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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
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
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 Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 31, 2013
An account of POWs 'in hell'
CAPTURED: The Forgotten Men of Guam, by Roger Mansell. Edited by Linda Goetz Holmes. Naval Institute Press, 2012, 288 pp., $33.95 (hardcover)
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry
Matcha is added to beverages on offer at Kettl Tea in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on May 20.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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