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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2016
G-7 ministers adopt Hiroshima Declaration hoping to add momentum to nonproliferation movement
The Group of Seven foreign ministers conclude a historic two-day meeting in Hiroshima that saw them discuss the goal of global nuclear disarmament in the first city destroyed by an atomic bomb.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2016
Trump is bad news for Asia
Playing the role of a global peacekeeper is a must, not a choice, for Washington.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2016
Hiroshima A-bomb survivor urges G-7 foreign ministers to help rid world of nukes
A 78-year-old atomic bomb survivor of Hiroshima who has worked as a translator and peace activist for some 35 years is calling on the Group of Seven foreign ministers to face the terror of nuclear weapons and have the determination to abolish them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2016
Terrorism, refugee flood, North Korea nuclear threat on G-7 foreign minister meeting agenda in Hiroshima
The Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting kicked off Sunday in the city of Hiroshima, paving the way for the G-7 leaders' late-May summit in Mie Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2016
Kishida discusses defense, diplomatic ties during meet with British counterpart Hammond
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida met with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in the city of Hiroshima on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2016
White House aides mulling possible Obama visit to Hiroshima after G-7 summit
Aides to U.S. President Barack Obama are looking at a possible unprecedented presidential visit to the atom-bombed city of Hiroshima during his trip to Japan in May, The Washington Post reported in its online edition Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2016
Statements by lawmakers cloud Japan's position on nuclear arms
When the foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations gather in Hiroshima for a two-day meeting from Sunday, they will visit Hiroshima Peace Park and conclude their gathering with a "Hiroshima Declaration" that will likely express hope for a world without nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2016
G-7 foreign ministers to weigh nuclear future at Hiroshima meeting
The G-7 foreign ministers' summit taking place in Hiroshima carries a symbolic meaning as it offers an opportunity for world leaders to be reminded of the horrors of nuclear arms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2016
Should U.S. fold its nuclear umbrella in Asia?
Donald Trump shocked the foreign policy establishment when he argued that South Korea and Japan might be justified in building nuclear weapons. But why should only the bad guys in Asia have nukes?
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2016
Japan's nuclear regulator stresses gravity of reactor incident to utility Kansai Electric
The head of the nuclear regulatory body Wednesday urged Kansai Electric Power Co. to understand the seriousness of a recent incident at one of its reactors, as the case had "a large impact on society" and diminished public trust in the safety of nuclear power operations.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2016
High court upholds ruling endorsing restarts of Sendai reactors
The Fukuoka High Court's Miyazaki branch rejects an appeal by local residents against a ruling allowing the restart of two reactors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2016
Taking stock of the final Nuclear Security Summit
Although the final Nuclear Security Summit has concluded, efforts to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism must continue.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 6, 2016
U.N. nuclear ban resolution excluded mention of Hiroshima, Nagasaki amid China pressure: sources
Vehement Chinese opposition resulted in the omission of a reference to Hiroshima and Nagasaki as atomic-bombed cities in a draft U.N. resolution calling for a legally binding framework to ban nuclear weapons prior to its adoption last December, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2016
Pyongyang has miniaturized nuke warhead for midrange Rodong: Seoul official
North Korea can mount a nuclear warhead on a medium-range missile, a South Korean official said on Tuesday in a new assessment of the capability of a country that conducted its fourth nuclear test this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2016
Plumes may point to Pyongyang producing plutonium, says U.S. think tank
Recent satellite images have shown "suspicious" activity at North Korea's main nuclear site at Yongbyon, which could mean reprocessing is underway to produce more plutonium for atomic bombs, a report published by a U.S. research institute said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016
The terms of the Iran nuclear deal keep changing
U.S. President Barack Obama accepted an agreement in July that allowed Iran to keep in place the industrial-sized nuclear program it had built in defiance of the United Nations. This gives Iran a loaded gun with which to blackmail the rest of the world.
EDITORIALS
Apr 4, 2016
Enhancing nuclear security
The Nuclear Security Summit plays an important role in securing the world's stockpile of vulnerable nuclear materials.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2016
Kerry to visit Hiroshima for G-7 ministerial talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Japan later this month to attend a Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting in Hiroshima, the State Department said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2016
Plutonium from Japan to be disposed of underground in New Mexico
Plutonium from Japan that is headed to the U.S. will be disposed of at a repository in New Mexico after processing at a facility in South Carolina.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2016
Terrorist 'madmen' must not be allowed to get nuclear material, Obama says at summit
U.S. President Barack Obama urged world leaders on Friday to do more to safeguard vulnerable nuclear facilities to prevent "madmen" in groups like the Islamic State from getting their hands on an atomic weapon or creating a radioactive "dirty bomb."

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