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DISARMAMENT

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 23, 2019
Nuclear non-proliferation group vows to work to achieve North Korea's denuclearization
Foreign ministers from a coalition of non-nuclear weapons states pledged Saturday to work in tandem to achieve North Korea's denuclearization, as the country's negotiations with the United States have been at a stalemate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 19, 2019
Chinese nuclear plans cloud prospects for new U.S.-Russia missile deal
A key hurdle to extending a landmark nuclear treaty between the U.S. and Russia isn't Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin. It is China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2019
Nuclear arms: A year of living dangerously
U.S. President Donald Trump's disdain for international institutions and rules established him as the disrupter in chief of the global nuclear order.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2018
Use the moral authority of Hiroshima
Geopolitical tensions have spiked across the world. No arms control negotiations are currently under way to reduce global nuclear stockpiles.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2018
In Geneva, students from Japan call for nuclear abolition
Student peace ambassadors from Japan earlier this week called for the abolition of nuclear weapons at a reception in Geneva.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2018
China opposition likely to stop Japanese students speaking at U.N. disarmament conference in Geneva
Japanese student peace ambassadors are unlikely to deliver a speech at this year's Conference on Disarmament in Geneva due to vehement opposition from China and other countries, a U.N. diplomatic source said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2018
Peace Boat leaves for anti-nuke tour of Asia and Oceania
A ship chartered by Japan-based Peace Boat, a nongovernmental organization that works closely with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), left Yokohama on Monday for an extended tour of Asia and Oceania.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2017
Japan's adjusted anti-nuke resolution mirrors reality of security situation, U.S. envoy says
Japan's recently adopted U.N. resolution calling for the total elimination of nuclear weapons better reflects today's security concerns than previous versions, U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2017
Japanese A-bomb survivor and activists press nations to ratify nuclear ban pact
A survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki joined activists and diplomats Monday to press Japan and other countries to quickly ratify a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2017
Nagasaki University plans biannual English journal on nuclear disarmament
Nagasaki University will launch an English-language academic journal focused on nuclear disarmament early next year.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2017
Japan asks U.N. disarmament forum to address North Korea kidnappings
A group of three Japanese lawmakers requested Wednesday that the U.N. Conference on Disarmament also take up the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s while the forum works to address Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2017
U.N. disarmament head gives first briefing on Syria chemical weapons
Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations' new head of disarmament, gave her first briefing to the 15-member Security Council on Tuesday, focusing on the latest developments on chemical weapons in Syria.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2017
New U.N. disarmament chief Nakamitsu backs proposal for global nuclear weapons ban
Izumi Nakamitsu, the new U.N. undersecretary-general and high representative for disarmament affairs, has said that she will throw her full support behind negotiations to ban nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 30, 2017
Nakamitsu named U.N. high representative for disarmament affairs
Tokyo native Izumi Nakamitsu joined the U.N. in 1989 and has been assistant secretary-general and assistant administrator at the U.N. Development Program's Crisis Response Unit since 2014.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2017
Austrian foreign minister calls on Japan to join nuclear ban negotiations
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz has expressed hope that Japan will join negotiations later this month on a treaty outlawing nuclear weapons.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 20, 2016
Half of students in Nagasaki poll say Obama speech won't speed nuclear disarmament
Nearly half the high school students polled in Nagasaki believe U.S. President Barack Obama's speech in Hiroshima in late May will not accelerate nuclear disarmament, a survey conducted by a local peace group showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 25, 2016
Global threats hinder Obama's nuclear disarmament goal
U.S. President Barack Obama's historic Hiroshima visit Friday signifies a step forward in his stated 2009 dream of a "world without nuclear weapons."
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016
Kishida plans nuclear-free declaration at G-7 foreign ministers' meeting
The foreign minister has said Japan wants to send a strong message calling for a world without nuclear weapons as the host of the G-7 meeting.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 16, 2015
Ban will visit North Korea this week, may met Kim, Yonhap reports
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will visit Pyongyang this week and may meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Yonhap News reported, citing a U.N. official it did not identify.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2015
Time for UNSC members to ban their own WMD
Rather than nuclear disarmament, the world is witnessing an upgrading — and, in some cases, expansion — of nuclear arsenals.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.

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