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WEAPONS

EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2017
Japan should join negotiations to ban nuclear weapons
Japan's failure to participate in the treaty negotiations could imperil its credibility as a country serious about nuclear disarmament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2017
Trump says China efforts on North Korea haven't 'worked out'
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that efforts by China to rein in North Korea have failed, suggesting he's weighing new options to deal with a regime that's vowed to develop nuclear weapons capable of striking the U.S. mainland.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2017
U.S. sends bombers to drill with Japan, South Korea as Moon lambastes North over Warmbier death
The U.S. Air Force sent two B-1B strategic bombers stationed on Guam on a wide-ranging flight for joint drills with the Air Self-Defense Force and South Korea's military Tuesday, just hours after the death of a former U.S. detainee in North Korea was announced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2017
Warmbier death is latest twist in fraught U.S.-North Korea ties
Otto Warmbier, an American college student who fell into a coma while detained by North Korea and was returned to the U.S. last week in a stunning display of diplomatic prowess, has died, his family said Monday — the latest twist in increasingly fraught ties between Washington and Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2017
North Korea accuses U.S. authorities of 'mugging' diplomats, seizing mysterious 'diplomatic package'
Pyongyang has accused U.S. authorities of having "mugged" a delegation of North Korean officials by seizing a mysterious "diplomatic package" at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, state media reported Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2017
Their lives disrupted, South Korean grannies vow to fight U.S. THAAD deployment to the end
In Soseong-ri, a small farming village of about 80 residents in southern South Korea, a band of elderly women is at the forefront of protests against the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system next to their neighborhood.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2017
As nuke ban treaty talks kick off at U.N., hibakusha hand over petition with 3 million signatures
Hibakusha from Hiroshima and Nagasaki unveil a petition with nearly 3 million signatures as the U.N. kicks off talks on the world's first nuclear weapons ban treaty.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2017
U.S. to sanction Chinese entities over North Korea if China fails to act
U.S. President Donald Trump has told Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States will impose sanctions on Chinese companies with links to North Korea's nuclear and missile development if Beijing fails to crack down on such entities, Trump's top diplomat said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2017
North Korean detainee Otto Warmbier, in coma for over a year, is evacuated to U.S.
An American college student who fell into a coma more than a year ago while detained by North Korea was returned to the U.S. Tuesday in a stunning display of diplomatic dexterity by the White House.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2017
Nuclear-free New Zealand turns 30
The 1987 nuclear-free act was a milestone in New Zealand's development as a nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2017
Nagasaki wants to light up Peace Park and will consult with hibakusha
The Nagasaki Municipal Government is considering lighting up the Peace Park commemorating the Aug. 9, 1945, atomic bombing of the city.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2017
NGO chief believes reference to hibakusha will stay in text of treaty banning nuclear arms
The head of a nongovernmental organization pursuing nuclear abolition believes the reference to the suffering of victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will remain in the final text of an envisaged treaty outlawing nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2017
Rodman's return to North Korea brings with it speculation of Trump connection
Former U.S. professional basketball star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Tuesday, bringing his "basketball diplomacy" back to the country amid heightened tensions between Washington and Pyongyang over the reclusive nation's nuclear and missile program and its jailing of four Americans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 11, 2017
South Korea names new defense minister to counter North's missile, nuclear threat
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday nominated a former navy chief as his defense minister, the president's office said, as the government faces challenges tackling North Korea's rapidly developing weapons program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2017
Kim Jong Nam had $120,000 in cash when killed, had earlier met with suspected U.S. spy: report
The half brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was in possession of $120,000 when he was killed at a Kuala Lumpur airport in February, the Asahi Shimbun daily reported, adding that he met with an American suspected of connections with a U.S. intelligence agency four days before his death.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 10, 2017
North Korea warns long-range missile test 'not too far away'
North Korea warned Saturday that it was "not too far away" from testing a long-range missile capable of hitting the continental U.S. amid an unprecedented pace of weapons tests by the nuclear-armed nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 9, 2017
North Korea says new anti-ship cruise missile can strike enemy battle groups 'at will'
The latest missile test by North Korea was of "a new-type ground-to-sea cruise rocket," the nuclear-armed country's state media said Friday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jun 9, 2017
In case you missed them: a year of responses to Community stories, part 2
The second in a series of selections of unpublished letters about Community stories from the previous year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2017
China missiles capable of sending nuclear warhead to Western Pacific: U.S.
China deployed new ballistic missiles last year capable of delivering nuclear warheads to ground targets in the Western Pacific, the Pentagon said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2017
Ban treaty offers chance for a world free of nuclear arms
Nearly 130 states are participating in U.N. negotiations to prohibit nuclear weapons, but nuclear-weapons states and nuclear-dependent states, including Japan, are not among their number.
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.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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