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MISSILE

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 17, 2017
Pence warns North Korea of U.S. resolve shown in Syria, Afghan strikes
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence put North Korea on notice Monday, saying neither the United States nor South Korea would tolerate further missile and nuclear tests, with U.S. attacks in Syria and Afghanistan showing its resolve.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2017
North Korean-run schools fall victim to Tokyo-Pyongyang tensions as funding dries up
As tensions between Tokyo and Pyongyang mount, prefectures begin cutting funding to North Korean-run schools in Japan under a new ministry directive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2017
North Korea fires missile into Sea of Japan days ahead of first Xi-Trump summit
Prime Minister Abe lashed out at North Korea's firing Wednesday of a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, just days before a summit between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2017
Amid North Korean saber rattling, Japan, South Korea, U.S. hold first joint anti-submarine drills
Japan, South Korea and the U.S. have conducted the first joint anti-submarine warfare (ASW) drills involving the three countries amid North Korea's growing submarine-launched ballistic missile threat.
EDITORIALS
Mar 7, 2017
A 'new level' of North Korean threat
North Korea's growing threat requires new responses, but there doesn't seem to be a clear-cut answer as to what those should be.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 7, 2017
Key U.S. lawmaker urges more missile defense over North Korea, Iran threat
The United States should invest more in missile defense given missile testing by North Korea and Iran, the chairman of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2016
North Korea again fails in test of powerful medium-range missile
North Korea conducted a failed missile test Thursday — its second in a week — of what was believed to be a powerful medium-range Musudan, the U.S. and South Korea said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2016
Japan may speed up missile defense upgrades in wake of North Korean tests
The government may accelerate around ¥100 billion in planned spending to upgrade Japan's ballistic missile defenses in the wake of rocket tests suggesting North Korea is close to fielding a more potent medium-range missile, according to three sources.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2016
How one man held off nuclear war
A Soviet naval commander's valor and determination saved the world from annihilation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2016
North Korean missiles land in Japan EEZ as world leaders meet at G-20 in China
Three North Korean missiles land within Japan's exclusive economic zone, a move that Tokyo called a grave threat to national security.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 25, 2016
North Korea's nuclear arsenal progressing, likely to be within striking range: experts
Pyongyang is on track to develop a regional strike capability by 2020, given how fast its missile program is advancing, a U.S. research institute warns.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2016
Foreign ministers condemn North Korea launch, pledge work on trilateral summit
The foreign ministers of Japan, China, and South Korea together rebuke the North's firing of a submarine-launched missile.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2016
Better THAAD than dead
China and Russia should welcome Seoul's plan to deploy an advanced missile-defense system because it alleviates the need for South Korea or Japan to pursue other defense options, which could include the development of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2016
SDF is ordered to be ready for North Korea missile launch at any time
The government has ordered the Self-Defense Forces to be ready at any time to shoot down North Korean missiles that threaten to strike Japan, putting personnel on a state of alert for at least three months, a Defense Ministry official said.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.

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