas networks that provide funding and material, analysts say.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 8, 2022
Spate of launches raises prospect of North Korean missile with multiple nuclear warheads
Such a weapon would potentially allow for a single missile to drop nuclear warheads on a broad swath of targets, complicating missile defense efforts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2022
The weakest link? North Korea's crumbling air force
Pyongyang has long condemned joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington, calling them rehearsals for an invasion — but it has appeared especially sensitive to air force drills.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 8, 2022
South Korea urges corporate governance focus on women to address fertility crisis
The country last year saw the number of babies expected per woman drop to 0.81, a result that shattered its own world record.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 7, 2022
South Korea's Yoon vows to hold officials to account after Halloween crush
Yoon, who came to office in May, is seeking to avoid the mistakes of his predecessors, who had been sometimes seen as too slow to respond to disasters.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 7, 2022
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte 'confident' Son Heung-min will recover in time for World Cup
The Spurs star sustained a fracture around his left eye when he collided with Chancel Mbemba during the club's 2-1 win over Marseille last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Nov 7, 2022
Japan Times 1997: 15 Japanese wives arrive on visit from North Korea
Twenty-five years ago, the Japanese media became fascinated by the women who left Japan for North Korea with their husbands 40 years prior.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2022
Why the Group of Seven should be expanded
To maintain its global relevancy and influence, the Group of Seven should shift eastward and consider the inclusion of South Korea and Australia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 6, 2022
Japan shows off defense diplomacy skills with international fleet review
Around 40 warships from 13 countries came together to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2022
Candlelight vigils mourn victims of Seoul crowd crush
Law enforcement officials have conceded that there was insufficient safety planning, and opposition politicians have accused the government of not taking responsibility.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2022
A vibrant refuge in Seoul goes quiet after deadly crowd crush
Makeshift altars pay homage to the victims while the government investigates one of the worst peacetime disasters in the country's history.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 6, 2022
Son Heung-min's surgery succeeds but World Cup still in balance
Worried South Korean fans have since been waiting nervously for updates on Son's condition, fearing their World Cup would be ruined without the talismanic national captain.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2022
North Korea continues frenetic pace of missile launches as U.S. B-1B bombers fly to South
The missiles were the latest in a flurry of launches by the North, including one of an intercontinental ballistic missile that was believed to have failed in-flight over the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2022
U.S.-China friction gives Kim Jong Un the freedom to fire away
North Korea's unprecedented barrage of missiles is underscoring the cost of Washington's tensions with Beijing, since China has shown little appetite for more sanctions.

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