A little-known U.N. Command team operating from Yokota Air Base plays a critical role in maintaining peace and stability in Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/unc-rear-commander-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #un #defense #northkorea #southkorea #history #koreanpeninsula
North Korea is now supplying as much as 40% of Russia’s ammunition for the war in Ukraine as the partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow deepens. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/world/40-of-russian-ammunition-is-north-korean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #kimjongun #northkorea #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #defense
Kyiv’s military intelligence agency has denied a report that North Korea plans to send up to 30,000 additional troops to Russia in the coming months to aid in Moscow’s war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/asia-pacific/north-korea-russia-troops-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #russia #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #kimjongun #sergeylavrov
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered Moscow his full support on the war in Ukraine during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Pyongyang said on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-russia-ukraine-lavrov/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #kimjongun #sergeilavrov #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
The South Korean military has taken a North Korean civilian into custody after he voluntarily crossed the heavily mined land border separating the Koreas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-defector-seoul-military/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #southkorea
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has vowed to implement a "bold" fiscal policy to boost the country's flagging economy following its martial law crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-economic-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea#leejaemyung#yoonsukyeol #northkorea #tariffs
North Korea could send up to 30,000 additional troops to Russia over the coming months to aid Moscow in its war against Ukraine, media reports citing intelligence officials and security sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/world/politics/russia-more-north-korean-troops/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #northkorea #kimjongun
North Korea opened a massive resort area on its east coast, state media said Wednesday, with the tourism pet project of leader Kim Jong Un reportedly set to welcome Russian guests next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/asia-pacific/north-korea-beach-resort/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #kimjongun
Australia, India, Japan and the United States used a meeting of “the Quad” to announce a deal to work more closely to secure supply chains for critical minerals, including rare earths — a sector dominated by China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/japan/politics/quad-nations-critical-minerals-initiative/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #quad #us #australia #india #china #minerals #china #southchinasea #eastchinasea #northkorea
State media images showed leader Kim Jong Un honoring the flag-draped coffins of North Korean soldiers killed helping Russia fight Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-dead-troops/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #northkorea #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #kimjongun
Nearly half a century has passed since the first government-recognized abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s, yet the issue remains unresolved. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/japan/abductee-families-time/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #megumiyokota #northkoreajapanrelations #abductions #sakieyokota #northkorea
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would “get the conflict solved with North Korea,” while also saying that such a conflict "wouldn't involve us.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/28/asia-pacific/politics/donald-trump-north-korea-kim-jong-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #us #southkorea #nuclearweapons #kimjongun #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #missiles
The recalibration in Seoul’s North Korea approach could offer entry points that Tokyo can use to begin rethinking its own engagement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/27/japan/new-sk-president-japan-nk-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #southkorea #northkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #northkoreajapanrelations#leejaemyung
NATO countries have pledged to spend big on defense, and while this move may largely appear to be a European issue, its consequences could ultimately play out in the Indo-Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/dominguez-nato/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #us #donaldtrump #defense #china #northkorea
Events in Iran are likely to reinforce North Korea’s belief that nuclear weapons ensure regime survival, with Pakistan and Libya providing lessons on how to get them and why giving them up can be fatal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/24/world/kim-jong-uns-nuclear-lessons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #northkorea #kimjongun #pakistan #india #israel #iran #libya #nuclearweapons #defense