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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

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

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Nuclear testing: Why did it stop, why test and who has nuclear weapons?

No nuclear power — other than North Korea most recently in 2017 — has carried out explosive nuclear testing in over 25 years.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

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

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Trump lands in South Korea to face trade talks and North Korean missiles

The U.S. president will address a summit of CEOs and meet with South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

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

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North Korea answers Trump entreaties with nuclear-capable missile test

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.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

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

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Stars align for Kim-Trump meeting — but any talks will be on N.K. leader’s terms

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.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

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

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North Korean agents in Japan’s anime industry part of sophisticated sanctions evasion

A cross-border sanctions monitoring effort between Japan and 10 other countries has sounded the alarm on North Korea’s sanctions evasion tactics in a detailed report.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

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

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North Korea fires ballistic missile one day after Takaichi named PM

North Korea fired off at least one unidentified ballistic missile, providing new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with an early test of her mettle.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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

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DMZ tours in South Korea to be halted amid talk of Trump-Kim meeting

Tours to the truce village of Panmunjom will reportedly be halted later this month, in the latest signal that the groundwork is being laid for a possible meeting.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang to visit North Korea for ruling party anniversary

The festivities are expected to include a large-scale nighttime military parade, South Korean authorities have said.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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Vietnam's top leader to visit North Korea this week

Communist Party chief To Lam's visit will be the first visit by a Vietnamese leader to the largely isolated nation in nearly 20 years.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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North Korea says 'special assets' deployed against South

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed the U.S.-South Korea 'nuclear alliance' is 'conducting various kinds of exercises to execute dangerous scenarios.'
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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