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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 28, 2014
North Korean 'princess' moves closer to center of power
In her slim-fitting pantsuits and black-heeled shoes, Kim Yo Jong cuts a contrasting figure to her pudgy older brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2014
Russia: North Korea ready for renewed nuclear talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday North Korea was ready to resume stalled international talks on its nuclear arms program.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2014
North Korean schools in Japan soldiering on despite tough times
Like many students in Japan, Kim Yang Sun cycles to school each morning. Unlike most, she then changes into a traditional Korean outfit and studies under portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2014
Stung by sanctions scandal, Cuba defends North Korea at U.N.
Cuba, which was involved in a violation of U.N. sanctions against North Korea last year, has come to the aid of Pyongyang to defend it against a Western-led push to bring its alleged human rights abuses to The Hague, envoys said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 11, 2014
North Korea ends charm offensive, halts talks with EU over proposed ICC referral
North Korea has halted talks with the main sponsor of a U.N. resolution urging the country's referral to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, following months of attempts to win over key supporters of the draft.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 10, 2014
American freed by North Korea eats pizza as health improves
Kenneth Bae, one of two Americans freed by North Korea after a secret U.S. mission, arrived home in better-than-expected health, asked for pizza and spent the night telling stories, his sister said.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 7, 2014
Japan denies report that abductee Yokota died of overdose in 1994
The central government on Friday denied a report out of South Korea claiming that Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea at the age of 13 and remains a symbol of the four-decade campaign to recover kidnapping victims, died in 1994 of an overdose.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2014
North Korea promises abductee probe will be fair, comprehensive: Suga
This week's abduction talks in North Korea shed little light on the questions Japan wants answered, as Pyongyang offered no new information about what happened to Japanese it kidnapped, the government said Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2014
American detained in North Korea gets job back with Ohio city
An Ohio man detained in North Korea for nearly half a year got his job back with a city agency, but on condition he not travel again to a country where he could be easily detained, his attorney said on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2014
North Korea didn't offer delegation any new info on abductees: source
KYODO, STAFF REPORT
WORLD
Oct 30, 2014
Kim Jong Un extends family penchant for purges to keep grip on power
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shares a family trait with his father and grandfather: a penchant for purges to hold onto absolute power.

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