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CHEMICAL WEAPONS

EDITORIALS
Apr 10, 2017
Trump reverses course on Syria
The sudden resort to force in Syria raises fundamental questions about foreign policy in the Trump administration.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2017
Who benefits from the U.S. attack?
Whoever committed the atrocity at Khan Sheikhoun wanted the United States to attack the Syrian regime.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2017
'Dollars and euros': How a Malaysian firm helped fund North Korea's leadership
Over the past two decades, North Korean-born Han Hun Il, the founding chief executive of a Malaysian conglomerate, funneled money to the leadership in Pyongyang, a North Korean defector, speaking out for the first time, has said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2017
U.S. strike on Syria changes North Korea dynamic as Trump, Xi meet
U.S. President Donald Trump’s stunning order for a missile strike on a Syrian military airfield Friday may change the calculus on how China views his threats of unilateral action against nuclear-armed North Korea, experts say.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 7, 2017
Trump saw Syria gas attack as test of mettle before globe
U.S. President Donald Trump and his advisers saw the chemical attack in Syria as a test of his mettle as adversaries around the globe size up the new administration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2017
Worrying lessons of the Syria chemical attack
The Syrian civil war appears to be reestablishing the precedent that on occasion governments may be able to use chemical weapons against their own people without suffering much in the way of consequences.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2017
Malaysia releases body of Kim Jong Nam to North Korea, travel bans lifted
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday that the body of Kim Jong Nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been released to North Korea, bringing an end to a diplomatic spat that escalated over nearly seven weeks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2017
Kim Jong Nam's body still in Malaysia amid talk of deal with North Korea
The body of Kim Jong Nam, who was murdered in Malaysia last month, is still in Kuala Lumpur, health minister Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said Tuesday, amid reports the remains of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon leave the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2017
Malaysia to charge women in Kim Jong Nam killing
Two women — an Indonesian and a Vietnamese — will be charged on Wednesday with murder over the killing in Malaysia of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, Malaysia's attorney general said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2017
Did North Korea kill Kim Jong Nam with VX nerve agent to send a signal to its enemies?
Last week's stunning revelation that the deadly VX nerve agent was used to kill the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader at a crowded air terminal in Malaysia has thrown a spotlight on Pyongyang's chemical weapons arsenal — and raised questions of whether the operation was a purposeful but...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2017
Assad linked to Syrian chemical attacks for first time
International investigators have said for the first time that they suspect President Bashar Assad and his brother are responsible for the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict, according to a document seen by Reuters.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2016
Syrian government forces responsible for third gas attack, inquiry finds
An international inquiry found Syrian government forces responsible for a third toxic gas attack, according to a confidential report submitted to the U.N. Security Council on Friday, setting the stage for a showdown between Russia and western members of the UNSC over how to respond.
WORLD
Sep 29, 2016
Pentagon: Tests confirm no mustard agent in Iraq attack
The Pentagon says that an Islamic State rocket that hit a military base used by hundreds of U.S. troops in northern Iraq did not contain any sulfur chemical agent, as initially feared.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 27, 2016
Islamic State bent on using chemical arms when Mosul invasion comes: Pentagon
Islamic State militants are "dead set" on using chemical arms and are likely to try them again as Iraqi forces advance on Mosul, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday, a week after a rocket with a possible chemical agent landed near U.S. troops.
EDITORIALS
Sep 1, 2016
A chemical crisis for Syria and U.S.
The Assad regime must be held accountable for its use of chemical weapons.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2016
Syria's continuing chemical fallout
The ongoing use of toxic gas in the Syrian civil war could undermine the global ban on chemical weapons.
WORLD
Jan 5, 2016
U.N. Syria chemical weapons probe points to sarin exposure; rebel use doubted
A fact-finding mission of the global anti-chemical weapons watchdog has found indications that some people in Syria were exposed to deadly sarin gas, or a compound like it, according to a report the United Nations released on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2015
Fabius says France has softened stance regarding Assad departure
France will not demand Syrian President Bashar Assad's departure as a precondition for peace talks, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told Le Figaro newspaper in an interview.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 19, 2015
Syrian losses spooked Kremlin into hasty military build-up
For Vladimir Putin, Russia's military build-up in Syria is a potential diplomatic trump card and a handy way of diverting attention from Ukraine's frozen conflict. But it was a panicky realization that the Syrian government was being turned over on the battlefield that tipped the Kremlin's hand.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2015
Russia calls for U.S. military cooperation on Syria to avoid 'unintended incidents'
Russia called on Friday for military-to-military cooperation with the United States to avert "unintended incidents" as it stages naval exercises off the coast of Syria, where U.S. officials believe Moscow is building up forces to protect President Bashar Assad.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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