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NUCLEAR

EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2016
A questionable nuclear deal
The Diet must scrutinize whether Abe's nuclear deal with India contradicts Japan's efforts to promote nonproliferation and the abolition of nuclear arms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2016
Nuclear pact's future could emerge in Abe-Trump talks
Donald Trump's campaign remarks suggesting he'd let Japan develop atomic weapons are likely to complicate talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on renewing the U.S.-Japan nuclear pact.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2016
Japan, India sign civil pact on nuclear power after reassurances from Modi
Japan and India ink a deal on nuclear power that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost in his efforts to sell Japanese technology abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2016
Trump presidency puts Iran nuclear deal on shaky ground
Donald Trump's election as president raises the prospect the United States will pull out of the nuclear pact it signed last year with Iran, alienating Washington from its allies and potentially freeing Iran to act on its ambitions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016
India eyes Japan nuclear deal as ties deepen on Modi visit
India says it's edging closer to a nuclear pact with Japan, which would open up one of the world's fastest expanding power markets to vendors struggling for growth after the Fukushima disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016
Japan regulator clears more reactors for restart amid opposition
The watchdog clears another pair of reactors in Kyushu for restart despite growing objections to any resumption of nuclear operations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2016
U.S. acts to block North Korean access to financial system
The United States on Friday formally prohibited U.S. financial institutions from opening or maintaining accounts created on behalf of North Korean banks, extending sanctions imposed on the isolated Asian country over its nuclear and missile programs.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2016
Rattling the nuclear cage, and look who is terrified
Japan's opposition to a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons puts it on the wrong side of history.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2016
South Korea THAAD anti-missile battery to be deployed in less than a year: U.S. commander
The commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said Friday a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system battery will be deployed to South Korea within eight to 10 months, an official from the U.S. forces in South Korea said.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2016
Japan's hypocritical nuclear stance
Japan's opposition to the start of talks on a U.N. treaty aimed at outlawing nuclear arms has undermined its position as a leader in the anti-nuclear weapons movement.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Nov 2, 2016
Japan's government should stay out of U.S. sailors' lawsuit against Tepco
The government should keep its nose out of the lawsuit filed against Tokyo Electric Power Co. in the U.S. by 450 Americans over health problems they believe were caused by the Fukushima disaster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2016
North Korea preparing for another ballistic missile test: report
North Korea is readying to launch another intermediate-range missile within the next three days, a report said Tuesday, the latest in a spate of tests by the isolated country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2016
Hacked memo reveals details of Bill Clinton's 2009 meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Il
During a 2009 visit to Pyongyang to seek the release of two detained American journalists, former U.S. President Bill Clinton raised the issue of abducted Japanese nationals with then-leader Kim Jong Il, a hacked document released by the secret-spilling site WikiLeaks has shown.

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