- Chico Harlan
- Reporter
Chico Harlan joined the foreign staff in 2010 after two years covering the domestic crisis of Washington Nationals baseball. A Syracuse University graduate, Harlan has worked as a staff writer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the (Sydney) Daily-Telegraph.
- U.S. denies N. Korea commando operation
- Behind Hashimoto, Osaka’s telegenic mayor, a sign of Japan’s discontent
- North Koreans accused of seizing Chinese fishing boats for ransom
- South Korea’s businesses pay the price for Lee’s tough policy toward the North
- South Korean report details alleged abuses at North Korea’s prison camps
- Japan to provide $12.6 billion to Tepco, operator of tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant
- Japan’s last reactor to shut down, leaving country nuclear-free for first time since 1966
- As Japan strains to care for elderly, sacrifices begin
- N. Korea threatens military strike against S. Korean president
- Noda says Japan running out of time to hike taxes, restart reactors
- New North Korean leader Kim Jong Eun speaks publicly for first time
- After satellite failure, N. Korea gets back to regular business of Kim love
- In a first, North Korea tells its people about a failure
- N. Korean rocket breaks up on launch
- North Korea gives Kim Jong Eun new titles in symbol of smooth power transfer
- After tight race in South Korea, ruling party hangs on to majority
- In South Korea, new political parties consumed by familiar scandal problems
- White House defends its North Korea strategy
- S. Korean government says North preparing for third nuclear test
- For Japan, shutting down nuclear plants brings surge in oil, gas imports
- Like Japan itself, Sony struggles to adapt
- Japan has lots of plutonium on hand, little way to use it
- Obama urges China to add to global pressure on North Korea over rocket launch
- In South Korean classrooms, digital textbook revolution meets some resistance
- Obama trip to Seoul to be overshadowed by standoff with North Korea
- Spotlight falls on North Korean defectors’ treatment in China
- U.S. and others condemn North Korea’s planned rocket launch
- A Japanese town once famous for its cherry blossoms now sits empty
- Japan marks earthquake and tsunami anniversary with prayers and mourning
- A year after Japan’s triple disaster, an uncertain recovery
- Japan's Nikkei breaks 10,000 for first time in seven months
- Japan triple disaster, one year later, remembered as time when life ceased to function
- Prime Minister Noda says tax hike essential for Japan's sustainability
- N. Korea finds a purpose for small group of ‘friends’
- Japan grows uneasy about earthquake forecasts
- U.S. nuclear talks with N. Korea produce progress but no breakthrough
- U.S., N. Korea hold nuclear talks in Beijing, agree to meet again Friday
- North Korean defectors learn quickly how to send money back home
- In North Korea, role of foreign currency grows
- North Korea’s super-size hotel is set to open — 23 years behind schedule
- U.S. likely to scale down plans for bases in Japan and Guam
- U.S. hopes to sidestep Futenma impasse in moving Okinawa Marines to Guam
- Japan losing hope for its pricey ‘dream reactor’
- After earthquake, Japan can’t agree on the future of nuclear power
- For export-dependent Japan, a trade deficit
- Japan PM reshuffles cabinet in bid to win support for tax hike
- Japan agrees to reduce oil imports from Iran
- N. Korea reopens door to food-for-nukes deal with U.S.
