Amid growing threats from China and North Korea, Japan is reportedly planning to resume anti-missile evacuation drills, a program that has been suspended for four years. Meanwhile, the government announced independent research and development (R&D) and mass production of new missiles. It also accelerated the upgrade of the self-defense force to better respond to security…
Japan Plans to Resume Air Defense Drills, Upgrade Missiles, and Fighter Jets Amid Growing Regional Threats
September 9, 2022
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Japan, US, South Korea Reaffirm Joint Response to North Korea Threat
TOKYO—Diplomats from the United States, Japan and South Korea reaffirmed their commitment on Wednesday to working together in response to any threat from North Korea, including a possible new nuclear test. The three senior diplomats in charge of North Korean affairs also underscored their efforts to strengthen their security partnership. Japan and South Korea acknowledge…
Russia Requesting Ammunition From North Korea: Washington
The United States has seen indications that Russia approached North Korea to request ammunition amid its ongoing war in Ukraine, a U.S. official said on Sept. 6. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said that Washington received information that Russia approached North Korea and “specifically asked for ammunition,” but he was unable to…
Russia Requesting Ammunition From North Korea, Says US
The United States has seen indications that Russia approached North Korea to request ammunition amid its ongoing war in Ukraine, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said that Washington received information that Russia approached North Korea and “specifically asked for ammunition,” but he was unable to provide…
South Korea Holds First Policy Meeting on North Korean Human Rights in Over 2 Years
South Korea will hold an interagency government meeting on North Korea’s human rights policies for the first time in over two years, as President Yoon Suk-yeol seeks to address Pyongyang’s human rights issues. The meeting will be held on Aug. 25 and be presided over by Vice Unification Minister Kim Ki-woong. Officials from the ministries…
South Korea Begins Largest Military Drills With US Amid North Korea’s Provocations
August 22, 2022
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The United States and South Korea on Monday began their largest combined military drills to bolster a deterrence posture, after years of downsizing their annual drills for diplomatic reasons with North Korea. The drills known as Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) will last until Sept. 1, and comprise a computer-simulation command post exercise, field training, and…
Daughter of Prominent Russian Killed in Suspected Car Bombing; U.S. and S. Korea Begin Joint Military Drills | NTD Good Morning
The daughter of a prominent Russian is killed in a suspected car bomb attack in Moscow. Russia is now investigating and is implying Ukraine could be behind it. The United States and South Korea begin their biggest combined military training in years. How will North Korea respond? The Governor of Indiana met with Taiwan’s President…
North Korean and Russian Leaders Exchange Letters Expressing Stronger Ties, North Korea Claims
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday reportedly wrote to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un indicating stronger bilateral relations between their countries, according to Pyongyang’s official state media. In a letter to Kim honoring the Korean Peninsula’s freedom from Japanese colonial rule, Putin reportedly said that Russia and North Korea would “expand the comprehensive and…
South Korea Offers ‘Large-Scale’ Food Aid to North Korea in Exchange for Denuclearization
South Korea’s president has laid out the details of what he called an “audacious plan” to improve North Korea’s economy in exchange for complete denuclearization and “sustainable peace” in the Korean Peninsula. Speaking at a ceremony commemorating South Korea’s independence from Japanese 1910–45 colonial rule, President Yoon Suk-yeol called on Pyongyang to embark on “a…
Dutch Detain Suspected Developer of Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash
August 15, 2022
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AMSTERDAM—Dutch authorities on Friday said they had arrested a 29-year-old man believed to be a developer for the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash, which the United States put on its sanctions list this week. The U.S. sanctions announced on Monday followed allegations that Tornado Cash was helping conceal billions in capital flows, including for North…
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