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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 22, 2016
South Korean Cabinet approves intelligence-sharing deal with Japan
The South Korean government has approved an intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, moving the pact a step closer to fruition as North Korea continues to make progress in its nuclear weapons and missile programs, a report said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2016
A sad ending looms for Park's political career
Even if South Korean President Park Geun-hye isn't forced to resign, she's finished politically.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2016
The roots of South Korea's corruption culture
The emphasis on loyalty in South Korean culture is behind the recent corruption scandals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
South Korean opposition parties move toward Park impeachment
South Korea's opposition People's Party will start collecting signatures for an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye, while the main opposition Minjoo Party will review the conditions for impeachment, a party spokesmen said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 17, 2016
Hometown revolt against Park shakes up Korea
In President Park Geun-hye's hometown of Daegu, a city at the heart of South Korea's economic boom in the 1970s, even the sight of her face is enough to make residents cringe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 17, 2016
Soap opera: South Korea's Park 'used starlet as pseudonym' at health clinic
The starlet of a TV soap became the most talked-about celebrity in South Korea on Wednesday when a TV channel revealed President Park Geun-hye once used her name as a pseudonym at a beauty and detox clinic, a distraction from the scandal engulfing her administration.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2016
South Korean prosecutors to question president this week over political scandal: report
South Korean prosecutors are seeking to question President Park Geun-hye this week over a political scandal that has engulfed her presidency, the Yonhap news agency reported Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2016
Korea's Park indicates willingness to relinquish some power amid scandal
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday she will withdraw her nominee for prime minister if parliament recommends a candidate and is willing to let the new premier control the cabinet, seeking to defuse a crisis rocking her presidency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Park open to probe, but investigation could upend Japan ties
With her public support numbers in free-fall, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday offered yet another apology for the political crisis engulfing her administration, adding that she would accept an investigation of her role in an alleged influence-peddling scandal "if necessary."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 2, 2016
Park scandal puts cloud over Japan-hosted trilateral summit, 'comfort women' deal
South Korean President Park Geun-hye scrambled to head off a mounting political scandal by replacing her prime minister and finance chief Wednesday, raising concerns over the future of a key trilateral summit slated for later this year.
EDITORIALS
Nov 2, 2016
Scandal rocks Seoul
The furor that has erupted in Seoul is not likely to topple South Korean President Park Geun-hye, but it will create a vacuum at the apex of government and may well render her a lame duck.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2016
The fall of Choi Soon-sil: from South Korean presidential confidante to incarceration
When the lawyer representing the woman at the center of a scandal engulfing South Korean President Park Geun-hye met his client upon her arrival in the country from Germany on Sunday morning, he was blunt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2016
Park influence-peddling scandal sparks interest in South Korea presidential election
An influence-peddling scandal engulfing President Park Geun-hye has put the spotlight on the most powerful office in South Korea, rekindling interest in potential presidential candidates for next December's election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2016
North Korea 'purges' top official amid spike in high-level defections
North Korea has purged a vice foreign minister, punishing the 72-year-old and his family with farm work after the nation's No. 2 official in London defected this summer, South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo newspaper said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2016
Wild forest area in northern Okinawa designated as 33rd national park
The government on Thursday designated an evergreen forest region in the northern part of Okinawa Prefecture as its 33rd national park.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2016
Sakai park off-limits after toxic chemicals found in soil
Levels of hexavalent chromium compound 460 times higher than the environmental standard as well as cyanide exceeding the standard were found in Namimatsu Park.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2016
Abe, Park agree to coordinate response on North Korea missile launches
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye have agreed to coordinate responses to North Korea's ballistic missile launches during bilateral talks in Laos.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2016
Japan eyes three-way summit with China and South Korea, possibly in November
Japan is working to arrange a trilateral summit with China and South Korea in late November or early December, aiming to strengthen cooperation in dealing with North Korea's missile development and countering terrorism, according to government sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 5, 2016
Nagoya park becomes 'holy ground' for 'Pokemon Go' players
A little over a month has passed since the smartphone game "Pokemon Go" was released in Japan, but people are still found wandering around Nagoya's Tsuruma Park — a magnet for its players — until late at night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 21, 2016
Park grabs gold as Nomura just misses medal
Harukyo Nomura carded the second-best round of the final day of the women's Rio Olympic golf tournament on Saturday to fly up the leaderboard, but it was not enough as she finished tied for fourth, seven shots behind gold medalist Inbee Park.
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.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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