- For Kim Jong Eun, a choreographed rise
- Rumor of N. Korean nuclear explosion prompts brief stock panic in South
- North Korea coup rumors fueled by Chinese social media
- Amid N. Korea succession, China makes push for stability
- S. Korean president sees ‘window’ to deal with North
- North Korea promises prosperity, demands loyalty to new leader in editorial
- Strong quake rocks Japan; no damage reported
- North Korea condemns South Korea, vows no policy changes
- North Korean heir, Kim Jong Eun, leads funeral procession for father
- For new N. Korean leader, ascension depends on military support
- Japan relaxes longtime weapons export ban
- A week after N. Korean leader’s death, signs of smooth transition
- North Korea invokes Great Leader, Kim Il Sung, in power transfer to grandson
- As N. Korea changes, S. Korea feels helpless
- In S. Korea, a shrinking space for speech
- North Korea likely to use collective leadership
- As Kim lies in state, reactions in North and South Korea show depth of divide
- Kim Jong Il, North Korean leader, is dead at age 69
- After Kim Jong Il's death, N. Korea tells country to rally behind the ‘Great Successor’
- Japan declares Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant stable, in ‘cold shutdown’
- In Toyota’s back yard, a long decline accelerates
- Google Street View shows post-tsunami Japan to the world
- Japan to pick Lockheed’s F-35 as new stealth fighter
- Fukushima Daiichi: My trip inside Japan’s Dead Zone
- Around the Fukushima plant, a world left behind
- Japan endorses reactor exports even as it debates nuclear policy at home
- N. Korea makes fast progress on construction of nuclear plant
- Japan will take part in trade talks, PM Noda says
- Japan PM Noda delays decision on trade pact
- Japanese prime minister Noda’s strategy: Talk less to the press
- Olympus admits to cover-up on decades of losses
- In tsunami-hit Japan, a Chinese restaurant makes a stand for hope
- Japan intervenes in foreign currency market
- In Japan, possible free trade deal comes with an argument
- South Korea’s young people are wary of unification
- Small hot spots, strontium-90, detected around Tokyo
- South Korea’s Lee defends stance on North
- As compensation payouts begin, Tepco pays the price for its nuclear disaster
- S. Korea aims to ratify U.S. trade deal soon
- Renewable energy sees its chance in Japan's electricity market
- In a North Korean port city, foreign investment starts to flow
- Asia wooing Japanese companies
- U.S., global stock markets mixed despite reassurances from economic leaders
- Thirteen dead or missing as typhoon makes landfall in Japan
- Japan asks 1.2 million to evacuate ahead of Typhoon Roke
- Japanese town seeks a transplanted future
- Japan trying to repair ties with Washington
- Japan’s search for good leadership goes on
- U.S. markets down as crisis in Europe deepens
- Asian markets fall as European ministers try to calm nerves
- Japan’s new premier names cabinet with eye toward unity
- In Japan, evacuees weigh risks of return after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
- Tepco urges clarity on nuclear issues
- Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's newest leader, says he has just the style to handle a mess
- Suspected North Korean cyberattack on a bank raises fears for S. Korea, allies
- Japan’s ruling party elects Yoshihiko Noda as chief
- In Japan, new nuclear agency tests ability to reform
- Japan’s Prime Minister Kan announces resignation
- In Japan, Biden sees recovery and disarray
- N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrives in Russia ahead of Medvedev meeting
- 6.5 quake hits northeastern Japan
- Japan’s Prime Minister Kan, soon to step down, pushes nuclear phaseout
- With debt climbing, Japan debates a tax hike
- Asian stocks remain volatile on Europe debt fears
- North Korea, South Korea appear to exchange fire along disputed border
- Asian markets remain jittery despite slight recovery at close; Europe volatile
- Asian markets stabilize after steep early losses Tuesday
- Asian markets open lower in first day of trading since U.S. downgrade
- In a switch, Japan’s A-bomb survivors turn against nuclear energy
- Asian, European markets plunge, extending concerns about global economy
- Japan intervenes in currency market, weakening yen
- Debt deal boosts Europe, Asia markets, but U.S. rally short-lived
- In wake of debt deal, Asian and European markets surge
- U.S., North Korea conclude ‘constructive’ talks
- As yen rises, Japan warns of possible currency intervention
- U.S. invites N. Korean official to New York for talks
- North and South Korea seek to resume six-party nuclear talks
- In Japan, nuclear bestsellers reflect new debate
- In Japan, an overflowing cup of pride
- Japanese businesses look overseas in wake of earthquake, tsunami
- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan calls for phase-out of nuclear power
- 7.0 aftershock hits off Japan coast; no damage reported
- Japan faces dilemma over nuclear reactors
- In Japan, baseball brings normalcy
- With S. Korea’s mandatory military service, a cycle of adjustments
- In South Korea, fairness is the new ideal
- At shareholders meeting, Tepco rejects motion to abandon nuclear power
- Japan finds hot spots in areas that seemed safe
- Japan struggles to attract tourists
- Japan report promises independent nuclear agency
- At Japan nuclear plant, water is biggest worry
- Japan’s premier survives no-confidence vote; says he will step down later
- Opposition parties push for Kan's exit
- In Japan, the same old problems
- Japan takes a shine to renewable energy
- In China, Kim Jong Il studies the reforms he’s spent decades resisting
- Tepco's president quits in wake of nuclear crisis
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reportedly in China
- In Japan, is a Tepco apology enough?
