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NUCLEAR

Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 19, 2021
Unspoken U.S. aim at Iran nuclear talks may be winning Chinese and Russian support
One way to pressure Iran to rejoin the original pact or accept another arrangement would be to persuade Beijing and Moscow that Tehran, not Washington, is the obstacle, diplomats said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2021
Merkel defends nuclear power exit despite climate challenges
In an interview, the outgoing chancellor also said she was opposed to any plans by the European Union to label nuclear power as 'sustainable.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2021
Nuclear fusion is close enough to start dreaming
The possibility of carbon-free energy generation raises a seldom discussed question: Just how much would it change the world if cheap and clean energy sources were truly abundant?
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 16, 2021
Flooding and nuclear waste endanger a tribe’s ancestral land
The ancestral lands that the Prairie Island Indian Community call home has been whittled down to about one-third of their original size.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2021
Kishida resolved to achieve nuclear-free world
In a meeting in Tokyo with the U.N. undersecretary general, Kishida agreed on the importance of meaningful results at January's review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2021
Wielding fresh leverage, Iran to play hardball at nuclear talks
The stakes are high, since failure to revive the 2015 nuclear deal would carry the risk of a fresh regional war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
China's COVID surge could set back Kim Jong Un’s border reopening
New COVID-19 restrictions in the Chinese area bordering North Korea may have scuttled Kim Jong Un's plans to reopen a vital crossing that has been closed for almost two years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2021
Unfortunately for North Korea, there is a new boss in the White House
Despite making economic development his domestic priority five years ago, Kim has failed to improve basic living conditions in the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2021
Can South Korea’s main presidential candidates revitalize relations with Japan?
The conservative opposition People Power Party has tapped former top prosecutor Yoon Seok-youl, 60, as its presidential candidate, while the ruling Democratic Party picked Lee Jae-myung, 56.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2021
Japan reluctant to accept proposal to declare end of Korean War
Tokyo has been concerned that a formal end to the Korean War would complicate its efforts to resolve the past abductions of Japanese citizens by North Korea.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 5, 2021
China builds a military to rewrite the rules and the region
Beijing cannot be allowed to intimidate or coerce its neighbors. The China military power report argues that it intends to do precisely that.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2021
North Korea could make more weapons-grade uranium with existing mills: report
Satellite imagery suggests the country's current facilities for extracting the nuclear fuel are running below capacity, according to a new academic study.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2021
China likely to own at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030: Pentagon
The report said Beijing could possess up to 700 nuclear warheads by 2027, when the country's military marks its 100th anniversary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2021
China’s climate goals hinge on a $440 billion nuclear buildout
China's planning at least 150 new reactors in the next 15 years, more than the rest of the world has built in the past 35.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 2, 2021
Time is running out for victims of the world's first nuclear explosion
Trinity Site in southern New Mexico is the location of the first ever nuclear detonation, but not many know of its victims.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2021
U.S. Nuclear Posture Review poses basic questions for Biden and allies
Modernizing U.S. nuclear policy demands the development of new ways to deter by working creatively with allies to reapportion roles and responsibilities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2021
China and Russia revive push to lift U.N. sanctions on North Korea
The sanctions on industries that Russia and China have proposed lifting previously earned North Korea hundreds of millions of dollars.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2021
South Korea and U.S. quietly hold joint air exercises amid calls for talks with North
Some 100 aircraft were dispatched from each side, but no equipment or soldiers from the U.S. mainland were to join the five-day exercises, a report said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2021
As Japan looks to expand renewable energy, nuclear power's role remains unclear
The status of many nuclear plants in 2030 and thereafter is unclear considering the facilities' 40-year operating limit and other regulatory hurdles.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 28, 2021
Iran says nuclear talks will resume by end of November
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani didn't say where the talks would take place or who would attend.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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