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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 4, 2017
Taiwan's president visits U.S. territory of Guam despite Chinese ire
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam on Friday on her way back from visiting diplomatic allies in the Pacific — a trip that caused strong objections from China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2017
Missile evacuation drill to be held in Hyogo in September
The Hyogo Prefectural Government said Wednesday it will hold an evacuation drill Sept. 17 in Nishinomiya to prepare for a possible ballistic missile attack.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2017
Guam urges Japanese tourists to ignore North Korea missile threat
Guam's lieutenant governor on Wednesday urged Japanese people to visit the Pacific island despite North Korea's threat to fire missiles near the U.S. territory, saying Washington has prepared for any contingency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 16, 2017
Japan may be able to shoot down North Korean missiles but has no legal basis: experts
While some experts differ regarding the technical capability to shoot down a North Korean missile flying toward Guam, all agree the SDF is not legally allowed to do so.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 15, 2017
What Kim Jong Un hopes to gain from nuclear game plan
On October 3, 1942 — 75 years ago this year — a prototype German V-2 rocket launched from the German military firing range at Peenemunde in the Baltic reached an altitude of 84.5 km (52.5 miles). It was, by some definitions, the first human-built object in space.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2017
KCNA says North Korea will have plan in days to fire four missiles toward Guam, calls Trump threat 'nonsense'
North Korea will develop a plan by mid-August to launch four intermediate range missiles at the U.S. territory of Guam before presenting it to leader Kim Jong Un, who will make a decision on whether to proceed, the North's state media said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2017
North Korea threatens missile strike near key U.S. military outpost on Guam
Nuclear-armed North Korea revealed Wednesday that it has drafted a plan to strike the area near a major U.S. military base on the island of Guam with a barrage of missiles, state-run media said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 27, 2017
U.S. to start moving Okinawa-based marines to Guam in 2024
The United States plans to transfer about 4,000 of 19,000 marines stationed in Okinawa Prefecture to Guam over a period from 2024 to 2028, the head of the U.S. Pacific Command said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2016
Amid North Korea, China tensions, U.S. says three key bombers simultaneously flying in Pacific for first time
In an apparent bid to reassure Asian allies and deter potential adversaries, the three types of U.S. Air Force strategic bombers — B-1, B-2 and B-52 — will fly simultaneously in the Pacific for the first time.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2016
China moves closer to fielding 'Guam Killer' ballistic missile: report
China is getting closer to deploying a new intermediate-range ballistic missile known as the DF-26 — or "Guam Killer" — which could put American forces stationed on the western Pacific U.S. territory at risk, a government report has warned.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2015
Suga makes rare trip to Guam to back U.S. Marine transfer plan
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who doubles as minister in charge of U.S. base issues in Okinawa Prefecture, agreed with an American commander Friday to help push the bilateral plan to transfer U.S. Marines to Guam.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 18, 2015
White has Guam on move in 2018 qualifying
For a man who grew up on a council estate in Southampton, England, Gary White has come a long, long way.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 5, 2014
U.S. House clears funds for marine transfer to Guam
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a key defense bill that includes funding for the transfer of about 4,000 marines from Okinawa to Guam.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2014
U.S. Congress to approve funding for partial Marines departure to Guam
Congress decides to clear funding for the transfer of thousands of marines from Okinawa to Guam, allowing the U.S. military to shrink its giant footprint there.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2014
Defense in Guam rampage trial urges jury not be swayed by emotion
The defense in the trial of a Guam man accused of killing three Japanese tourists and wounding 11 other people in a rampage last year urges the jury to make their decision based on the evidence and not their emotions.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2014
Prosecution in Guam rampage trial seeks guilty verdict from jury
Prosecutors in the trial of a Guam man accused of carrying out last year's rampage that left three Japanese tourists dead and 11 other people wounded sought a guilty verdict from the jury in their closing argument Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2014
Accused Guam rampage killer not psychotic, jail's ex-psychologist testifies
The former psychologist at the main jail facility on Guam testified Thursday that a 22-year-old man currently on trial for the deaths of three Japanese tourists and the wounding of 11 people in a rampage in February last year did not show psychotic symptoms during the early part of his detention.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2014
Defense in Guam rampage trial rests, asserting suspect's insanity
The defense for a 22-year-old local man on trial in Guam for the deaths of three Japanese tourists and the wounding of 11 people in February of last year rested its case Wednesday by asserting that he is insane, using testimony by psychiatric experts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2014
Witness in Guam trial tells court of panic
A relative of a Japanese tourist stabbed to death in last year's car and knife rampage in Guam took the stand Wednesday, delivering an emotional account of the attack.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2014
Start of trial of Guam rampage suspect pushed back to June
A Guam court hearing the criminal case against a local man who killed three Japanese tourists in a knife and vehicle rampage last year on Wednesday pushed back the start of his trial to June, an official said.

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