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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2017
U.S. to ban Americans from traveling to North Korea after Warmbier death
The United States will ban Americans from traveling to North Korea in the coming weeks due to the "serious risk of arrest and long-term detention," the U.S. State Department said Friday, a month after U.S. college student Otto Warmbier died following his imprisonment by the isolated nation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2017
U.S. presses Myanmar to cease military ties with North Korea
Myanmar's military has maintained ties with North Korea, even though the civilian-led government denies any cooperation, and the Trump administration is pressing for a complete break-off of remaining links, current and former U.S. officials said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2017
Top U.S. Navy brass asks Chinese counterpart for help on North Korea
The U.S. Navy's top officer asked his Chinese counterpart to exert influence on North Korea to help rein in its advancing nuclear and missile programs, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 20, 2017
Fukui governor and mayors ask Inada for added protection for reactors against North Korea attacks
Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa and the mayors of six towns and villages in the prefecture hosting nuclear power plants have called on Defense Minister Tomomi Inada to dispatch Self-Defense Forces personnel to the prefecture to guard Fukui's 15 reactors (including those being decommissioned) against a possible...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 19, 2017
Views from Osaka: How worried are you about the possibility of attack by North Korea?
People in Kansai's commercial capital were asked if they feel concerned about the prospect of missile attacks by North Korea on Japan — and whether there are more important worries in their lives right now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2017
North Korea conducts public executions for theft, watching South Korea media: report
North Korea carries out public executions on riverbanks and at school grounds and marketplaces for charges such as stealing copper from factory machines, distributing media from South Korea and prostitution, a report issued Wednesday said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 19, 2017
Moon seeks deal by 2020 for peace with nuclear-free North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is seeking a deal with North Korea in 2020 to bring about the "complete denuclearization" of the isolated nation in return for a peace treaty that would guarantee the survival of Kim Jong Un's regime.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2017
Time for constructive engagement with Kim
Pyongyang's successful test of an ICBM could be a game changer for U.S. President Donald Trump in dealing with North Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2017
U.S. once again learns that intervention isn't cost-free
It's time for Washington to turn defense responsibilities over to Seoul and withdraw its troops from the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2017
South Korea seeks rare talks with North to ease soaring military tensions
South Korea on Monday proposed military talks with North Korea, the first formal overture to Pyongyang by the government of President Moon Jae-in, and said the two sides should discuss ways to avoid hostile acts near the heavily militarized border.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2017
Stalled Russia sanctions bill hits North Korean snag in U.S. Congress
A bill that many U.S. lawmakers hoped would send a message to President Donald Trump to keep a strong line against Russia hit a new snag in the House of Representatives on Friday, as Republicans proposed combining it with sanctions on North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2017
North Korea may have more nuclear bomb material than thought, U.S. think tank says
Thermal images of North Korea's main nuclear site show Pyongyang may have reprocessed more plutonium than previously thought that can be used to enlarge its nuclear weapons stockpile, a U.S. think tank has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2017
New U.S. sanctions eyed on Chinese firms with North Korea ties: officials
Frustrated that China has not done more to rein in North Korea, the Trump administration could impose new sanctions on small Chinese banks and other firms doing business with Pyongyang within weeks, two senior U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2017
The North Korean missile crisis
Will today's leaders show the same degree of strategic thinking that enabled the Kennedy administration to defuse the Cuban missile crisis?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2017
U.S. THAAD test hits intermediate-range target missile for first time
The United States on Tuesday announced a successful test of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system against an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) over the Pacific Ocean in a demonstration likely aimed at reassuring Asian allies nervous about surging tensions with...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2017
North Korean ICBM 'likely' to be able to strike San Diego within two years, analysis says
North Korea's new long-range ballistic missile will "likely" be able to strike targets on the U.S. West Coast — including San Diego — with a 500-kilogram nuclear warhead in the next one to two years, the U.S.-based monitoring group has said in an analysis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2017
Trump returns from G-20 summit with little to show for his efforts
Ahead of his first Group of 20 summit, U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter to weigh in on his concerns.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2017
Trump, Xi discuss North Korea and trade at G-20
U.S. President Donald Trump took a conciliatory tone Saturday at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping where the leaders agreed to keep working on two pressing issues: the nuclear threat posed by North Korea and bilateral trade irritants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2017
Bombers buzz Korean Peninsula as U.S. says it is 'ready to unleash full lethal capability of allied air forces'
The U.S. sent two B-1B bombers from Guam to buzz the Korean Peninsula following the isolated nation's test this week of an intercontinental ballistic missile that analysts say is capable of striking Alaska.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2017
Negotiations won't stop Pyongyang from getting nukes
Pyongyang has given the U.S. two options: acquiescence or war.

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