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NUCLEAR TEST

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2021
Nuclear test ban would mean 'real limit' on developing new weapons, treaty head says
Putting the test ban into force would make it "practically impossible" for any non-nuclear armed states to develop such weapons, CTBTO executive secretary Robert Floyd said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 20, 2019
Russian nuclear test sensors mysteriously go offline
The operator of a global network of radioactivity sensors said Monday its two Russian sites closest to a mysterious explosion on Aug. 8 went offline two days after the blast, raising concern about possible tampering by Russia.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 20, 2019
U.S. film tells story of Japanese boat exposed to 1954 nuclear test
For many Americans, the story of the Japanese fishing crew that was exposed to a U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific Ocean 65 years ago may be a footnote in history easy to overlook.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2017
Small quake at North Korea nuke test site believed not man-made but last blast suspected of destabilizing mountain
A small earthquake rattled the area near North Korea's nuclear testing field but it did not appear to be man-made, South Korea's weather agency said on Friday, the latest to be observed after the North conducted its sixth and biggest nuclear test in early September.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2017
South Korea confirms traces of radioactive gas from North Korea's nuclear test
South Korea said on Wednesday traces of radioactive xenon gas were confirmed to be from a North Korean nuclear test earlier this month, but it was unable to conclude whether the test had been a hydrogen bomb as Pyongyang claimed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 4, 2017
North Korea's provocations leave Japan, allies short on options
Japan is apparently stumped over how to deal with North Korea, which has carried out its sixth nuclear weapons test in defiance of international warnings.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 28, 2017
Tillerson: China warned Pyongyang of sanctions after any nuclear test and Kim 'not crazy'
China has told the United States that it warned Pyongyang it would impose "sanctions actions on their own" against North Korea should it carry out another nuclear test, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2016
North Korea's latest nuclear test was to get U.S. attention, Japan lawmaker says
Antonio Inoki says a high-ranking official told him in Pyongyang: "This is not directed at Japan. The nuclear development is toward the United States."
WORLD
Sep 11, 2016
North Korea says Obama's push for sanctions is 'highly laughable'
North Korea said Sunday that the United States' push for sanctions following its fifth nuclear test is "laughable" and the country will continue to strengthen its nuclear power.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2016
Tokyo H-bomb fallout museum turns 40, keeps alive memory of Bikini Atoll test
A Tokyo museum housing a tuna boat that was coated with radioactive fallout from an American hydrogen bomb test in 1954 is fighting quietly to remind people about the horror of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
May 12, 2016
Survivor hopes Obama to reflect on 1954 H-bomb test in Hiroshima visit
A Japanese survivor of a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific said Thursday he hopes U.S. President Barack Obama will reflect on the consequences of the test among other issues when he visits Hiroshima later this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2016
Former fishermen sue state for hiding Bikini atoll H-bomb fallout records
Former fishermen caught up in the U.S. H-bomb test on Bikini Atoll back in 1954 sue the government for hiding data on their exposure for decades.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2016
Pacific nuclear tests should serve as lesson in aftermath of Fukushima disaster
As Japan inches toward recovery from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear calamity, critics say the government should heed lessons from an incident in the Pacific 62 years ago that also affected Japanese fishermen operating in the area.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2016
EU considers more N. Korea sanctions after U.N. vote
The European Union is considering additional measures against North Korea following the approval of harsh new sanctions by the U.N. Security Council in order to show solidarity with South Korea and Japan, both major trade partners, diplomats said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2016
Lighter traffic, little sign of customs crackdown at North Korea border
Hours after the United Nations imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea, vehicle traffic on the bridge linking the isolated country with the Chinese border city of Dandong was lighter than usual, but drivers reported no increase in cargo inspections.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 3, 2016
U.N. sanctions against North toughest yet, but critics say still not enough
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved the toughest sanctions against North Korea in two decades following its nuclear test and missile launch.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2016
U.S., China back sanctions boost over Pyongyang nuclear test, eye UNSC vote soon: envoys
The United States and China have agreed on a draft resolution that would expand U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea over its latest nuclear test and hope to put it to a vote in the coming days, council diplomats said on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 13, 2016
Nuclear test ban talks may be held in April amid heightened tensions over Pyongyang's provocation
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization plans to convene a ministerial-level meeting as soon as April amid heightened concern over nuclear weapons proliferation following North Korea's nuclear test last week, commission Chairman Cristian Istrate said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 8, 2016
Tokyo joins Washington in doubting Pyongyang H-bomb claim
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe questions Pyongyangu2019s claim that it tested a hydrogen bomb, saying the blast appeared to be too small.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2016
Abe calls Obama, leaders pledge unified response over N. Korea nuclear test
The consultation will include consulting each other as the U.N. Security Council works on new penalties.

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