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SOUTH KOREA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2016
China pushes back on THAAD
China is critical of moves to deploy a missile defense system in South Korea in the wake of North Korea's rocket launch, but fails to offer much in the way of constructive suggestions on how the South can ensure its own security otherwise.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 11, 2016
U.S., South Korea, Japan boost data-sharing in response to North Korea threat
The top military officers from the United States, South Korea and Japan said they agreed at a meeting on Wednesday to step up information-sharing and coordination of security efforts in light of increasing North Korean nuclear and missile threats.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2016
North Korea executes military chief: report
North Korea has executed its military chief on corruption charges, a South Korean news agency said Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the nation's affairs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 9, 2016
North launch broke no new ground, was rehash of earlier success, experts say
North Korea's weekend rocket launch repeated earlier success rather than breaking new ground, using a nearly identical design from a 2012 launch, experts said, adding the reclusive country probably remained years from building a long-range nuclear missile.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 8, 2016
North Korea's missile technology blitz stokes concern among experts, officials in Japan
North Korea's rocket launch Sunday has raised fears among Japanese officials and experts that its grasp of missile technology is advancing at a worrying clip.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 8, 2016
Deployment of U.S. missile defense system could reshape security in East Asia
The U.S. has opened the door to parking a ballistic missile defense system on North Korea's doorstep.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2016
North Korea defies U.N. by firing long-range rocket over Okinawa
Tokyo condemns a purported North Korean satellite launch that is widely viewed as another covert ballistic missile test in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2016
Tokyo orders SDF to shoot down North Korean missile if threat to Japan
Japan condemns Pyongyang's plan to launch a space rocket, calling it a thinly disguised test of a long-range ballistic missile.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016
Japan, U.S., South Korea brace for possible launch of North Korean long-range ballistic missile
Japan, South Korea and American military forces in the region were braced Thursday for a potential launch by North Korea of a banned long-range ballistic missile.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2016
North Korea suspected of targeting South with cyberattacks
South Korea said on Wednesday it suspected North Korea of attempting cyberattacks against targets in the South, following a nuclear test by the North this month that defied United Nations sanctions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2016
U.S. says deal with China on North Korea at U.N. still far off
The United States is not close to an agreement with China on new United Nations Security Council measures to impose on North Korea over its fourth nuclear test earlier this month, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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