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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2016
South Korea trains next generation of keyboard warriors
In one college major at Seoul’s elite Korea University, the courses are known only by number, and students keep their identities a secret from outsiders.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2016
North Korea diplomat may take part in China forum with U.S. envoy
A North Korean diplomat who was part of six-party talks aimed at ending the country's nuclear program arrived in China on Monday, where she is expected to attend a forum in which the U.S. nuclear envoy will take part, Kyodo News said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2016
North Korea pulling troops from Uganda as Kampala warms to South
North Korea is pulling its troops from Uganda after Kampala severed ties, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday, quoting Pyongyang as saying the maneuver was not a forced withdrawal under international pressure but the expiry of a contract.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2016
North Korea may have as many as 21 nuclear bombs, think tank says
North Korea appears to have ramped up its nuclear weapons production over the past 18 months in defiance of strict United Nations sanctions and could possess as many as 21 atomic bombs, a U.S. research institute said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2016
U.S. institute warns Pyongyang may be 'significantly' upping nuclear bomb output
North Korea may be significantly expanding its nuclear weapons production and could have added six or more weapons to its stockpile in the last 18 months, a U.S. research institute said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 9, 2016
Pyongyang plans late-June legislative assembly
North Korea said on Thursday that it will convene a session of its parliamentary in late June, following a rare congress of the country's ruling Workers' Party in May that cemented young leader Kim Jong Un's control of the isolated state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2016
North Korea restarts plutonium production for nuclear bombs: U.S. official
North Korea has restarted production of plutonium fuel, a senior U.S. State Department official said Tuesday, showing that it plans to pursue its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international sanctions.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2016
How long before North Korea can nuke the U.S.?
North Korean leader Kim Jing Un's ultimate ambition is to be able to hit U.S. cities from a submarine that could hide itself at sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2016
North Korea apparently reopened plant to produce plutonium, IAEA says
North Korea appears to have reopened a plant to produce plutonium from spent fuel of a reactor central to its atomic weapons drive, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Monday, suggesting the country's arms effort is widening.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2016
Good morning, North Korea! Defector preaches dangers of cult worship over the radio
For an hour each day, Kim Chung-seong, a defector from North Korea and a Christian missionary, takes to the microphone in a small Seoul studio.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2016
U.N. Security Council condemns North Korean missile launches, threatens action
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned three recent failed ballistic missile tests by North Korea and threatened to take further "significant measures."
JAPAN
May 30, 2016
SDF goes on alert for possible North Korea missile launch
The government put the Self-Defense Forces on alert Monday for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch, ordering warships and Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 24, 2016
Purge survivor Pak returns to favor to revive moribund North Korean economy
Kim Jong Un is looking to one of North Korea's more experienced technocrats — who once narrowly escaped being purged — to revive the economy in the face of punishing international sanctions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2016
Pyongyang envoy calls Trump overture to meet Kim just campaign 'propaganda'
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposal to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a "kind of propaganda or advertisement" in his election race, a senior North Korean official said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2016
What if the North conducts another nuclear test?
The U.S., Japan and South Korea should start planning seriously for a nuclear North Korea rather than expect a miraculous policy change by Pyongyang.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2016
Trump willing to talk to North Korea's Kim, wants to renegotiate climate accord
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to stop Pyongyang's nuclear program, proposing a major shift in U.S. policy toward the isolated nation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2016
Trump on North Korea, Wall Street regulation, tech stocks
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump told Reuters in a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday that he would be willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to stop Pyongyang's nuclear program.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2016
Combat power, allies best way to deter North Korea: U.S. Pacific commander
North Korea is on a quest to develop nuclear-armed ballistic missiles that can strike the United States, and the best way to counter Pyongyang is with combat power and strong alliances, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2016
North Korea's new ad men try out pitches to a growing consumer class
"Pyongyang Spirit: A drink you won't forget after drinking once," reads the text of an ad for a clear, vodka-like North Korean alcohol.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2016
U.S. eases some Myanmar sanctions to push reforms but keeps most economic curbs in place
The United States eased some sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday to support ongoing political reforms, but maintained most of its economic restrictions in an effort to punish those Washington sees as hampering the country's newly elected government.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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