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Japan North Korea policy
February 14, 2023
South Korea, US, Japan Focus on North Korea’s Nuclear Threat at Trilateral Meeting
By Mitch Shin
The countries reaffirmed their trilateral coordination to cope with North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
April 02, 2022
Japan Needs a Revamped North Korea Policy
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan’s deterrence strategy is up for debate following the launch of North Korea’s ICBM test.
January 16, 2022
Japan’s North Korea Missile Woes
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan is on high alert after a frenzied series of North Korean ballistic missile tests.
May 14, 2019
Japan Pushes for Its Own North Korea Summit
By Daniel Hurst
Shinzo Abe now says he would meet with Kim Jong Un without any preconditions – a change from Tokyo’s previous position.
March 01, 2019
Japan Gives Trump a Thumb's Up for Hanoi Summit
By Daniel Hurst
Shinzo Abe expressed his support for the decision to leave the US-North Korea summit with no deal.
February 27, 2019
The Second Trump Kim Summit: No Good Option for Japan?
By Yuki Tatsumi
Realistically, the best Japan can hope for is a least-bad outcome.
February 26, 2019
The Hanoi Summit: What’s in It for US Allies?
By Valérie Niquet and Marianne Peron-Doise
In Europe and Asia, U.S. allies will be watching the Trump-Kim summit with interest – and uncertainty.
February 23, 2019
North Korea: Getting Japan a Seat at the Table
By Luke Patey
Japan’s absence from diplomacy on North Korea is undermining efforts to bring about a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.
September 22, 2018
3 More Years of Abe: Japan's Foreign Policy Future
By Daniel Hurst
A round-up of the foreign policy challenges facing Japan's prime minister as he enters his final term.
September 08, 2018
Japan Focuses on North Korea’s Chemical Weapons
By Daniel Hurst
Speaking at the OPCW, Japan's defense minister emphasized North Korea's other weapons of mass destruction.
August 28, 2018
Japan: North Korea Still Poses ‘Serious and Imminent’ Threat
By Daniel Hurst
Japan's latest Defense White Paper sees “no change” in the evaluation of the threat from North Korea
July 09, 2018
After North Korea, Pompeo Visits Japan to Meet With US Allies
By Mina Pollmann
The abductee issues continues to complicate Japan's approach to North Korea.
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