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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2022
North Korea says it held test for developing military reconnaissance satellite
Kim Jong Un moved closer to ticking another box on his weapons wish list, with his country saying it had conducted “an important test” for developing a military reconnaissance satellite.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 27, 2022
North Korea launches apparent ballistic missile as world watches Ukraine
The missile was believed had traveled about 300 kilometers, hitting a maximum altitude of 600 km. It did not land in Japan's exclusive economic zone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2022
China's Xi, in message to North Korea's Kim, vows cooperation under 'new situation'
In a message to Kim, Xi said China is ready to work, together with the Korean side, to steadily develop the China-DPRK relations of friendship and cooperation ... 'under a new situation.'
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 24, 2022
Kishida at odds with other LDP members over COVID-19 and foreign policy
With media polls showing Kishida's support rate is declining, questions about who is in charge — the prime minister or his party — are growing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 23, 2022
South Korea presidential front-runner seeks to 'reset' China ties with extra THAAD missile system
The top foreign policy adviser to Yoon Seok-youl said the candidate would ditch the current administration's strategic ambiguity in relations between Washington and Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2022
South Korean support for a domestic nuclear arsenal is growing — for surprising reasons
A new survey has found that a robust majority strongly backs a domestic nuclear program over stationing U.S. nukes in the country, with China cited as a growing concern.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2022
World should send 60 million COVID-19 vaccines to North Korea, U.N. investigator says
The shots could be a way to persuade the country to ease lockdowns that have left some of its 26 million people on the verge of starvation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 21, 2022
Will a presidential election mark the end of South Korea's tattoo taboos?
Almost all of the country's 50,000 tattoo artists are at the mercy of potential police raids and prosecution, facing huge fines as well as prison terms, in theory as much as life.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 21, 2022
Soaring gasoline bad timing for Asian governments facing voters
Soaring gasoline prices are fanning inflation and causing a headache for governments and central banks worldwide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 18, 2022
Thought to be a success story, South Korea is forced to alter its COVID approach
The government will shift to dedicating its monitoring efforts to high-risk patients who are staying at home, supplying them with at-home treatment kits.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2022
North Korea celebrates late Kim Jong Il's birthday without military event
Kim Jong Un attended the gathering at the northern alpine town of Samjiyon, which is near the border with China and Mount Paektu, the holy mountain where Kim's family claims its roots.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 15, 2022
Houses, scandals, missiles: The issues at stake in South Korea's presidential election
Discontent over the economic situation has driven away many young voters who initially backed Moon. They comprise a lost generation that many see emerging as the key voting bloc.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 15, 2022
South Korean presidential race kicks off as scandals mar both main candidates' campaigns
The race between the country's two leading parties, set to be the tightest in 20 years, has dominated by allegations that may make a third challenger kingmaker.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 14, 2022
Ukraine crisis won't take Washington's eyes off North Korea, top U.S. diplomat says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has hinted that Pyongyang could continue to test weapons, including a possible long-range missile, amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 13, 2022
South Korean opposition presidential candidate calls for united bid with rival
Ahn Cheol-soo proposed that he and his rival, Yoon Suk-yeol, unify their campaigns to beat the ruling party's Lee Jae-myung in next month's election.

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