Eric Talmadge

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SKorean missionary jailed in North seeks mercy

Eric Talmadge · February 27, 2014 2:52 pm

Far from Sochi, North Koreans hone skiing skills

Eric Talmadge · February 23, 2014 9:06 am

Plan to move base highlights US problem on Okinawa

Eric Talmadge · February 3, 2014 7:30 am

National Security

North Korea warns of tensions over US-South Korea war games

Eric Talmadge · January 29, 2014 12:00 am

Air Force grounds F-15s on Okinawa for inspections

Eric Talmadge · May 29, 2013 2:54 am

FILE - In this April 15, 2013 file photo, South Korean protesters burn effigies of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, and late leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung at an anti-North Korea protest on the birthday of Kim Il Sung in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea lashed out anew Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at South Korea over the small public protest, saying it would not hold talks with its southern neighbor unless it apologized for anti-North Korean actions "big and small" and warning that it could take retaliatory measures at any time. The sign at center showing images of the Kim family reads "Throw Them Out." (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

NKorea lashes out anew over protest in Seoul

Eric Talmadge · April 16, 2013 4:00 am

Runners rest inside Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, April 14, 2013. North Korea hosted the 26th Mangyongdae Prize Marathon to mark the upcoming April 15, 2013 birthday of the late leader Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

Despite tension, NKorea lets in tourists, athletes

Eric Talmadge · April 14, 2013 4:00 am

Japan's chief Cabinet spokesman Yoshihide Suga speaks about North Korea during a regular press conference at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo Monday, April 8, 2013. On Monday, amid reports North Korea is preparing a missile launch or another nuclear test, Japanese officials said they have stepped up measures to ensure the nation's safety. "We are doing all we can to protect the safety of our nation," said Suga, though he and defense ministry officials refused to confirm the reports about the naval alert, saying they do not want to "show their cards" to North Korea. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE

Japan increasingly nervous about North Korea nukes

Eric Talmadge · April 8, 2013 4:00 am

Uighur on Palau after Gitmo release goes missing

Eric Talmadge · February 14, 2013 8:55 am

Japan launches 2 intelligence satellites

Eric Talmadge · January 27, 2013 7:03 am

Japan talk of warning shots heats up China dispute

Eric Talmadge · January 20, 2013 5:19 am

Japan's newly-named Prime Minsiter Shinzo Abe smiles as he waves at the media upon his arrival at the prime minister's official residence following his election at Parliament in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Abe, whose nationalist positions have in the past angered Japan's neighbors, is the country's seventh prime minister in just over six years. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

New Japan PM: Saving economic crisis top mission

Eric Talmadge · December 26, 2012 5:04 pm