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NORTH KOREA

JAPAN
Nov 27, 2017
Eight bodies found as second suspected North Korean boat washes up in Akita Prefecture
Eight bodies were discovered in a wooden 7-meter boat that washed ashore in Oga, Akita Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast facing North Korea, the Japan Coast Guard said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2017
South Korea warns North not to repeat 'armistice violation' in wake of defector's shooting
North Korea violated an armistice agreement with South Korea this month when North Korean soldiers shot and wounded a North Korean soldier as he defected across their border and it must not do so again, South Korea's defense chief said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2017
Former U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman says use of nukes 'more probable' with 'unpredictable' Kim
A former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff says use of nuclear weapons has grown more likely amid increasing uncertainty over North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's intentions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2017
Japan becoming ground zero for U.S. military buildup in Asia, Russia's Lavrov says
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses Tokyo of using North Korea to justify a new U.S. military buildup in Asia and accuses the allies of antagonizing Pyongyang.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 25, 2017
Border without doctors: Defector drama highlights South Korea's inadequate trauma care
A defector's treatment for critical injuries suffered during his dramatic dash from North Korea has highlighted a shortage of South Korean trauma doctors and underscored Seoul's lack of preparedness in the event of hostilities with Pyongyang.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2017
Raul Castro meets North Korea minister amid hope Cuba can defuse tensions
Cuban President Raul Castro met with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Friday amid hopes the communist-run island might be able to convince its Asian ally to avert a showdown with the United States.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2017
Newsweek causes stir by reporting 'Japan wants war' with North Korea
Misreporting an opinion poll, a Newsweek story claims 'Japan wants war with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, not dialogue.'
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2017
Boat washes ashore in Akita with eight aboard claiming to be North Korean fishermen
Eight men claiming to be fishermen from North Korea are found in Akita Prefecture after their wooden boat broke down.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2017
Seoul surgeon: Wounded North Korean defector 'nice guy' who has nightmares about repatriation
North Korea's latest defector, a young soldier known only by his family name Oh, is a quiet, pleasant man who has nightmares about being returned to the North, his surgeon said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2017
Japan held drills with nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 strategic bomber in August
The United States flew two B-52 strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons for a rare joint mission with Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in the skies near North Korea in August, the U.S. Air Force confirmed Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 23, 2017
Nuclear strategists call for bold move: scrap ICBM arsenal
Imagine it is 3 a.m., and the president of the United States is asleep in the White House master bedroom. A military officer stationed in an office nearby retrieves an aluminum suitcase — the "football" containing the launch codes for the U.S. nuclear arsenal — and rushes to wake the commander in...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2017
North Korea calls U.S. terror relisting 'serious provocation' and vows to continue building up 'treasured nuclear sword'
North Korea has lambasted the U.S. for relisting it as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling the move a "serious provocation" and vowing to continue building up its "treasured nuclear sword."
EDITORIALS
Nov 22, 2017
Applying more pressure on North Korea
U.S. pressure on North Korea must be in the service of a wider strategy; of that, there is little sign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 22, 2017
Inside Kim Jong Un's inner circle, top aides' fates shift
When Kim Jong Un sat down in September to order the sixth and largest of North Korea's nuclear tests, Hwang Pyong So sat by his side, his khaki military uniform conspicuous among the suits at the table, photos released by state media at the time showed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2017
North Korean defector's dramatic escape to the South caught on video
North Korean border guards were only steps behind a fellow North Korean soldier when they opened fire and one briefly crossed the border pursuing the wounded defector as he dashed to the South Korean side, a video released Wednesday by the U.N. Command (UNC) in Seoul showed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2017
Air China indefinitely suspends flights between Beijing and Pyongyang
Air China Ltd has indefinitely suspended flights between Beijing and Pyongyang, citing poor demand as North Korea faces growing sanctions from the United States over its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 21, 2017
U.S. relisting of North Korea as state sponsor of terror seen as symbolic step with limited impact
The U.S. decision hands Washington and Tokyo a symbolic victory, but will do little to solve the nuclear crisis roiling the Korean Peninsula, experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2017
Seoul frets over further missile tests by Pyongyang this year in threat to U.S.
North Korea may conduct additional missile tests this year to polish up its long-range missile technology and ramp up the threat against the United States, South Korea's spy agency said on Monday, adding that it was monitoring developments closely.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 21, 2017
U.N. rights panel says North Korean women suffer discrimination, rape, malnutrition and lack legal recourse
North Korean women are deprived of education and job opportunities and are often subjected to violence at home and sexual assault in the workplace, a United Nations human rights panel said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2017
North Korea threatens to make Japan and U.S. bases 'disappear'
North Korea on Monday issued veiled threat of a nuclear strike on Japan, vowing to make the country "disappear at once" if Tokyo continues with what Pyongyang termed "war hysteria."

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