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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 24, 2017
South Korean presidential candidate Ahn seeks to restart six-party talks to denuclearize North Korea
South Korean software mogul-turned-presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo will seek to restart six-party talks aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula if he is elected on May 9, he said in a written interview.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2017
North Korea says it is ready to strike 'gross animal' U.S. aircraft carrier
North Korea said on Sunday it was ready to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier to demonstrate its military might, in the latest sign of rising tension as U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to call the leaders of China and Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 22, 2017
Japanese revisionist drivel exposed by former 'comfort woman'
Lee Yong-soo's is a poignant saga of abduction from her village at age 16 and ending up on an air base in Taiwan, where she was beaten and tortured until she succumbed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2017
U.S. carrier to arrive in Sea of Japan 'within days,' Pence says
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group is expected to arrive in the Sea of Japan "within a matter of days," U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday amid tensions with North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2017
Japan's advice in a missile strike: Don't forget a handkerchief
The latest advice from the Japanese government on how to prepare for a ballistic missile strike includes watching TV and preparing a handkerchief.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 21, 2017
Pyongyang threatens 'super-mighty preemptive strike' as U.S. plots next move
North Korean state media warned the United States of a "super-mighty preemptive strike" after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was looking at ways to bring pressure to bear on North Korea over its nuclear program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 20, 2017
Trump mulls military options for North Korea. They're all grim.
Three weeks before becoming president, Donald Trump weighed in on the threat of North Korea developing a nuclear warhead capable of reaching the U.S. "It won't happen," he vowed on Twitter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 19, 2017
North Korea marks late founder's birthday with video depicting massive nuclear strike on U.S.
A North Korean musical show celebrating the anniversary of its late founder has conveyed an explosive message for the United States — one depicting a massive nuclear strike on an unnamed city.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 19, 2017
'The sword stands ready': On aircraft carrier deck, Pence reiterates U.S. pledge to defend Japan
Visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence warned Pyongyang on Wednesday not to test the resolve and military capability of the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2017
U.S. aircraft carrier strike group still thousands of kilometers from South Korea, photos show
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, initially believed to be arriving soon in waters off the Korean Peninsula as part of a show of force to Pyongyang by the U.S., appears to still be thousands of kilometers away, photos posted to the navy's website have shown.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 18, 2017
For North Korea and China, defense pact proves a complicated document
In U.S. President Donald Trump's calculus, a choice between Chinese cooperation or American military action loom large as part of any solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis. But one often unspoken aspect of this outlook has been Beijing's rarely mentioned mutual defense pact with Pyongyang — a...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2017
Putin's mouthpiece says Trump more dangerous than North Korea's Kim
Russian state television has no doubt who is unpredictable enough to bring the world to war in the North Korean crisis, and it's not the reclusive communist dictator Kim Jong Un.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2017
Abe urges diplomatic tack on North Korea, but rules out 'dialogue for dialogue's sake'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emphasizes that diplomatic efforts to defuse rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs are necessary.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 17, 2017
Pence warns North Korea of U.S. resolve shown in Syria, Afghan strikes
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence put North Korea on notice Monday, saying neither the United States nor South Korea would tolerate further missile and nuclear tests, with U.S. attacks in Syria and Afghanistan showing its resolve.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2017
North Korean test of medium-range missile explodes on launch in latest challenge for Trump
North Korea tested an apparent medium-range missile early Sunday that "blew up almost immediately," the U.S. military and government officials said — the latest act of defiance in the face of calls by Washington to rein in its nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 15, 2017
Abe's self-inflicted statue wounds fester in Seoul
Abe face-planted by sending back Japan's ambassador to Seoul without resolving the statue issue, one that should never have been made into such a big deal in the first place.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2017
U.S.-Korean war hype rings hollow as verbal jousting continues
Despite the aggressive saber-ratting between Washington and Pyongyang, Japanese officials aren't betting on the U.S. attacking North Korea anytime soon.

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