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NORTH KOREA JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 6, 2021
Japan to extend North Korea sanctions — including a ban on all trade — by two years
The sanctions, which were set to expire on April 13, also prohibit the docking in Japan of North Korean-registered ships and any vessels that have called at a North Korean port.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 28, 2021
Loaded language: U.S. denuclearization phrasing puts progress on North Korea in jeopardy
A simple shift in language by the Biden administration could prove to be a stumbling block for any talks with the nuclear-armed country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2021
Japan eyes extending its own sanctions on North Korea
The sanctions include a total ban on bilateral trade and forbid the entry into Japan of North Korean-registered ships and vessels that have stopped at a North Korean port.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 24, 2021
North Korean missile test: The start of a fresh cycle of provocations?
The fresh weapons test could put Washington in a tough spot as it prepares to brief allies in Tokyo and Seoul next week on a review of U.S. policy toward Pyongyang.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2021
Family urge Biden administration to solve North Korea abduction issue
Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang in the 1970s and 1980s have asked President Joe Biden's administration to look into the issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2021
Nuclear peace with North Korea is possible
Does nuclear-arms control have a future on the peninsula? It does, but not as currently practiced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2021
North Korea sees talks as way to advance nuclear program, top U.S. intel official says
Japanese officials say Tokyo does not approve of a phased approach to North Korea and will strengthen efforts to ask the U.S. to accept its position.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2021
North Korea unveils new submarine-launched missile at parade
'Powerful weapon' likely to put all of Japan within range, and experts say it could lay the groundwork for longer-range solid-fueled missile.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2020
South Korean spy chief proposes Olympic summit with Japan, North Korea and U.S.
Park Jie-won suggested the summit during a Tuesday meeting with Suga, saying it could take up the issues of North Korea's denuclearization and the abduction of Japanese citizens.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2020
Suga attends memorial for father of North Korea abductee
A memorial was held Saturday for Shigeru Yokota, a prominent figure due to his tireless campaigning for the return of his daughter, Megumi, and her compatriots who were abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2020
North Korean government ship spotted in Japan's EEZ last month
It is not unheard of for North Korean government ships to make appearances in the area, sometimes threatening Japanese ships sent to intercept them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2020
Xi shared concern over Japanese abducted by North Korea in first talks with Suga
With Sino-U.S. tensions escalating, Xi has apparently tried to maintain stable relations with Japan, in part by voicing an interest in the abduction issue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 12, 2020
North Korea's new missile: political ploy or game-changing weapon?
Observers say that as Pyongyang's capabilities grow, U.S. military planners could become more reluctant to stand up to North Korean coercion in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2020
North Korea asks Japan-based travel agency to sell stamps to Japanese
The stamps feature scenes including and air show and a meeting between Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2020
North Korea criticizes Abe's visit to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Abe, regarded by neighboring countries as a hawkish conservative, said in a Twitter post three days after his resignation that he visited the shrine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2020
North Korea says issue of abducted Japanese 'completely' resolved
Japan officially lists 17 people as abductees, five of whom were repatriated in 2002, and suspects North Korea's involvement in many more disappearances.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2020
North Korea abductees' kin call for return of loved ones as new Cabinet is formed
'Please return the victims to their home country as soon as possible,' said Sakie Yokota, 84, whose daughter Megumi was abducted in 1977 at the age of 13.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 15, 2020
North Korea’s virus and economic woes may open door to Suga-Kim meeting
Kim Jong Un could extend an olive branch to Japan to receive aid to rebuild North Korea's stagnant economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2020
Who will be Japan's next PM? North Korea surely wants to know
North Korea may be carefully watching who will succeed Shinzo Abe after the Japanese prime minister, who had made resolving the abduction issue a major goal in his political career, expressed his intention to step down on Friday, diplomats said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 11, 2020
The North Korean abduction issue in Japan: When will the waiting end?
The Japanese government officially claims 17 Japanese nationals were abducted, but adds that there could be more than 800 others.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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