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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 21, 2017
Trump administration weighing broad sanctions on North Korea, top U.S. official says
The Trump administration is considering sweeping sanctions aimed at cutting North Korea off from the global financial system as part of a broad review of measures to counter Pyongyang's nuclear and missile threat, a senior U.S. official said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2017
North Korea rocket-engine test shows 'meaningful' progress, South's Defense Ministry says
North Korea's latest rocket-engine test showed "meaningful" progress, South Korea said on Monday, while an analyst said it was a dangerous step toward the North's goal of developing a rocket that could hit the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2017
Amid North Korea threat, Tillerson hints that 'circumstances could evolve' for a Japanese nuclear arsenal
U.S. secretary of state says possibility of Japanese atomic weapons may have to be considered as tensions on Korean Peninsula surge.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2017
North Korea hails test of powerful new rocket engine
North Korea heralded the successful development of a new "high-thrust engine" during a visit to the country's rocket test site by leader Kim Jong Un, the reclusive nation's state media said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 18, 2017
Top South Korean presidential candidate will review THAAD deployment, advisers say
The liberal South Korean politician most likely to become the country's next president would, if elected, review how the government would deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system and would consult China, two of his top advisers said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2017
U.S. and South Korea discuss North Korean threat
The U.S. and South Korean military chiefs warned on Tuesday that North Korea could "conduct provocative actions" in response to large-scale joint drills between the two countries, as China's premier also said tensions could lead to conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2017
U.S. to deploy attack drones to South Korea amid surging tensions with Pyongyang
The U.S. has announced that it will permanently deploy attack drones to South Korea to help counter the growing threats posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs — including to U.S. military bases in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 13, 2017
U.S. group seeks renewed talks with North Korea as tensions grow
A group of former U.S. officials plans to seek its latest round of informal talks with North Korean officials as tensions escalate in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 11, 2017
South Korean upheaval won't slow U.S. deployment of THAAD anti-missile system
The U.S. military said on Friday it plans to forge ahead with building the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea, separating the issue from the political crisis in Seoul that led to President Park Geun-hye's removal from office on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2017
Chinese airlines cut some routes to South Korea amid political standoff over anti-missile system
Airline operators cut some routes between China and South Korea as the fallout spread on Friday from a diplomatic row over Seoul's plans to deploy a U.S. missile defense system regardless of Beijing's objections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2017
Even with THAAD defense, North Korea missile barrage poses threat to South Korea and Japan
North Korea's latest weapons test showed it can accurately fire multiple medium-range ballistic missiles, an attack strategy that experts said could test the advanced U.S. Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, anti-missile system which began to arrive in South Korea on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2017
North Korean missile drill simulated targeting Iwakuni base, analysis shows
A new open-source intelligence analysis of North Korean media by missile experts has shown what appears to be the hypothetical target of Monday's test-launches: the U.S. base at Iwakuni.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2017
North Korea says missile launches were training for striking U.S. bases in Japan
North Korea said Tuesday its launch exercise a day earlier involving multiple missiles simulated an attack on U.S. bases — a type of saturation attack that experts say could leave Japan vulnerable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2017
South Korea's Lotte Group says four retail stores in China have been closed amid political tension
South Korea's Lotte Group said Monday four of its retail stores in China were closed after inspections by authorities, as Seoul protests at discriminating action by China after Lotte agreed to provide land for a U.S. missile defense system.
Honda and Nissan might combine to form world’s No. 3 auto group
Nissan President and CEO Makoto Uchida (left) and Honda President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe hold a news conference in Tokyo in March. Both automakers have been working together for months on a deal of some sort.
What we know so far about the Kitakyushu stabbings
Police guard the scene early Sunday morning of a stabbing incident at a McDonald's store in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Japan to let investigators go undercover to crack down on yami baito
A flyer created by the Metropolitan Police Department to warn people about <i>yami baito</i>, or "dark" part-time jobs
Japan 'regrets' release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson
Environmental activist Paul Watson waves after getting released from prison in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday.
Trump picks businessman George Glass as Japan ambassador
Businessman George Glass has been selected by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to be the next ambassador to Japan.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019
Taiwan’s bullet train a testament to shinkansen’s export potential
A Taiwan High Speed Rail bullet train arrives at Nangang Station in the city of Taipei.
Looking for ways to be charitable in Japan? Give the gift of reading.
Book Santa is a program that delivers books to children in need for Christmas, but it also operates year-round.
Women are writing a new chapter in Japanese literature in the 2020s
"Butter," Asako Yuzuki’s thrilling novel inspired by a real-life femme fatale, was named the Waterstones Book of the Year in 2024.

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