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National / Politics Aug 22, 2019

South Korea decides to exit intelligence-sharing pact with Japan

by Jesse Johnson and Sakura Murakami

South Korea’s decision is “extremely regrettable,” a Japanese government source was quoted as saying.

World / Politics Aug 22, 2019

Trump's fake accents in Japan-South Korea skit anger Asian-Americans as they veer left

When Amanda Berg heard that President Donald Trump mocked the accents of the leaders of South Korea and Japan at a recent fundraiser, it brought back painful memories from her childhood. Berg, a Korean-American who grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado, recalled kids doing the ...

National / Politics | FOCUS Aug 22, 2019

Despite subtle overtures, Japan-South Korea dispute likely to drag on

Recent signs that Japan and South Korea are making subtle overtures to each other have raised hopes that they are moving toward de-escalating their diplomatic feud. But while their foreign ministers agreed Wednesday to continue dialogue, it remains unclear what a compromise that would satisfy ...

National Aug 21, 2019

Japan defense white paper to concede North Korea has miniaturized nuclear warheads, report says

Japan has upgraded its estimate of North Korea's nuclear weapons capability in an upcoming annual defense white paper, saying it seems Pyongyang has already achieved the miniaturization of warheads, the Yomiuri newspaper said in an unsourced report Wednesday. That compares with the assessment in last ...

National Aug 18, 2019

Recalling work of late President Kim Dae-jung, Moon urges Tokyo and Seoul to pursue cooperation

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that Japan and South Korea need to follow a path of cooperation in line with the 1998 joint declaration. Moon made the remarks in a statement issued on Twitter and other media on the 10th anniversary of the ...

Asia Pacific Aug 17, 2019

North Korea's Kim praises new weapons tests and vows 'invincible military capabilities'

by Jesse Johnson

North Korea's test-firing of "projectiles" Friday morning was of a "new weapon," state-run media said Saturday, with leader Kim Jong Un urging his scientists to continue building weapons "to discourage any forces from daring to provoke us." A report carried by the North's official Korean ...

Asia Pacific Aug 16, 2019

North Korea fires more 'projectiles' into Sea of Japan and vows not to meet with South

by Jesse Johnson

North Korea added insult to injury Friday when, hours after blasting South Korea's leader as "impudent" and vowing not to meet with Seoul officials, it launched two more "projectiles" into the Sea of Japan. The launches — the sixth in just over three weeks — ...

National / Politics Aug 15, 2019

South Korea's Moon Jae-in offers to 'join hands' with Japan if Tokyo chooses dialogue

The two neighbors have been embroiled in a tit-for-tat trade war that saw them remove each other from their lists of trusted trading partners.

National Aug 6, 2019

Abe urges Seoul to uphold 1965 agreement over wartime compensation

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged South Korea on Tuesday to uphold a 1965 agreement to settle property claims stemming from wartime grievances. He said mutual trust is at stake at a time of high tensions. Speaking at a news conference in Hiroshima, Abe said South ...

Business Aug 5, 2019

South Korea to invest ¥679 billion to cut reliance on Japanese imports

“We want to turn the crisis into an opportunity” Seoul’s trade chief says.

Asia Pacific Aug 5, 2019

U.S. military mum as report says joint exercises with South Korea begin despite warnings from North

by Jesse Johnson

South Korea and the United States kicked off joint military drills Monday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, despite warnings and weapons tests from North Korea in recent weeks. The two allies will stage drills with a command-post exercise mostly involving computer simulations, not mobilization ...