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MISSILES

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2018
North Korea exporting coal to South Korea and Japan via Russia despite U.N. sanctions: Europe intel sources
North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year that was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of U.N. sanctions, three Western European intelligence sources said.
EDITORIALS
Jan 15, 2018
Ballistic missile panic in Hawaii
Last Saturday's false alarm in Hawaii serves as a reminder of the very real prospect of conflict and the need for a trusted emergency management system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 3, 2018
U.S. warns Pyongyang against new missile test and plays down Kim-proposed talks with Seoul
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, warned North Korea on Tuesday against staging another missile test and said Washington would not take any talks between North and South Korea seriously if they did not do something to get Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons.
EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2017
Long-range cruise missiles for the SDF's arsenal
The addition of long-range cruise missiles to the SDF arsenal should be carefully discussed in the Diet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2017
Nikki Haley unveils missile parts she claims prove Iran is arming Houthis in violation of UNSC resolutions
WASHINGTON
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2017
Over 80% failed to evacuate or take protection measures after receiving North Korean missile alerts: survey
The majority of those informed of North Korean ballistic missile launches on both Aug. 29 and Sept. 15, through the J-Alert warning system or from other sources, were unable to evacuate or take other protective measures, a government survey showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 28, 2017
Hawaii to resume Cold War-era nuclear siren tests amid North Korea threat
Hawaii this week will resume monthly statewide testing of its Cold War-era nuclear attack warning sirens for the first time in about 30 years, in preparation for a potential missile launch from North Korea, emergency management officials said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2017
Seoul frets over further missile tests by Pyongyang this year in threat to U.S.
North Korea may conduct additional missile tests this year to polish up its long-range missile technology and ramp up the threat against the United States, South Korea's spy agency said on Monday, adding that it was monitoring developments closely.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2017
Hokkaido uses manga to educate people on how to react to any North Korea missile threat
The northern island of Hokkaido is turning to manga to instruct residents how to respond in the event of a North Korean missile launch.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan