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NUCLEAR

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 18, 2017
North Korea rules out negotiations on nuclear weapons
North Korea on Friday ruled out negotiations with Washington as long as joint U.S-South Korea military exercises continue, and said that Pyongyang's atomic weapons program would remain as a deterrent against a U.S. nuclear threat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2017
Nine reactors in Japan use products manufactured by steel maker that admitted faking quality data
Nine reactors at five nuclear power plants in Japan, including some currently in operation, have used products manufactured by the Kobe Steel Ltd. group which has admitted fabricating product quality data, it has been learned.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2017
Merkel's potential coalition partners want all nuclear arms out of Germany, without mentioning U.S.
German parties negotiating a possible coalition government want all nuclear warheads stationed in Germany to be removed, a document seen by Reuters showed on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 14, 2017
North Korea's nuclear arsenal too developed to destroy quickly, Moon says
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday it would not be easy for reclusive North Korea to destroy its nuclear arsenal quickly, even if wanted to, given its weapons programs were so developed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 14, 2017
North Korea's winter training means fewer missile launches
North Korea hasn't fired a missile for 60 days, but that may have more to do with its own winter training cycle than with Pyongyang easing off on provocations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2017
North Korea, caught in a 'time warp,' must send signs of change, Seoul top diplomat says
North Korea, an impoverished country in a "time warp" that feeds paranoia at home with propaganda about a hostile world, should secure its future by laying the groundwork for talks on its nuclear weapons program, according to South Korea's foreign minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2017
EU to lift import restrictions on Fukushima rice and other Japanese foods from December
The European Union has decided to lift its restrictions on imports of some foods from 10 prefectures, such as rice grown in Fukushima — site of the country's worst nuclear accident.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2017
Hibakusha calls for abolition of nuclear weapons during Vatican speech
An atomic bomb survivor pressed for the abolition of nuclear weapons during an international conference Saturday in the Vatican.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2017
Japanese warships join three U.S. aircraft carriers for massive display of military might
In a powerful display of military might, Japanese and South Korean warships separately trained with three U.S. aircraft carriers on Sunday as the allies presented a united front against nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 12, 2017
'Old' Trump takes shot at 'short and fat' Kim Jong Un — but also floats prospect of friendship
U.S. President Donald Trump, in his latest jab at North Korea's Kim Jong Un, taunted the isolated country's leader Sunday over his height and weight before pondering if the two could eventually be friends.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2017
North Korea brands Trump a 'warmonger' who 'begged for nuclear war'
North Korea unleashed a verbal onslaught at U.S. leader Donald Trump on Saturday, blasting him as "a warmonger" who "begged for a nuclear war," in Pyongyang's first official comments on his ongoing visit to Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2017
Japan sends warships to join three U.S. carriers for show of force in waters near Korean Peninsula
Japan is sending a massive helicopter destroyer — one of the largest warships in its fleet — for joint military exercises Sunday with three U.S. aircraft carriers in the waters near the Korean Peninsula.
WORLD
Nov 10, 2017
Fallout cloud prompts French institute to suspect September nuclear accident in Russia or Kazakhstan
A cloud of radioactive pollution over Europe in recent weeks indicates that an accident has happened in a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan in the last week of September, French nuclear safety institute IRSN said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2017
Why Japan should be OK with tactical nukes in South Korea
A reintroduction of tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea could serve as a deterrent and a bargaining chip for arms-contol negotiations with North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 9, 2017
Trump's tone during visit to Seoul largely reassures South Koreans
By the time U.S. President Donald Trump departed Seoul on Wednesday, the sometimes bellicose leader seemed to have mollified South Koreans, who had been bracing for more confrontational rhetoric over North Korea, trade, and defense spending.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2017
Trump issues warning to 'rogue regime' North Korea: 'Do not try us'
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday, telling him that the nuclear weapons he is developing "are not making you safer, they are putting your regime in grave danger."
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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