The top U.S. military commander in South Korea is urging a rethink of how the Asian country’s strategic position is viewed, arguing that a shift in perspective reveals the crucial role it could play in a regional crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-alliance-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #us #usmilitary #northkorea #china
North Korea has denounced an agreement between Seoul and Washington to build nuclear-powered submarines, saying in a state media commentary that the deal would cause a "nuclear domino" effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-seoul-us-sub-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #southkorea #submarines #nuclearweapons #defense #us
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A U.N. Human Rights Council group added 12 missing Japanese people not officially recognized as victims of North Korea's abductions to a list compiled to urge Pyongyang to confirm their safety, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/japanese-missing-list/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #un #northkorea #humanrights
The U.S. wants South Korea to eventually deploy its newly approved nuclear-powered submarines to help counter China’s rapidly expanding fleet, calling it a responsibility expected of a key ally, a top U.S. admiral said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/asia-pacific/us-south-korea-submarine-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #submarines #china #usmilitary #pla #northkorea #us
Russia plans to manufacture up to 120,000 of its cheap and devastating glide bombs this year, a top Ukrainian intelligence official said, including 500 of a new, longer-range version that can hit more towns and cities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/world/russia-glide-bombs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #northkorea
With Saturday marking 48 years since the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea, time is running out for Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/japan/north-korea-abduction-48-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #abductions #northkoreajapanrelations #northkorea #sakieyokota #megumiyokota
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The mother of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese national abducted by North Korea decades ago, is afraid she may never see her daughter again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/megumi-yokota-north-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkoreajapanrelations #northkorea #megumiyokota
A Japanese nuclear-weapons program would unavoidably serve as proliferation kindling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/japan/japan-should-resist-going-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #nuclearweapons #defense #sdf #us #china #russia #northkorea
North Korea's defense minister warned Saturday of more "offensive action" as Washington and Seoul criticized Pyongyang's latest ballistic missile launch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/08/asia-pacific/north-korea-warns-offensive-action/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #kimjongun
North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol threatened on Saturday to take "more offensive action" as he condemned U.S. security talks with Seoul and the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/08/asia-pacific/north-korea-offensive-threats/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #us #usmilitary
Nuclear-armed North Korea fired off an unidentified ballistic missile on Friday, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo said, with the missile apparently landing outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/north-korea-missile-november-7/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkorea #southkorea #defense #defenseministry #missiles #nuclearweapons #sanaetakaichi
South Korea's spy agency thinks there is a high possibility that North Korea and the United States will hold a summit, and has suggested that Pyongyang may pursue a meeting after March, a lawmaker has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-kim-trump-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #northkorea #us #kimjongun #donaldtrump #russiaukrainewar #russia #defense #submarines
Amid the growing threat of conflict with China, U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth has hinted that Washington is eyeing “flexibility” for using U.S. troops in South Korea in the event of a “regional contingency.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/asia-pacific/politics/us-south-korea-china-military/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #us #usmilitary #china #pla #northkorea #petehegseth
The United States will push for action against seven vessels suspected of violating United Nations sanctions against North Korea, a U.S. State Department official has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/world/politics/us-un-sanctions-north-korea-exports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #un #northkorea
Kim Yong Nam, the only person outside of the ruling Kim family dynasty to serve as North Korea's nominal head of state, has died, state media reported Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/asia-pacific/politics/kim-yong-nam-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #kimyongnam #kimjongun #northkorea #obituaries
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi revealed Monday that she has told North Korea of her desire to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un, as time runs out for families of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/japan/politics/takaichi-north-korea-kim-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #kimjongun #abductions
North Korea said on Saturday that denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, which South Korea said will be discussed in a summit with China later that day, is an unrealizable "pipe dream," according to state-run media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/01/asia-pacific/north-korea-denuclearization-pipe-dream/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #nuclearweapons #china #xijinping #leejaemyung
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet his new South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung as both leaders work to rebuild ties between their two countries, after years of Seoul moving closer to the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/01/asia-pacific/politics/xi-lee-china-south-korea-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #china #xijinping #leejaemyung #us #northkorea
