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NORTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2022
South Korean spy agency files complaints against ex-chiefs over North Korea cases
Two former chiefs, who led the agency under the liberal Moon Jae-in government, have been accused of ordering an investigation to end and destroying intelligence documents, respectively.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2022
North Korea blames COVID-19 outbreak on ‘alien things’ from South
South Korea's Unification Ministry repudiated the claims, and there are several other possible routes for COVID-19 infections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2022
Crypto crash threatens North Korea's stolen funds as it ramps up weapons tests
The sudden plunge in crypto values complicates Pyongyang's ability to cash in and may affect how it plans to fund its weapons programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. Fed chief Janet Yellen to visit South Korea to discuss sanctions on North
Yellen could have talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho amid concerns North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear test in five years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2022
‘Not in this for the money’: Why some families sue North Korea
Their civil litigation — often over physical mistreatment and abductions at the hands of North Korean authorities — is part of a quiet, yearslong search for justice.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 22, 2022
North Korea's Kim presides over major military meeting as nuke test fears grow
The Central Military Commission was set to decide on “important strategic and tactical tasks' for the country's military, the latest signal that a nuclear test may be imminent.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2022
Nuclear risks mount as tensions rise and arsenals grow
According to SIPRI, after a marginal decrease in the number of warheads in 2021, nuclear arsenals are expected to grow over the coming decade.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2022
Japan hosts military symposium that U.S. hopes will help contain China
The Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium comes as Tokyo looks to take on a bigger regional security role to counter China, North Korea and Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2022
Does South Korea need an aircraft carrier?
South Korea would be wise to develop the capability to act independently in defense of its own needs, as Japan has done. An aircraft carrier is a first step in that direction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2022
North Korea expands work at nuclear test site to second tunnel, report says
South Korean officials said this week that North Korea was poised to conduct a nuclear test 'at any time' and that the timing would be decided by leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2022
North Korea reports another outbreak amid battle against COVID-19
North Korea has reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic, potentially adding to strains on the isolated country's health care system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 14, 2022
A sneak peek at the future of Japanese security policy
This year, the conference brought back a Japanese prime minister to deliver the keynote address, and Kishida took the opportunity to present his own principles for the country's security.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 14, 2022
As North Korean missiles fly, Seoul signals need to revitalize intel pact with Tokyo
Pyongyang's record-breaking number of launches this year continues to push Seoul and Tokyo closer after years of soured ties, including on the contentious GSOMIA pact.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2022
North Korea promotes nuclear envoy as Kim vows 'power for power' military
Choe Son Hui, long a key member of Pyongyang's team negotiating over its nuclear program with the United States, was named foreign minister, state news agency KCNA said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2022
China fears wind is blowing COVID-19 virus in from North Korea
While there isn't any clear scientific evidence backing up the theory, the isolated nation's full-blown COVID-19 crisis is rousing suspicions of airborne transmission.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2022
South Korea, U.S., Japan lambaste Pyongyang's missile tests, urging return to talks
The first three-way meeting of the countries' No. 2 diplomats since November has highlighted the urgency and gravity of North Korea's intensifying weapons tests.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2022
North Korean missile barrage adds new dimension to Japan's threat assessment
The launch of eight missiles from four locations in the country builds on earlier training for a strike designed to overwhelm Japanese and South Korean missile defenses, experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2022
Seoul pins hope on U.S. strategic assets to deter Pyongyang
As North Korea continues to enhance its missile arsenal, South Korea's new conservative administration wants to tighten the screws on Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2022
U.S. warns Kim Jong Un of ‘forceful response’ to any nuclear test
The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency said it has observed indications North Korea 'may be preparing for a nuclear test.”
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2022
South Korea and U.S. fire off missiles in response to North Korean tests
The two countries' militaries conducted the joint live-fire exercise early Monday, firing off eight surface-to-surface missiles into the Sea of Japan.
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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