Sources: BBC
The International Olympic Committee announces that they have suspended North Korea from participating in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after the country failed to send a delegation to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The suspension will last until the end of 2022. 2021-09-8
North Korea announces that the country has withdrawn from participating in the Summer Olympics in Japan, citing COVID-19 concerns. 2021-04-6
South Korean President Moon Jae-in announces plans to create a Northeast Asian railroad community with North Korea, the United States, China, Japan, Russia, and Mongolia. 2018-08-15
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says North Korea's launch of a missile over Japan was "absolutely unacceptable and irresponsible" and that North Korea has "violated every single U.N. Security Council resolution that we've had, and so I think something serious has to happen." 2017-08-29
Japan orders its military to shoot down any North Korean missiles that threaten to strike Japan at anytime, and is placing its forces on a state of alert for at least three months, according to a Ministry of Defense official. 2016-08-8
Japan places its military on high alert to be ready to shoot down any missile heading for its territory amid reports of a possible North Korean launch of an intermediate-range missile from its east coast. 2016-06-21
Japan's Defence Ministry claims that North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. 2014-07-13
Japan goes on full alert as North Korea announces it has delayed its launch of a long range Unha rocket until 29 December. 2012-12-10
Naoki Tanaka, Japan's Minister of Defense, issues orders to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it falls towards Japanese territory. 2012-03-30
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il allegedly meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing. 2010-05-6