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NUCLEAR

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2016
Seismic wave analysis weakens Pyongyang's H-bomb claim
The seismic waves created by North Korea's fourth nuclear test on Wednesday were almost identical to the waves generated in its previous test, according to an analyst, undermining Pyongyang's claim to have tested a hydrogen bomb.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2016
Fukuryu Maru H-bomb victims incensed by latest North Korean blast
Three tuna fishermen who survived radioactive fallout from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific say they despair at the world's adherence to such weapons, days after North Korea claimed to have tested a device.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jan 8, 2016
Tracing the origin of North Korea's nuclear weapons program
The godfathers of North Korea's nuclear weapons program were an elderly trio: a nuclear physicist, a military general and a broker with contacts in Pakistan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2016
Abe calls Obama, leaders pledge unified response over N. Korea nuclear test
The consultation will include consulting each other as the U.N. Security Council works on new penalties.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2016
Abe, Park leverage newly improved bilateral ties to condemn North Korea
Demonstrating the recent improvement in their bilateral relationship, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye have agreed to jointly condemn North Korea’s latest nuclear test.
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2016
North Korea's latest nuclear blast
If North Korea set off its latest nuclear test to gain political and economic concessions, the international community needs to be united to make sure it doesn't pay off.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2016
'Zainichi' Koreans say North Korean nuclear test may fuel discrimination in Japan
Korean residents in Japan expressed anger and disappointment at North Korea, saying its test could fuel anti-Korean sentiment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2016
North Korea bomb claim a new challenge for Clinton campaign
To Republican U.S. presidential contenders, North Korea's claim that it tested a hydrogen bomb may further make the 2016 race what they dearly want it to be: a referendum on President Barack Obama's foreign policy and, by extension, Hillary Clinton's.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 7, 2016
Japanese action against North Korea could kill abduction talks
North Korea's claimed hydrogen bomb test poses a dilemma for Japan as strong action against Pyongyang could kill already stalled talks to resolve the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2016
Already under sanctions, adding more poses dilemma, especially for China, over Pyongyang nuke test
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2016
North Korea nuke test sparks U.S. House Republicans to revive long-delayed sanctions legislation
The Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are considering a vote as soon as next week on long-delayed legislation to broaden sanctions against North Korea through stiffer punishments on foreign companies doing business with Pyongyang, U.S. congressional sources said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2016
Pyongyang's nuclear strides all Obama's, Clinton's fault, Republicans claim; Trump vows to lean on China
Republican U.S. presidential candidates on Wednesday faulted President Barack Obama's "feckless" and "failed" foreign policy for letting North Korea bolster its nuclear arms capabilities, while also blaming Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2016
Japan's experts mixed on whether North Korea actually tested an H-bomb
Japanese experts on nuclear and North Korean issues showed mixed views Wednesday over whether Pyongyang succeeded in testing a hydrogen bomb as it claimed, citing seismic data detected around the time of the test and other reasons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2016
Japan slams North Korean 'H-bomb' test
The government slammed North Korea on Wednesday after it apparently conducted another nuclear test, its fourth, which involved what Pyongyang described as a powerful hydrogen bomb.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 6, 2016
South Korean economy seen to shrug off North's nuclear test
As officials from South Korea's Finance Ministry and central bank rushed into a strategy meeting to consider the implications of North Korea's latest nuclear test, early indications suggest that Asia's fourth-largest economy is likely to shrug it off.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2016
A-bomb survivors, families of abductees condemn North Korea's nuclear test
Survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings and relatives of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea expressed anger Wednesday at the news that Pyongyang had detonated a fourth nuclear device.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 6, 2016
Chronology of major events on North Korean nukes
The following is a chronology of events related to North Korea's nuclear development.
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2015
U.K. shutters last Magnox reactor after 45-year run; Hitachi unit to build replacements nearby
Britain closed its oldest nuclear reactor after nearly 45 years of service on Wednesday, marking the end of a British technology that dominated the country's nuclear industry for decades.
EDITORIALS
Dec 30, 2015
No endorsement of nuclear safety
A Fukui court decision that paves the way for the restart of nuclear reactors at the Takahama Nuclear Power Plant should not be viewed as an endorsement of nuclear power's safety.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2015
Panel holds first meeting on finding new Monju reactor operator
A government panel meets for the first time on identifying a new operator for the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor.

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