North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a girl thought to be his daughter inspect the country's new ICBM at the launch site, in a photo released Nov. 18.
The Nikkei View

North Korean threat deepens with new ICBM

U.S., Japan and South Korea must bolster deterrence by sharing information

23 November 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a missile test at an unspecified location in this photo provided by the government. The launch was said to have taken place sometime between Sept. 25 and Oct. 9. 
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea celebrates missile launch over Japan with new stamp

Kim Jong Un's regime blasts Tokyo for taking part in joint military drills

17 November 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol walk to the stage for group photo during the ASEAN meetings in Phnom Penh.
International relations

Japan-South Korea summit promises push to 'resolve' wartime issues

North Korean threat brings Kishida and Yoon closer but hurdles remain

14 November 2022
Leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region take part in the East Asia Summit on Nov. 13, part of three days of ASEAN-led meetings in Phnom Penh.
International relations

ASEAN talks lay bare deep divisions on South China Sea, Ukraine

U.S. allies' clash with Russia, China overshadows end of bloc's meetings in Cambodia

13 November 2022
North Korea has fired dozens of missiles in recent days.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea missile blitz marks vicious cycle of 'fire and fury'

South scrambles jets after detecting about 180 DPRK warplanes north of border

4 November 2022
People watch a TV report on North Korea's firing of three ballistic missiles into the sea in Seoul. 
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea again fires apparent ballistic missile: Japan

Pyongyang's provocations continue following earlier launches

4 November 2022
North Korean troops hold an artillery fire competition. (KCNA via Reuters)
Ukraine war

U.S. accuses North Korea of sending ammunition to Russia

Shipments obscured by routing through Middle East and Africa: security spokesman

3 November 2022
North Korea's continued missile testing highlights the need to bolster the J-Alert warning system. (KCNA via Reuters)
Politics

Japan to overhaul missile alert system after confusing mishaps

North Korean threat prompts reevaluation of safety measures

29 October 2022
U.S. and South Korean forces conducted a bombing drill in early October. (Photo by Yonhap via Reuters)
International relations

U.S., South Korea to hold Vigilant Storm drill with F-35s, U-2 spy plane

Air exercise next week to involve over 240 aircraft, including Australian tanker

29 October 2022
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gives a news briefing at the Pentagon on Oct. 27.
Indo-Pacific

U.S. nuclear review warns of Chinese 'coercion' in Indo-Pacific

Strategy urges extended-deterrence talks with Japan, South Korea and Australia

28 October 2022
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden seem to have different views on possible redeployment of U.S. nuclear arms in South Korea. (Photo courtesy of South Korean presidential office)
Comment

Geopolitical tension fuels nuclear-sharing debate in South Korea

Public eager for nuclear deterrent but U.S. still reluctant to redeploy arms

26 October 2022
Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, speaks at the Mount Fuji Dialogue in Tokyo on Oct. 22. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
Indo-Pacific

North Korea's nuclear push is a 'serious concern': U.S. official

Ely Ratner reiterates commitment to denuclearization of peninsula

22 October 2022
South Korean and U.S. troops practice rebuilding damaged bridges and transporting military equipment across rivers in Yeoju on Oct. 19.  (Photo by Junnosuke Kobara)
International relations

U.S., South Korea step up drills on watch for Pyongyang nuclear test

Latest exercises follow barrage of North Korean missile and artillery displays

20 October 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a flurry of missile tests in recent weeks. (Photo by KCNA via Kyodo) 
N Korea at crossroads

Kim Jong Un bets on Trump return to office

Pyongyang is ready to conduct nuclear test but may wait until after 2024 U.S. election

19 October 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a flurry of missile tests in recent weeks. (Photo by KCNA via Kyodo)
Comment

U.S. squandered 28 years with myth of North Korean collapse

Since 1994 decision against airstrikes, missteps have bought Pyongyang time

13 October 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may have learned from his father how to use brinkmanship to extract concessions from the U.S. (Source photos by KCNA/Reuters) 
Comment

Kim Jong Un takes page from father's 2006 playbook on brinkmanship

North Korean leader aims to win big concessions from U.S. in election year

12 October 2022
The United Nations Security Council meets after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct.5.
The Nikkei View

China and Russia must take action over North Korea missile launches

As U.N. Security Council permanent members, they bear a heavy responsibility

12 October 2022
A missile launch is seen at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on Oct. 10 by the Korean Central News Agency.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea missile salvo points to death of denuclearization goal

'Our state as a nuclear nation has become irreversible': Kim Jong Un

11 October 2022
Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles are shown off at a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army in Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.
10 October 2022
A missile thought similar to those fired in recent days is launched by North Korea in 2019. (Photo by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency via Reuters)
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea's missile volleys linked to U.S. carrier's path

Analysis suggests Pyongyang showing ability to respond as vessel redeploys

7 October 2022
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N Korea at crossroads

U.S. aircraft carrier moves near Korean waters as warning to North

Trilateral exercises with Seoul and Tokyo to begin as early as Thursday

6 October 2022
American and Japanese fighter jets participated in the exercise Tuesday over the Sea of Japan. (Photo courtesy of Japan's Ministry of Defense)
International relations

U.S. and Japan hold joint drills after North Korea missile launch

Washington also conducts precision bombing exercise with South Korea

5 October 2022
A man watches a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile over Japan in Seoul on Oct. 4.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea fires missile over Japan in farthest-ever test

Japan's Kishida, South Korea's Yoon slam Pyongyang's fifth launch in 10 days

4 October 2022
Kim Jong Un meets troops during a military parade in April: The North Korean leader has implied that his nuclear weapons could be used for offensive purposes as well as for defense.
Opinion

North Korea's missile tests reflect a change of doctrine

Pyongyang quietly gives up seeking revolt in South in favor of military coercion

2 October 2022
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan joins Japanese and South Korean ships for a joint exercise in the Sea of Japan on Sept. 30. (Japan's Ministry of Defense via Kyodo)
Indo-Pacific

U.S. weighs more military exercises with Japan and South Korea

New North Korean nuclear test would not be a surprise: Air Force commander

2 October 2022