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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 2, 2017
Lawmaker Antonio Inoki to visit North Korea again this week: source
Diet lawmaker Antonio Inoki, a frequent visitor to North Korea, is expected to recommend dialogue over pressure for solving political disputes when he visits Pyongyang this week.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2017
Japanese conference on nuclear disarmament gaps to be held in Hiroshima in November
The first conference of a panel aimed at bridging the gap on disarmament between nuclear and nonnuclear countries is set to be held by the government in Hiroshima in November, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2017
North Korea says 'crafty' Japan views tension as 'good opportunity'
North Korea has lambasted the Japan-U.S. security alliance, labeling Tokyo "crafty" and claiming that Japan views tension on the Korean Peninsula as a "good opportunity" to loosen constitutional restraints on its military.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2017
North Korea: End of the nuclear taboo?
Is the North Korean crisis slowly eroding the postwar taboo against using nuclear weapons?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2017
North Korean leader says more to come as U.N. condemns missile launch over Japan
Pyongyang said the missile launched over Japan on Tuesday was an intermediate-range Hwasong-12 and meant to counter U.S.-South Korean war games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2017
After North Korean missile flies over Hokkaido, Trump says again: 'All options on the table'
U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday in the United States' standoff with nuclear-armed North Korea, reiterating that "all options" — an allusion to military action — remain on the table after Pyongyang launched a midrange missile over its close Asian ally Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 29, 2017
North's 'shot across Japan's bow' gives Abe boost on defense, puts hopes for talks on ice
North Korea's provocative launch of an apparent midrange missile over Hokkaido is likely to give fuel to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to bolster the nation's abilities to defend itself.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2017
North Korean missiles fly, but talks still on Tillerson’s mind
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday he holds out hope for talks with nuclear-armed North Korea despite its "provocative act" Saturday of firing three short-range missiles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2017
North Korea launches three short-range missiles after nearly monthlong hiatus, U.S. says
After a nearly monthlong hiatus, North Korea launches three short-range ballistic missiles, one of which explodes almost immediately, amid war games held by the U.S. and South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2017
North Korea steps up work on parts for new reactor, IAEA says
North Korea has increased its efforts to produce parts for a new nuclear reactor it is building while continuing to operate the main existing one that provides fuel for its atom bombs, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in an annual report released Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 25, 2017
U.S. possesses a powerful — but risky — tool to halt North Korea's nuclear progress
The U.S. government is turning the screws on companies that do business with North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions but has stopped short of taking the more aggressive — and riskier — move of targeting Chinese banks that facilitate Pyongyang's trade in arms and other banned goods.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2017
Even as tensions ease, North Korea releases photos indicating future missile types
Photos released by nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday appear to reveal the designs for two new missiles — a provocative move that comes just after the United States' top diplomat said he was pleased with the recent "restraint" exercised by Pyongyang.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2017
Japan unlikely to take up nuclear arms, expert says
Japan is unlikely to develop nuclear weapons to counter the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons capability, a Japanese security specialist said last week in Taipei.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2017
Tottori town's residents take part in emergency drills in readiness for any North Korean missile attack
Residents of a coastal town held evacuation drills Saturday to prepare for any launch of North Korean missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, in case they fly over their homes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 20, 2017
Wreck of U.S. cruiser that delivered vital parts for Hiroshima A-bomb found after seven-decade search
Lost to the depths of the Pacific Ocean 72 years ago after being sunk by Japanese torpedoes, the wreckage of the USS Indianapolis — the ship that delivered components crucial to "Little Boy," the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima — has been located.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2017
PACOM chief Harris arrives in South Korea as North likens joint war game to 'pouring gasoline on fire'
The head of the U.S. military's Pacific Command (PACOM) arrived in Seoul on Sunday, the South Korean Defense Ministry said as the two allies readied for the start of an annual large-scale military exercise Monday amid soaring tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2017
Ex-Obama adviser Ben Rhodes rips Trump's off-the-cuff diplomacy
U.S. President Donald Trump's recent attempt to look tough in his blistering war of words with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sowed divisions with Tokyo and Seoul — America's two key allies in Asia — risking a rift that could give the reclusive regime a strategic advantage, a former top White...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 20, 2017
Hard part of achieving North Korea's nuclear objective comes next, sixth test seen critical
North Korea says it has developed intercontinental missiles capable of targeting any place in the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 19, 2017
U.S. Pacific Command chief Harris to visit South Korea amid annual military exercise
The head of the U.S. military's Pacific Command (PACOM) will visit South Korea from Sunday, as the two allies kick off annual large-scale military exercise Monday amid soaring tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2017
Top U.S. general reaffirms commitment to Japan's defense
America's top general restated Washington's "ironclad commitment" to the security of Japan on Friday amid regional tensions over North Korea, telling his counterpart in Tokyo that "an attack on one is an attack on both of us."
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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