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Oct 27, 2026
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Pro Pyongyang official re-enters Japan despite sanctions A senior official of a pro-North Korea group, who is believed to be prohibited from reentering Japan after visiting North Korea under Japanese sanctions, was allowed to return to Japan, sources said.
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The Japanese government also permitted the reentry of another sanctioned individual in April, raising questions about the consistency of its policy.
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The official of the Pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, Chongryon, re-entered Japan after traveling to North Korea between late August and mid-September.
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According to sources close to the Japanese government, the individual was elected director of Chongryon's education bureau in May.
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Although the government does not disclose its list of sanctioned persons, members of Chongryon's Central Standing Committee, which consists of the chairman, the first vice chairman, bureau directors and other senior officials, are in principle, barred from re-entering Japan after visiting North Korea.
Alana HillHOST
Wang was joined by Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other senior Chinese officials, and he conveyed Xi's personal greetings to Kim.
Alana HillHOST
Xi visited Pyongyang just four months ago.
Alana HillHOST
And so the two leaders have maintained relatively frequent high-level contact, I'd say.
Alana HillHOST
So it's not as though they've been avoiding each other.
Alana HillHOST
Since 2024, North Korea has been fortifying its southern border, prompting South Korean troops to repeatedly fire warning shots, when DPRK soldiers crossed the MDL.
Alana HillHOST
Kim Yo Jong claims Seoul issued nearly 2,900 loudspeaker warnings and fired warning shots more than 200 times between August 1st and October 17th.
Alana HillHOST
Now, those figures, of course, they remain unverified, but they do suggest that Pyongyang is keeping a very close count.
Alana HillHOST
Gentlemen, why has North Korea suddenly become so vocal about these warning shots? And is this fundamentally about protecting the border construction project? Or is there something, do you think, bigger going on here?
Harry EntenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And Americans overwhelmingly agree that Barack Obama has been or was the better president
Ben MeiselasHOST
And then Donald Trump's assistant White House press secretary, Olivia Wiles, gives us, as Ruppar says, a nice view from Pyongyang.
Ben MeiselasHOST
Here, play this
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clip.
Yoshikawa RyuichiHOST
Seoul has concluded that it was caused by landmines planted by the North.
Yoshikawa RyuichiHOST
It requires that Pyongyang apologize and remove any other mines.
Yoshikawa RyuichiHOST
The South Korean ambassador to the United Nations sent a letter to the UN Security Council president on Thursday.
Yoshikawa RyuichiHOST
It denounces North Korea for violating the Korean War Armistice Agreement and demands an apology.
Yoshikawa RyuichiHOST
Seoul has concluded that it was caused by landmines planted by the North.
Yoshikawa RyuichiHOST
It requires that Pyongyang apologize and remove any other mines.
Yoshikawa RyuichiHOST
The South Korean ambassador to the United Nations sent a letter to the UN Security Council President on Thursday.
Yoshikawa RyuichiHOST
It denounces North Korea for violating the Korean War Armistice
Adam MocklerHOST
So here's how Larry Kudlow opens his interview with Trump.
Adam MocklerHOST
As Aaron Ruppar points out, he'd be right at home in Pyongyang.
Adam MocklerHOST
I
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want to begin with this thought, sir.
Daniel MartinHOST
It's Global Watch here on Singapore Today.
Daniel MartinHOST
Dr Alan Chong is here, Senior Fellow from the Centre for Multilateralism Studies, and we have seen North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visit China over the weekend, signalling renewed efforts to strengthen ties between Pyongyang and Beijing.
Daniel MartinHOST
How might this close cooperation impact dynamics across Asia? In particular, Dr Chong, we've spoken about how there should be some déjà vu amidst today's global landscape about things that have happened before.
Daniel MartinHOST
What we're seeing in terms of Europe, Gen Z movements, European connections, as well as maybe the rise of or the reconnections of former Axis powers, let's say, some people might remember from their school terminology.
Daniel MartinHOST
We're seeing North Korea and China's ties seemingly get stronger.
Daniel MartinHOST
How do you think we should interpret this latest visit by Kim Jong-un to China?
Alan ChongGUEST
Well, one straightforward reading is that this is the consolidation of the other side in this new Cold War, meaning there is a Pyongyang, Beijing, Moscow axis.
Alan ChongGUEST
Because you have to understand this symbolic walking on the bridge mirrors also North Korea's recently opened other bridge, land bridge.
Tiffany Scott MaddoxGUEST
And I don't know if you know this, but...
Tiffany Scott MaddoxGUEST
Pyongyang has basically been closed to foreigners since 2019, 2020.
Tiffany Scott MaddoxGUEST
And I think some resorts are open, were open for the rest of the world.
Tiffany Scott MaddoxGUEST
But the new beach resort that Kim Jong-un built is only for Russian tourists.
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Daniel ChoiHOST
The North claimed that its fortification work near the military demarcation line had been self-defense and an exercise of sovereignty in accordance with the UN Charter and international law.
Daniel ChoiHOST
regarding the South Korean military's warning shots as North Korean troops crossed the MDL during their work along the border? Pyongyang said Seoul was violating the UN Charter and that the regime has the right to exercise self-defense against any territorial violations or military provocations.
Daniel ChoiHOST
The number of people in South Korea with a migration background comprising foreign residents, naturalized citizens, and children of immigrants has increased rapidly, accounting for over 5% of the total population.
Daniel ChoiHOST
Data released Monday by the Ministry of Data and Statistics showed that as of November 1, 2025, there were 2.81 million people with migration backgrounds living in the country, up 95,000 or 3.5% from a year earlier.
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Kim In-kyungCORRESPONDENT
His powerful sister Kim Yo-jong and Foreign Minister Choi Sun-hee were among those who traveled with him.
Ahn Jae-wooHOST
Kim Jong-un also finished his trip at the bridge, which was completed more than a decade ago, but only opened this month, symbolizing the growing economic ties between Pyongyang and Beijing.
Ahn Jae-wooHOST
What are experts saying about why Kim went right now?
Kim In-kyungCORRESPONDENT
Well, analysts break it down into three main motives.
Ahn Jae-wooHOST
And what were the responses from the ruling and opposition parties in South Korea to Kim's visit?
Kim In-kyungCORRESPONDENT
As can be imagined, political reactions were divided over partisan lines.
Kim In-kyungCORRESPONDENT
Democratic Party floor spokesperson Jin Eun-soo said on Sunday that North Korea was seeking to expand its diplomatic options by engaging with major powers, including the United States, China and Russia, and that putting pressure on Pyongyang is not the only solution.
Kim In-kyungCORRESPONDENT
The People Power Party questioned what the government was doing as North Korea, China and Russia strengthened their ties and called on the administration to repair relations with Washington.
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