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NUCLEAR

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2022
67% of young people in Japan making efforts to save power, survey finds
Public concern about a power crunch has grown amid the suspension of operations at several thermal plants earlier this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2022
In first, North Korea tests missiles for fourth time in a week
Saturday's launches of two apparent short-range weapons were the North's sixth and seventh missiles fired since Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 1, 2022
U.S. would know if Russia prepares nuclear strike, experts say
The United States would almost certainly discover ahead of time if Russia was preparing a nuclear strike on Ukraine, and Moscow might very well want it known, analysts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2022
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief eyeing visit to Japan
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. John Aquilino is making arrangements to travel to Japan and South Korea amid nuclear-armed North Korea's repeated missile tests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2022
With bluster and threats, Putin casts the West as the enemy
Declaring that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, which the West rejects as illegal, the Russian president has accused the U.S. and its allies of “despotism'' and “satanism.''
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2022
At expert panel, Kishida says all options on the table for defense buildup
The PM also stressed that 'strengthening defense capabilities is not a tentative policy.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2022
Preparing for the long war
Vladimir Putin's latest moves suggest that Russia is settling in for a long war of attrition that will test European resolve.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2022
Vladimir Putin tries his hand at nuclear blackmail
If the West gives in to Putin's nuclear blackmail and allows him to claim Ukrainian lands and declare victory in the war, then the world order as we know it will collapse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2022
Mitsubishi Heavy and Hitachi to develop new nuclear reactors for use in 2030s
The plans come as the government announced in August that it would promote the construction of next-generation nuclear power plants to ensure a stable electricity supply.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2022
North Korea tests missiles hours after U.S. vice president visits DMZ
The nuclear-armed North launched two apparent ballistic missiles after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2022
North Korea fires missiles ahead of U.S. vice president's visit to DMZ
The weapons test by nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday evening was the isolated country's second launch in four days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2022
After the nuclear button is pushed, then what?
While preparing for nuclear conflict means having nuclear options, that does not mean that they are the best response.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2022
Will a cornered Putin follow through on his nuclear threats?
In his most recent comments, Putin explicitly warned the West that he would use all available means to defend Russian territory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 26, 2022
Businesses worry about reputational damage from Fukushima water discharge
People in Ibaraki Prefecture are concerned that the release of treated water will harm the reputation of local fishery products.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2022
U.S. warns Russia of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if it uses nuclear weapons
U.S. officials said that they still had not seen any movement in Russia's stockpile of 2,000 or so small tactical weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2022
North Korea launches missile ahead of U.S. vice president's visit to region
Japan's defense chief said that the apparent ballistic missile may have flown on an irregular trajectory and was believed to have landed outside the country's exclusive economic zone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2022
Pyongyang may be preparing to test submarine-launched ballistic missile, South Korea says
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is aware of signs and movements suggesting North Korean provocations, the presidential office said in a statement on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2022
At U.N., Micronesia denounces Japan's plan to release Fukushima water into Pacific
David Panuelo said the Pacific island state had the 'gravest concern' about Japan's decision to release treated water into the ocean.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2022
Take Putin’s nuclear threat seriously, but not too seriously
Few think the Russian leader would be foolish enough to escalate radically, but there's also a strong argument to be made that he's not bluffing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2022
From patriot to pariah: The man caught in a propaganda war over a Ukrainian nuclear plant
A former deputy spokesman at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant who helped tell the world that Russian troops had seized the strategic site is now in exile.

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