North Korea, Donald Trump and Japan

Japan mum hopes Trump will get Kim to release her daughter after 48 years in North Korea
The family of Megumi Yokota, who was 13 when she was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, met the US president previously in Tokyo The family of a Japanese national who was just 13 when she was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 have called on US President Donald Trump to intervene with Pyongyang and bring her and other abductees home -
Japan to coordinate with US as Trump calls N. Korea nuclear power
Japan's government said Tuesday it will ensure close coordination with the United States in coping with North Korea's missile and nuc
Kim Jong Un inspects nuclear facility as North Korea looks to pressure Trump administration
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Wednesday, as the
North Korea takes wait-and-see approach toward Trump
North Korea's People's Assembly was an opportunity to detail future international ambitions. This year, the US was not mentioned as Kim awaits indicators of Trump's attitude to Pyongyang.
Trump Plans To Disarm North Korea, but Kim Wants More Nuclear Weapons
In an interview last week, President Trump called Kim Jong Un a "smart guy" and said he would reach out to the North Korean leader.
Kim Jong-un seeks negotiating leverage over Trump with new nuclear demands: analysts
Experts say Kim's public demand for more weapons-grade nuclear material is a calculated move to take denuclearisation off the table North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's latest public push to expand his country's nuclear arsenal is part of a calculated move to pressure Washington into accepting arms reduction talks instead of full denuclearisation,
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Hegseth pledges deeper defense ties during first calls with Seoul, Tokyo
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke Friday with his counterparts in South Korea and Japan, vowing to strengthen military ...
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North Korea tests cruise missiles and threatens "harsh countermeasures" against the US
Pyongyang expresses its discontent over the "concerning provocations" that the combined aerial maneuvers carried out last ...
South Korean aims to bring home abductees from the North with the help of drones
Choi Sung-ryong, whose father was executed by North Korea, wants to pressure a pro-Pyongyang association in Tokyo over the ...
Japan defense chief arranging talks with new US counterpart Hegseth
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday he is seeking to hold talks with new U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete ...
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North Korea slams Japan’s new mission to NATO
Tokyo’s prior relationships with NATO had ... due to the U.S. provocative military hegemony,” reported North Korea’s official KCNA news agency, monitored in Seoul on Monday.
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Japan closely watching S. Korea situation
Tokyo (Jiji Press ... apparently referring to threats from North Korea’s nuclear and missile development. “We will closely communicate with the South Korean government” on matters ...
South Korea's political turmoil puts neighbourly relations on shaky ground
With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing ...
Top S. Korean, US diplomats fast-track first talks amid Seoul’s nuclear worries
Rubio, Cho agree to maintain close coordination on N. Korean nuclear issue, Seoul says South Korean and US top diplomats have ...
North Korean Troops No Longer Seen on Front Lines Fighting Ukraine
North Korea sent its best troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. But after months of suffering severe losses, they have been taken off the front line.