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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 17, 2013
After decades of growth, South Korea is now a land full of apartments
South Korea is a nation covered by apartments, so much so that from above, it resembles a coast-to-coast game of dominoes. Apartment buildings snake around mountains and form jarring clusters in the countryside. In cities, they align in grids that stretch for several kilometers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2013
Fisheries official to ask Seoul to end food ban
The Fisheries Agency sends a senior official to South Korea to request that it lift its radiation-related ban on imported Japanese fisheries products.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2013
Population of North Korea gulags has shrunk: experts
The population of North Korea's city-size political prison camps could be tens of thousands lower than the estimate used for more than a decade by aid groups and the U.S. government, according to recent reports and accounts from researchers, who put the new number at between 80,000 to 120,000.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2013
Seoul bans fish imports from eight prefectures
South places an import ban on all fisheries products from eight Japanese prefectures deemed effected by radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2013
Koreas agree to let families reunite in North
North and South Korea agreed Friday to hold a new round of reunions for family members separated by the Korean War, the first such arrangement in three years and the latest sign of a thaw between the fractious neighbors.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2013
Japanese trio from Unification Church set themselves on fire near Seoul
Two Japanese followers of the Unification Church were in critical condition Thursday and the fate of another was unknown after they apparently set themselves on fire at a church-run complex near Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing police, who quoted a witness as saying only one of them started...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2013
North Korean gulag survivors tell U.N. investigators of rights abuses
One by one they came, taking seats next to a United Nations flag and stating their names for the record. Some kept calm. Some wept. One, as he spoke, used his left hand to clamp his trembling right hand to the table.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2013
Officials search for fortune of Chun Doo-hwan, South Korea's last dictator
South Korea's last dictator lives in an L-shaped mansion protected by 5-meter stone walls and a plainclothes security team. He almost never goes outside, his longtime lawyer says, given the scrutiny he would face. Highlighting the extent of change in the nation he once ruled, Chun Doo-hwan is whiling...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2013
Steel maker to pay if Korean ruling upheld
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal will comply if South Korea's top court upholds a compensation ruling for four Koreans forced to work for its predecessors during the war.
EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2013
Repairing Tokyo-Seoul ties
One year since South Korea's president set foot on the disputed Takeshima Islands in the Sea of Japan, the chilly Seoul-Tokyo relationship shows no signs of improving.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2013
A political maelstrom in the South China Sea
However arbiters decide in the Philippines' complaint against China over conflicting claims in the South China Sea, it appears that China will simply refuse to abide by it.
EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2013
Conduct in territorial disputes
Although waves are forecast for talks between China and ASEAN on a code of conduct covering the South China Sea, both sides must persevere to reduce tension.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2013
U.S. worried by aggressive military posture
The United States has expressed concern about Japan's desire to acquire the ability to attack enemy bases in an overhaul of defense policies pursued by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a government source said in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 4, 2013
Korean fishing boat skipper arrested
The Japan Coast Guard has arrested the captain of a South Korean fishing boat that ignored an order to stop for inspection in Japan's exclusive economic zone, the coast guard said Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 2, 2013
Defense plan would raise tensions
An interim outline of Japan's new defense policy points suspiciously toward deviations from the country's postwar defense-only posture that has won it friends.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2013
Japanese university professor born in, critical of, South Korea says Seoul barred her entry
A Japanese university professor of South Korean descent claimed Wednesday in Tokyo that Seoul denied her entry to the country last Saturday at Incheon airport.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2013
Hiking leader halted to help one member
The leader of the group of South Korean hikers that saw four of their comrades die earlier this week in the Central Alps had stopped to take care of a group member who fell sick, members said.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2013
Three South Koreans die while hiking in Japan Alps
Four men believed to be members of a climbing group from South Korea are found collapsed in the Central Japan Alps, and three are later confirmed dead.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2013
South Korea court orders Mitsubishi Heavy to compensate for forced labor
The Busan High Court orders Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to pay 80 million won (about ¥7 million) to the families of five deceased Koreans who were forced to work for the company during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2013
Political stunt in Korea game angers Japan
Japan has lodged a protest with the East Asian Football Federation demanding an investigation into a politically charged banner that was displayed at the East Asian Cup finale against South Korea on Sunday.
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.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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