North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, urged South Korea to investigate recent drone incidents for detailed explanations, in a statement carried by state media Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/11/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-sister-drones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #northkorea #kimyojong #drones
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister condemned upcoming joint military drills by South Korea, the U.S. and Japan as a "reckless show of strength" that would bring "bad results." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/north-korea-military-exercises/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #kimyojong #kimjongun #northkorea #nuclearweapons #southkorea #usmilitary #sdf #defense
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