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  North Korea's Kim Jong Un Call For "Toughest" US Strategy At Key Party Meet

  North Korea will launch its "toughest" ever strategy to counter the United States, state media said Sunday, reporting on a key year-end party meeting overseen by leader Kim Jong Un.

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  The North-South Divide Explained: How Korea Became Two Nations

  After Japan's defeat in World War II, Korea, previously under Japanese control, faced an uncertain future.

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  North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into Sea, Says South Korea

  North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, according to the Yonhap news agency.

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  North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Towards Sea Of Japan: South Korea

  North Korea on Thursday fired an unspecified ballistic missile towards the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, South Korea's military said, just days after Pyongyang's failed attempt to launch a spy satellite.

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  North Korea Fired "Unidentified Projectile" Over Yellow Sea, Says South Korea

  North Korea has fired an "unidentified projectile", South Korea's military said late Monday, hours after Pyongyang informed Japan that it was preparing to launch another spy satellite.

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  East Asian Leaders To Meet Amid North Korea Satellite Launch Plans

  South Korean, Chinese and Japanese leaders were set to meet in Seoul Monday for their first trilateral summit in nearly five years, after the nuclear-armed North announced plans to put another satellite into orbit.

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  North Korea Says Plans To Launch Satellite By June 4: Japanese Media

  North Korea has notified Japan of plans to launch a satellite by June 4, Japanese media reported Monday citing the coast guard, after Seoul said Pyongyang was preparing to put another military spy satellite into orbit.

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  Japan And South Korea Sanction Entities Over North Korea-Russia Arms Trade

  Japan and South Korea on Friday announced separate sanctions packages targeting companies, vessels, or individuals allegedly involved in supplying North Korean weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine, in violation of UN resolutions.

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  North Korea Fires Missile Off East Coast, Japan Issues Alert

  North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said.

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  Explainer: Why Japan Is Seeking A Summit With Nuclear-Armed North Korea

  United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he supported his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida's attempts to hold face-to-face talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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  North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into Sea Of Japan, Claims South Korea

  North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, the South Korean military's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.

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  Japan To Advance In World Cup Qualifying After North Korea Game Cancelled

  Japan look poised to reach the final stage of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup without kicking a ball after FIFA said their match at North Korea will not be rescheduled.

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  Japan PM Fumio Kishida Has Requested Summit With Kim Jong Un: North Korea

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has requested a summit with her brother, adding any meeting was unlikely without a policy shift by Tokyo.

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  Japan Tame North Korea In World Cup Qualifiers, Son Heung-Min Scores In Draw

  Ao Tanaka scored the only goal after two minutes to give Japan a nervy 1-0 win over North Korea.

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  Son Heung-min Back On Road To World Cup After Turbulent Asian Cup

  Son Heung-min and South Korea must move on from their turbulent Asian Cup when they return to World Cup qualifying Thursday.