North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of two new air-defense missiles, state media said Sunday, after Pyongyang accused Seoul of fomenting tensions on the border. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/asia-pacific/north-korea-air-defense-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #usmilitary
North Korea has built a secret military base near its border with China that may house Pyongyang's newest long-range ballistic missiles, according to new research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-icbm-china-border/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #china #missiles #nuclearweapons #defense
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the "rapid expansion” of his country’s nuclear weapons program, escalating tensions with the U.S. and South Korea as the allies conduct joint military drills. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-nuclear-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #kimjongun #southkorea #us #donaldtrump
Tokyo’s at-times-tumultuous relationship with Seoul appears to be on solid footing following South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s election — a view highlighted by successful talks between the neighbors’ top diplomats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-foreign-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #takeshiiwaya #northkorea #russia #russiaukrainewar #missiles #nuclearweapons #foreignministry
Japan is still considering deployment locations for its longer-range standoff missiles, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday, with the weapons planned to be stationed by the end of next March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/politics/japan-long-range-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #defenseministry #missiles #gennakatani #sdf #china #northkorea
North Korea has said that U.S. President Donald Trump must accept it as a nuclear power and that continuing to pursue a policy of denuclearization would prevent any new meeting between the two countries' leaders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/asia-pacific/politics/us-north-korea-kim-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #us #kimjongun #kimyojong #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #missiles #southkorea
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thrown cold water on the chances of rapprochement with Seoul in the regime’s first response to peace overtures by new South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-north-korea-lee-kim-peace/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #southkorea#leejaemyung #donaldtrump #kimjongun #kimyojong #nuclearweapons #missiles #us
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is expanding its search for partners to build the Golden Dome missile defense system as tensions with billionaire Elon Musk threaten SpaceX's dominance in the program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/23/tech/trump-golden-dome-musk-spacex/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #spacex #us #donaldtrump #republicans #elonmusk #amazon #defense #missiles
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
Japan on Wednesday called its first surface-to-ship missile test within its territory necessary training given the current "severe security environment," as it boosts military capacity to counter China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/japan-first-surface-to-ship-missile-test/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #gsdf #missiles #us #china