Tag - korean-peninsula

 
 

KOREAN PENINSULA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2020
North Korea blew up the liaison office and its relations with the South
We should anticipate Pyongyang continuing its series of limited provocations in coming months aimed mainly at South Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2019
The Showa Era is growing distant
University students seem less concerned about war on the Korean Peninsula than their 1970s counterparts even though the chance of conflict is greater.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2019
Trump's North Korean road to nowhere
Judging by the outcome of the first meeting between Trump and Kim, U.S. allies in the region have good reason to be deeply concerned.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2018
Beginning of the end to the 1953 regime?
The post-Korean War framework that laid the foundation for the region's peace and prosperity may soon unravel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 14, 2018
The long road to a Korean peace
A framework must be created that all key parties have an incentive to maintain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2018
Japan needs to map out plan B
Tokyo needs to reassess its relations with the U.S. and its dependency on it for security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2018
Trump risks welcoming Kim to the nuclear club
Backing away from the demand that North Korea denuclearize would be a big mistake.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 28, 2018
A letter to President Moon Jae-in
Now is the time for South Korean President Moon Jae-in to dramatically change his image in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 1, 2018
Yet another Korean kabuki play?
It is at least the seventh time for Tokyo to see such inter-Korean "agreements" and, most ominously, they have never been implemented.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 1, 2018
After the summit euphoria—now what?
The next few weeks will be critical for Japan, as it will be profoundly affected by the outcome of the Trump-Kim meeting even though it will only have a limited direct influence on the developments on the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 1, 2018
Spring blossoms on the Korean Peninsula
The belief that the Kim-Trump summit will produce a definitive resolution rests on irrational exuberance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2018
Korea peace talks: Is China in or out?
There's no need for China to fear marginalization in any denuclearization talks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 1, 2018
Post-summit period shrouded in uncertainty for Japan
The U.S. can only achieve its long-term national interests if it takes Japan's interests into account in any negotiations with the North.
EDITORIALS
Apr 24, 2018
Risk grows as Korean diplomacy intensifies
U.S. and South Korean diplomacy with North Korea can only succeed if it is realistic and hard-nosed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2018
How to negotiate with North Korea
U.S. and South Korean negotiators should seek to secure a nuclear-weapons-free zone on the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2018
Two contradictory proverbs
Few people in Japan are optimistic about the outcome of the Korean talks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2018
Could the Kim-Trump summit succeed?
The Kim-Trump summit is an opportunity that will be difficult to seize and easy to squander.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2018
From Pyeongchang to peace?
Kim's charm offensive is aimed at resurrecting the North's sanction-battered economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2018
North Korean charm sure beats the alternative
Engaging with Pyongyang may encourage the regime down the path of liberalization.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 9, 2018
Kim Jong Un's sister shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at Winter Games' opening show
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, attended the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Friday, a historic moment that brings hope for easing security tensions sparked by Pyongyang's nuclear weapons ambitions.

Longform

A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world