U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to immediately restart the process for testing nuclear weapons after a halt of 33 years, a move that seemed to be a message to rival nuclear powers China and Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/world/nuclear-testing-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #china #russia #northkorea

U.S. President Donald Trump landed in South Korea on Wednesday for the last leg of his Asia trip, optimistic about a trade-war truce with China after summit talks with South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/politics/trump-south-korea-trade-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #apec #southkorea #northkorea #missiles #leejaemyung #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #taiwan #china #xijinping

U.S. President Donald Trump’s expressions of opening for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been met, so far, with silence — and tests of nuclear-capable missiles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/north-korea-missile-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #nuclearweapons #missiles #donaldtrump #kimjongun #defense #southkorea

Japan, under new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, plans to boost defense and regional security amid waning U.S. influence and rising threats from China, North Korea and Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/28/japan/japans-opportunity-to-flex-its-military-muscle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #sdf #defense #china #northkorea #russia

U.S. President Donald Trump has stoked speculation that he could meet nuclear-armed North Korea’s leader during his trip to Asia next week, saying he is “open” to holding talks with Kim Jong Un. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/25/asia-pacific/politics/trump-kim-north-korea-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #donaldtrump #us #northkorea #southkorea #nuclearweapons #kimjongun

Experts say that while the U.S. president may look to return to talks with the North Korean leader, he’s unlikely to convince him to give up his nukes through summitry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/asia-pacific/politics/trump-kim-meeting-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #northkorea #donaldtrump #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #southkorea #leejaemyung

Major American and Japanese animation studios, including HBO Max and Amazon, have unwittingly hired undercover North Korean IT workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/world/crime-legal/north-korea-cyberattack-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #northkorea #japan #us #cybersecurity #hacking #cryptocurrency #un

North Korea fired off at least one unidentified ballistic missile on Wednesday, providing Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with her first test the day after taking office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/22/asia-pacific/north-korea-missile-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #sanaetakaichi #defense

Tours to the truce village of Panmunjom, which straddles the two Koreas, will be halted later this month amid rising speculation about a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/asia-pacific/politics/kim-trump-dmz-tours/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #southkorea #donaldtrump #kimjongun #apec #nuclearweapons

A North Korean soldier was taken into custody by the South after he voluntarily crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas on Sunday, Seoul's military said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/19/world/north-korean-soldier-crosses-dmz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #northkorea #southkorea #dmz #defection

U.S. officials are privately discussing a potential meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the U.S. president's upcoming Asia visit, CNN reported on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/18/asia-pacific/politics/us-officials-trump-kim-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #donaldtrump #northkorea #kimjongun

North Korea has displayed its next-generation Hwasong-20 ICBM, showcasing the new weapon during a military parade in front of leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials from China and Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/11/asia-pacific/north-korea-hwasong-20-missile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #kimjongun #defense

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit North Korea for celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea later this week, Beijing and Pyongyang announced Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-china-li-qiang/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #china #kimjongun #liqiang #missiles #defense #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #russia

Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam will travel to North Korea this week, marking the first visit by a Vietnamese leader to the largely isolated nation in nearly 20 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-leader-north-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #vietnam #northkorea #kimjongun

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has deployed "special assets" in response to what he called Washington's arms build-up in the South, state media reported Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/asia-pacific/north-korea-special-assets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #us #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #donaldtrump #usmilitary

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has said the country's defense budget for next year would rise by 8.2% to $47.1 billion, adding that peace would only be possible on a strong foundation of security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-defense-budget-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #defense #budgets #leejaemyung #northkorea

What is billed as the biggest exhibition of North Korean art held outside the reclusive state is the latest sign of warming ties between Moscow and Pyongyang. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/asia-pacific/russia-north-korea-art-exhibit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #russia #northkorea #vladimirputin #kimjongun #russiaukrainewar #art #museums

North Korea sent a senior official to the U.N. for a speech for the first time since 2018, while its top diplomat visited Beijing — part of a flurry of diplomacy as it doubles down on its position as a nuclear power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-china-un-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #un #china #us #nuclearweapons #defense #donaldtrump #kimjongun

A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a regional economic summit in South Korea next month cannot be ruled out, a Seoul official reportedly said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/27/asia-pacific/politics/trump-kim-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #donaldtrump #us #southkorea #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #apec

China, Russia and North Korea used the Beijing parade to signal a united challenge to the West, underscoring the need for stronger allied responses amid a growing revisionist threat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/24/world/orwellian-lesson-from-xi-and-putin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #russia #northkorea #xijinping #vladimirputin #kimjongun #defense #ukraine #us #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump