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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2015
Netanyahu reaping a bitter harvest
The bad blood between Netanyahu and the West is exposing Israel to a risk no less significant than that posed by Iran: the danger of international isolation.
EDITORIALS
Jul 17, 2015
Finally, an agreement with Iran
It's now time to move forward and confirm Iran's contention that its nuclear ambitions are indeed peaceful.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2015
What scenarios could unfold after the Iran deal?
Although the nuclear deal with Iran was a huge diplomatic success, the work is far from complete.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 16, 2015
U.S., Iran finesse inspections of military sites in nuclear deal
Major powers and Iran finessed how U.N. inspectors will get access to Iranian military sites in Tuesday's nuclear agreement, with a formula that gives the United Nations strong inspection powers while allowing Tehran to save face.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2015
A decent deal to bring Iran in from the cold
If the Iran deal goes through, the world should have a 15 year respite from the threats of an Iranian nuclear bomb and of Iran being bombed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2015
After the Iran nuclear deal
Although the U.S. and Iran share common interests in the Middle East, a grand realignment of American alliances in the region is unlikely.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2015
Blame George W. Bush for the rise of Tehran
Iran's rise wouldn't have been possible had not the U.S. invaded the regional power that did the most to contain it: Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2015
Iran's nuclear deal puts Saudis on edge
Iran's nuclear deal with world powers Tuesday will make the Middle East a "more dangerous part of the world" if it comes with too many concessions, a Saudi official said, signaling gulf Arabs' deep unease over the accord.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 15, 2015
New U.S. president would struggle to ruin Iran deal, experts say
Threats on Tuesday by U.S. Republican presidential candidates to scrap the Iran nuclear agreement look difficult to carry out even if the party wins control of the White House next year, said a senior Republican lawmaker and foreign policy experts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 15, 2015
Obama gambles on foreign policy legacy with historic Iran deal
The sealing of a nuclear pact with Iran marks the biggest foreign policy gamble of Barack Obama's presidency — a legacy-defining achievement that could backfire if Tehran exploits any loopholes or escalates tensions in the Middle East.
WORLD
Jul 15, 2015
Nobel Prize for Iran? Many doubts, but date fits Hiroshima anniversary
A nuclear deal clinched between Iran and six major world powers that caps more than a decade of negotiations has stoked talk of a joint Nobel Peace Prize for Tehran and Washington this year, despite the likelihood of strong objections from some quarters.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2015
Nuclear deal seen boosting Iran's economy, not regional aggression
An expected influx of cash from an easing of sanctions after a nuclear deal between Iran and major powers looks likely to be directed mainly at reviving a moribund economy rather than increasing Iranian assertiveness.
WORLD
Jul 14, 2015
Russian nuclear bomber crash is second in two months
A Russian nuclear bomber aircraft crashed Tuesday near the eastern city of Khabarovsk, a Russian report said, the second loss of a Tu-95 plane in the area in two months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2015
Draft Iran deal calls for U.N. access to all sites: source
A draft nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers calls for United Nations inspectors to have access to all suspect Iranian sites, including military locations, based on consultations between the powers and Tehran, a diplomatic source said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2015
Iran, powers give themselves until Monday for nuclear deal
Iran and major powers gave themselves until Monday to reach a nuclear agreement, their third extension in two weeks, as Tehran accused the West of throwing up new stumbling blocks to a deal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2015
Iranian nuclear deal set to make hard-line Revolutionary Guards richer
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard have done very well despite international sanctions — and if a nuclear deal is done in Vienna this week under which those sanctions are lifted, they are likely to do better still.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 2, 2015
Nuclear deal could sharpen political tensions in Iran
A final deal to resolve the Iranian nuclear dispute could heighten domestic political tensions with two major elections looming in the Islamic Republic, analysts and officials said.
WORLD
Jul 2, 2015
IAEA says Iran has reduced its uranium stockpile, but questions remain
Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium (LEU) gas dropped below the maximum level required under a 2013 interim nuclear agreement with world powers, a U.N. report showed Wednesday, but a U.S. think tank suggested Tehran had not entirely met its obligations.
WORLD
Jun 11, 2015
Hackers targeted Iran nuclear talks: Kaspersky Lab
A computer virus was used to hack into venues linked to international talks on Iran's nuclear program, the Russian computer security company Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
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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