Japan is finding itself in the midst of the most severe and complex security environment since the end of WWII with mounting threats from China and North Korea …
On This Day: North Korea’s Kim Jong Il dies
In 1992, U.S. President George H.W. Bush and the leaders of Mexico and Canada formally signed the North American Free Trade Treaty. In 1996, Kofi Annan of Ghana is elected secretary-general of the United Nations.
Fuel transfer from South to North Korea sheds light on sanctions evasion
A Russian tanker chartered by a South Korean company has been spotted conducting a fuel transfer to a Chinese vessel bound for North Korea, a rare sighting that illuminates the murky world of the east …
Dogs gifted by N. Korea’s Kim resettle in S. Korean zoo
A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago ended up at a zoo in South Korea after a dispute over who should finance the care of the animals.
Japan Moves to Double Military Spending, With a Wary Eye on China
The Japanese cabinet approved the first update to the country’s official security strategy in nine years, elevating Beijing over North Korea as the top threat.
As regional threats rise, Japan eases defense-only strategy
With China, North Korea and Russia directly to its west and north, Japan “faces the severest and most complicated national security environment since the end of the war,” the strategy said, referring …
North Korea fuel transfer sheds light on murky Asian oil trade
A Russian tanker chartered by a South Korean company has been spotted conducting a fuel transfer to a Chinese vessel bound for North Korea, a rare sighting that illuminates the murky world of the east …
Japan may build 2 huge warships to counter the growing missile threat from North Korea
Japan now has eight mission-capable ballistic-missile defense destroyers, and it’s considering whether to build more.
Satellite images show North Korea preparations for major military display
Fresh satellite images obtained from North Korea indicate preparations seem to be underway for a major military parade, with soldiers gathered in block formations in a likely full dress rehearsal, …
BTS star Jin begins military service in South Korea
The K-pop megastar reported to a boot camp Tuesday near the country’s border with its nuclear-armed neighbor, North Korea.