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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2013
North propagandists don't mince words
The scribes at North Korea's official news agency have long elevated hyperbole into an art form, but even by their high standards, last week's pronouncement was something special.
EDITORIALS
Dec 11, 2013
A political purge in North Korea
North Korea has announced that the uncle of leader Kim Jong Un has fallen from grace and been deprived of all titles for 'anti-revolutionary factional activities.' Expect North Korean officials to jockey with each other for Kim's favor.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2013
Amnesty says North Korea's gulag network expanding
Seoul AFP-JIJI
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 4, 2013
Kim's uncle said unharmed in Pyongyang purge amid leadership crisis
Jang Song Thaek, the uncle and de facto deputy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is safe even as it appears he has been removed from his post, a South Korean minister said.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2013
More defense surveillance sought
The warning and surveillance capabilities of the Self-Defense Forces will be boosted to ensure security in the air and sea around Japan, according to a draft outline of new defense guidelines.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 22, 2013
Upper House suspends Inoki for a month
The Upper House passed a resolution Friday to prohibit member Antonio Inoki from attending the Diet for 30 days as punishment for visiting North Korea without the chamber's permission.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2013
Japan, South Korea discuss North Korea concerns, 'collective self-defense'
Japanese and South Korean vice defense ministers agreed Wednesday to step up cooperation in dealing with North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and also discussed Tokyo's drive to revise long-followed defense policies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 12, 2013
Washington, D.C., rappers punch ticket to North Korea
"Are you ready?" Ramsey Aburdene demands of the assembled buoyant audience. "Are you ready to go to North Korea?"
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2013
Inoki meets top adviser to North Korea's Kim
Antonio Inoki | KYODOLawmaker Antonio Inoki has wrapped up a six-day visit to North Korea after meeting with Jang Song Thaek, an uncle and top aide of leader Kim Jong Un, and other senior officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2013
'I will just do what I have to do': lawmaker Inoki makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea
Pro wrestler-turned-lawmaker Antonio Inoki left China bound for North Korea on Saturday without the required authorization of the Diet, saying he wants to keep dialogue with Pyongyang open to resolve bilateral problems.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2013
Rescues of South Koreans abducted by North come with controversy
In divided Korea, even the homecomings can be bitter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2013
Chongryon's Tokyo HQ has business potential: Mongolian buyer
The mysterious Mongolian company that recently made a winning auction bid for the Tokyo headquarters of a pro-North Korean association did so purely for business reasons, its president claims.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2013
Chongryon's HQ sold off for ¥5 billion to mystery bidder
The site of the former Tokyo headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon ) has been auctioned off for ¥5.01 billion, the Tokyo District Court said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2013
Ex-abductees mark 11th anniversary of return from N. Korea
Five Japanese abducted by North Korea in 1978 and repatriated in 2002 on Tuesday marked the 11th anniversary of their return to Japan.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2013
Japanese, other abductees 'under watch' in Pyongyang
A Japanese woman kidnapped by North Korea is under special surveillance in Pyongyang along with 50 abductees from the South, as ordered by leader Kim Jong Un, a support group for kin of South Korean abductees said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2013
N. Korea blasts Abe's U.N. spiel on abductions, women as hypocritical
North Korea denounced as "self-contradictory" and hypocritical Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call at the U.N. for Pyongyang to return all Japanese nationals it abducted and for an end to sexual violence against women, pointing out that Japan itself engaged in such behavior in the past century yet remains...
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2013
Kishida assures Kerry on South, Syria, WMDs
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida discussed Japan's policy on South Korea in a meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry, saying Tokyo regards its relationship with Seoul as "extremely important," a Japanese official said.
EDITORIALS
Sep 30, 2013
North Korea's hard and soft tactics
Pyongyang's recent cancellation of a planned reunion for North and South Korean families suggests that it is using hard and soft tactics to gain diplomatic advantage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 30, 2013
Troop command top issue as Hagel visits South Korea
Sixty years after the end of the Korean War, the United States and South Korea still cannot agree on who should take charge if another war breaks out with the communist neighbor to the north.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 22, 2013
Pacman, Peso and Pyongyang
A few weeks ago, a Kickstarter project was posted on the Internet featuring two young men who went by the names of Pacman and Peso.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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