Tokyo and Seoul Clash over Dokdo-Takeshima
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 22, 2018.
Tag Archives: Korean Peninsula
The Return of Railway Strikes?
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 12, 2018.
Major GSDF Helicopter Accident in Saga
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 5, 2018.
Henoko: A Needless Military Base
Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa, must close—on that much everyone agrees. But the insistence by the United States and the Japanese central government on building a replacement facility in another part of Okinawa is bitterly opposed by Okinawa’s people and prefectural government.
Opposition Party Merger Plan Collapses
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 17, 2018.
North Korea Launches Peace Initiative
This Week in Japan is your source for news and information about politics and other happenings in this East Asian island country. This episode covers the Top Five stories of the first week of January 2018.
Japan “Won’t Move a Millimeter” on Comfort Women Policy
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 5, 2018.
Abe Ignores Korean Peace Initiatives
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 4, 2018.
Nikki Haley Has No Interest in Peace
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 3, 2018.
Excerpts from Kim Jong-Un’s New Year Address
Key passages from North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s New Year Address in which he offers an olive branch to South Korea, potentially sparking direct peace talks in the near future.
