The meeting was held based on the two sides shared understanding on the need for the normalization of defense cooperation between South Korea and Japan.

called for utmost effort minimize the damage from the typhoon.According to Pyongyangs weather agency Monday.

which has never had enough food for the general public even before the pandemic and the international sanctions over its nuclear weapons program.told reporters that the North appears to have released water from Hwanggang Dam recently in a violation of a 2009 inter-Korean agreement.has put the North Korean government on high alert this year.

North Korean authorities have been scrambling to inspect the infrastructure at high risk of flooding or collapsing while ordering fishing boats in the sea to return to ports for safety.according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

is seen moving gradually toward the Korean Peninsula.

AP-YonhapPyongyang calls for utmost efforts to protect cropsBy Jung Min-hoA monster typhoon ― packing violent winds and heavy rains ― is set to hit North Korea amid its struggle with infectious diseases.A lifelong performer and teacher of classical Japanese dance.

Madame Kansuma will be deeply missed.The title character spends a few days at an undersea palace.

who taught Japanese classical dance to generations of dancers.Fujima Kansuma receives an award from Walt Disney – one of her many fans – in 1963.