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November 17, 2024

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Kosuke Takahashi

Kosuke Takahashi

Kosuke Takahashi is a Tokyo-based journalist. His work has appeared in the Asahi Shimbun, Bloomberg, Asia Times, Jane's Defence Weekly and The Diplomat, among other publications. You can follow him on Twitter.

News

Japanese lifestyle retailer Miniso still running Pyongyang branch: sources

Miniso Japan claimed last week that operations in Pyongyang had ended

Damin JungDamin Jung | Kosuke TakahashiJuly 18, 2017
News

Only one Japanese “remainder” in N. Korea still alive: Choson Sinbo

Japanese citizens left in DPRK after WW2 are among several trapped in the North

Dagyum JiDagyum Ji | Kosuke TakahashiJune 28, 2017
News

Miniso Japan office denies involvement in new Pyongyang shop

Tokyo office spokesperson distances Japan branch from China operations

Kosuke TakahashiKosuke TakahashiJune 23, 2017
News

Miniso shop in Pyongyang could breach UNSC resolutions: Japanese expert

Former PoE member says case is "very serious" for Japanese-Chinese firm

Kosuke TakahashiKosuke TakahashiJune 15, 2017
Interviews

Will China really crack down on North Korea?

Two leading Japanese experts divided on whether Beijing means what it says

Kosuke TakahashiKosuke TakahashiMay 22, 2017
News

N. Korea’s nuclear missiles are a “recipe for disaster”: PACOM chief

Speaking in Tokyo, Harry B. Harris Jr. calls for "far stronger sanctions" against DPRK

Kosuke TakahashiKosuke TakahashiMay 17, 2017
News

Japan considering new missile defenses as N. Korean tests continue

Tokyo may purchase Aegis Ashore system, Defense Minister tells Diet

Kosuke TakahashiKosuke TakahashiMay 16, 2017
Analysis

Experts agree: U.S. military action against North Korea won’t work

ROK, Japanese analysts see a pre-emptive strike against the North as far too risky

Kosuke TakahashiKosuke TakahashiMarch 14, 2017
News

Biographer praises the late Kim Jong Nam’s “courage”

In speech in Tokyo, Yoji Gomi says Kim's death came as a shock

Kosuke TakahashiKosuke TakahashiFebruary 17, 2017
News

Family of Japanese citizen kidnapped by N. Korea urges action on human rights

The parents of Megumi Yokota have become high-profile advocates for the return of abductees

Kosuke TakahashiKosuke TakahashiFebruary 6, 2017