Opinions on North Korea (Fully Accessible)

• FOCUS: Kim Jong Un faces challenges of developing economy, managing elites

  

• Japan watching new N. Korean leadership closely after Kim's funeral
• FOCUS: N. Korea transition tests Noda's diplomatic skills

North Korea

• N. Korea envoy denies meeting with Japan during China trip

• World watching if Kim Jong Un keeps father's policy: U.S. commander
• S. Korea sends first flour as aid to N. Korea since Kim Jong Il's death

Japan-China

• Chinese surveillance aircraft to monitor seas disputed with Japan: reports

• Chinese surveillance aircraft to monitor seas disputed with Japan: reports
• China newspaper calls Senkakus part of China's 'core interests'

Video Advisory

• Video Advisory (Jan. 24)

• Video Advisory (Jan. 21)
• Video Advisory (Jan. 20)

Opinions on Nuclear Crisis (Fully Accessible)

• OPINION: Challenging status quo key to safer nuclear power

• OPINION: Fukushima crisis shows weakness in Japanese crisis management

Nuclear Crisis

• Gov't gives up free medical care plan for Fukushima: minister

• Antinuclear activists refuse to move tents from gov't land
• Large inland solar farm starts operating in Yamanashi Prefecture

Quake

• 34% walked home from downtown Tokyo after March quake: survey

• M5.5 quake jolts Kanto-Koshin region
• Quake-hit Sendai firm to join N.Y. trade fair with help from partner

Industry Brief

• Kyodo Industry Brief (Jan. 27) -2-

• Kyodo Industry Brief (Jan. 27) -1-
• Kyodo Industry Brief (Jan. 26) -2-

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  N. Korea

1. 23 Jan 2012Amount of radioactive materials released from Fukushima plant up
2. 23 Jan 2012Risk of big quake in Tokyo area within 4 years may be 70%: institute
3. 21 Jan 2012Gov't kept Fukushima crisis worst-case scenario under wraps for months
4. 25 Jan 2012Actor Watanabe sees Japan recovering from disaster on strong bonds
5. 23 Jan 2012M5.1 earthquake rocks northeastern and central Japan