{
  "id": 17737083,
  "title": "S. Korea, Japan to hold vice foreign ministerial talks on N. Korea, bilateral issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/s-korea-japan-to-hold-vice-foreign-ministerial-talks-on-n-korea",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T03:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261102/s-korea-japan-to-hold-vice-foreign-ministerial-talks-on-n-korea-bilateral-issues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korean and Japanese vice foreign ministers are scheduled to meet on Monday, according to officials from the South Korean foreign ministry. The meeting, which will be the 17th bilateral strategic dialogue, is expected to focus on North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, as well as regional and global affairs. The two countries are also expected to discuss ways to enhance their bilateral cooperation. First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo will meet with his Japanese counterpart, Takehiro Funakoshi, in Japan later in the day.",
  "summary": "Vice foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan were set to hold talks Monday, official said, with the talks expected to focus on North Korea and other regional issues, as well as ways to enhance the countries' bilateral cooperation. First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo was scheduled to meet with his Japanese counterpart, Takehiro Funakoshi, in Japan later in the day for the 17th bilateral…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korean and Japanese vice foreign ministers to meet on Monday",
    "17th bilateral strategic dialogue scheduled",
    "Focus on North Korea's nuclear and missile programs"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This seventeenth strategic dialogue signals a deepening of regional security coordination as Seoul and Tokyo prioritize unified responses to North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile capabilities.",
  "illustration": null,
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        "published": "2026-11-02T03:00:02.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/what-to-know-about-how-caps-on-foreign-workers-in-japan-are-determined",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}