united states
April 28, 2013
Even at the age of 96, Shuntaro Hida, a physician who survived the first-ever atomic bombing in history, has no plans to stop working toward the abolition of nuclear weapons.
April 27, 2013
SEOUL--North Korea said on April 27 a Korean-American tourist, jailed by the reclusive state since late last year, will face trial for "committing crimes" against the North, a...
April 26, 2013
Some days, important news is eclipsed by more sensational news.
April 25, 2013
Festering resentment over war-related and other issues has left Japan as the odd man out as China and South Korea cozy up politically to counter the threat posed by North...
April 25, 2013
BEIJING--China urged the United States on April 25, 10 days after the Boston Marathon bombings, to condemn what Beijing has called terrorist attacks in its western Xinjiang...
April 25, 2013
The top U.S. military officer told American troops based in Japan on April 25 that "the best way to avoid war is to prepare for it."
April 25, 2013
WASHINGTON--The United States and South Korea are extending for two years their current civilian nuclear agreement and postponing a contentious decision on whether Seoul will...
April 23, 2013
SEOUL/ GENEVA--North Korea insisted on April 23 that it be recognized as a nuclear weapons state, a demand the United States promptly dismissed as "neither realistic nor...
April 20, 2013
Although North Korea continues to have ballistic missiles ready to launch, the reclusive nation indicated it was open to dialogue with close ally China and may be toning down...
April 18, 2013
SEOUL--North Korea offered the United States and South Korea a list of conditions for talks, including the lifting of U.N. sanctions, signaling a possible end to weeks of...
April 16, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on April 15 completed a tour that brought him to South Korea, China and Japan. The main theme for Kerry’s first East Asian tour since he...
April 15, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on April 15 denounced North Korea for heightening tensions with its “highly provocative rhetoric” and agreed with U.S. Secretary of State John...
April 14, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on April 14 stressed the United States is willing to engage with North Korea as long as it takes steps to give up nuclear weapons.
April 14, 2013
WASHINGTON--North Korea’s belligerence is "mainly theatrics and bluffing," and it is doubtful the country can hit the continental United States with a nuclear missile, a...
April 14, 2013
PYONGYANG, North Korea--North Korea on April 14 rebuffed a South Korean proposal to resolve rising tensions through dialogue, dismissing it as a "crafty trick" by its rival.
April 14, 2013
WASHINGTON--The United States is fully prepared to defend Japan and South Korea in response to a possible missile launch by North Korea, Ashton Carter, U.S. deputy secretary of ...
April 11, 2013
PYONGYANG, North Korea--North Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric on April 11 with claims it had "powerful striking means" on standby for a launch, while Seoul and...
April 11, 2013
SEOUL--South Korea and the United States were on high alert for a North Korean missile launch on April 11 as the hermit kingdom turned its attention to celebrating its ruling...
April 09, 2013
With Pyongyang putting in jeopardy the “last bastion of the relationship between the two Koreas,” its neighbors are scrambling--but struggling--to determine the true...
April 09, 2013
Japan, the United States and South Korea will deploy seven radar-equipped ships in the Sea of Japan to monitor, and possibly destroy, any ballistic missiles launched by North...