- Tepco revises plan for cooling reactors
- Worker at Japan’s crippled nuclear plant dies; no sign of radiation overexposure
- After Japan’s tsunami, a town climbs back
- Nuclear crisis takes high psychic toll in Japan
- Japan’s officials try to take a bite out of radiation fears about Fukushima vegetables
- As Japan debates its policy on atomic energy, a town faces new concerns about the local nuclear plant
- Amid mixed signals, Japan rates nuclear crisis at highest severity level
- One month after disaster, evacuees struggle to leave shelters
- Japan rattled by aftershock; government expanding evacuation zone
- Japan scales back child subsidy program
- For those who stay in Japan’s battered towns, a less comfortable life begins
- Powerful aftershock puts Japan on high alert
- Radioactive water no longer leaking into sea, nuclear plant operator says
- Japan’s military steps up to provide services during crisis
- Along Japan’s northeastern coast, several hundred miles of cleanup
- Radiation levels at Japan nuclear plant reach new highs
- In Japan, disaster coverage is measured, not breathless
- Radioactivity rises in seawater near Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
- Anxiety grows over Japan’s food and water supply
- Japanese nuclear plant’s safety analysts brushed off risk of tsunami
- In crisis, Japan's government struggles to deliver
- A week after disaster, doubts about Japanese government’s grip on crisis
- In Japan, radiation concerns are ingrained in experience
- After catastrophes, vibrant city of Tokyo turns somber
- In Japan, toll rises, stocks plunge, foreigners flee as nuclear crisis worsens
- New fire reported at nuclear plant as Japan races to avert catastrophe
- Japan facing mounting toll in triple catastrophe; survivors short on supplies
- Japan's disaster compounded by dwindling supplies for survivors, nuclear emergency
- Japan races to contain meltdowns after two blasts; third reactor loses cooling capacity
- Japan earthquake, tsunami death toll likely above 10,000; survivors worry about supplies
- Japanese nuclear plants’ operator scrambles to avert meltdowns
- Japan begins grim relief mission with towns flooded, thousands reported missing
- As other authoritarian leaders fall, N. Korea pushes ahead with succession plan
- Japan quake: With two natural disasters and a nuclear emergency, recovery begins
- Japan was ready for an earthquake, but not this one
- Japan devastated by 8.9-magnitude quake, tsunami
- Japan earthquake, tsunami said to kill hundreds; little impact on Hawaii, other islands
- Japanese foreign minister Maehara resigns amid donation flap
- As food prices soar, Japan braces for pain
- North Korea threatens ‘firing attacks’ on South over leaflets about Mideast turmoil
- Japan and South Korea hold first military talks in nearly two years
- On N. Korean heir’s birthday, a rude cyber-greeting
- Lack of publicity for Kim Jong Eun fuels speculation over N. Korean power shift
- ‘Useful’ U.S., China meetings on North Korea
- Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid
- Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid
- In rural Japan, a modest bid to preserve tradition
- In rural Japan, a modest bid to preserve tradition
- North Korea has completed missile facility, satellite imagery shows
- North Korea has completed missile facility, satellite imagery shows
- North, South Korea hold official talks
- U.N. report suggests N. Korea has secret nuclear sites
