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HYPERSONIC

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the first test-fire of the Hwasong-16B, a new-type intermediate-range, solid-fueled ballistic missile outside Pyongyang in this image released Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 3, 2024
North Korea aims to adopt solid-fuel missiles for faster launches
Analysts say solid-fuel missiles can be faster to deploy than liquid-fuel variants, but it's unclear if the North can or will adopt these exclusively.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observs a ground test of a solid fuel engine for a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile, at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground on North Korea’s western coast in this digitally altered image released Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 20, 2024
North Korea's Kim oversees hypersonic missile engine test
The isolated country's leader compared "the military strategic value" of the new weapon as being on par with its powerful long-range missiles.
An intermediate-range ballistic missile, said to be solid-fueled, is launched during a test at an unspecified location in North Korea in this picture released Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 15, 2024
Test of latest North Korean weapon adds to threat facing Japan
Pyongyang said the missile was “loaded with a hypersonic maneuverable controlled warhead" that experts say is capable of evading defenses.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden after their joint news conference at Camp David near Washington last week
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2023
U.S. and Japan to finalize deal next year on missile development
According to Japan's Defense Ministry, the two countries will aim to complete development of the missile by the 2030s.
U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a news conference during a trilateral summit at Camp David, Maryland, on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 19, 2023
Kishida and Biden agree to develop new missile interceptor
Japan and the U.S. plan to complete the development of the weapon capable of intercepting hypersonic missiles in the 2030s.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis-equipped Maya destroyer launches a new Standard Missile-3 Block 2A interceptor in November in the Pacific Ocean.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2023
Japan and U.S. to jointly develop hypersonic missile interceptor
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden are expected to agree on the plan during bilateral talks.
U.S. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol meet during the Group of Seven Summit in Hiroshima on May 21.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 13, 2023
U.S. and Japan set to announce pact on missile interceptors, report says
The U.S. and Japan earlier this year said they plan to strengthen defense cooperation on growing concern about the challenges posed by China and Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2023
Iran unveils its first hypersonic ballistic missile
Concerns about Iran's ballistic missiles contributed to then-U.S. President Donald Trump's decision in 2018 to ditch Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2023
Russian hypersonic scientist accused of leaking secrets to China
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that his military is the world leader in hypersonic missile technology.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2023
In first, Kyiv says it shot down volley of Russian hypersonic missiles
When asked about the Ukrainian claim, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu dismissed it, the RIA news agency reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 8, 2023
Hypersonic Russian missile downed using U.S. air-defense system, Ukraine says
In 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kinzhal, one of six 'next generation' weapons, could not be shot down by any of the world's air-defense systems.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2023
Hypersonic missile test by U.S. Air Force set back by loss of in-flight data
The transmission failure and loss of data in the March 13 exercise wasn’t reported in an official statement, and may hinder efforts to catch up with China and Russia in a key capability.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2022
Russia's missiles see mixed results in Ukraine as world watches
Despite Russia having used hundred of powerful missiles against Ukraine in recent days, analysts and U.S. officials say many Ukrainian defenses remain intact.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 4, 2022
China calls on nuclear-armed nations to focus on AI and space as well
Beijing's call for greater cooperation may be met with skepticism given the country's recent moves in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait.
WORLD
Feb 28, 2020
Russia conducts first ship-based hypersonic missile test, TASS reports
Russia successfully test-launched its Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a military vessel for the first time early last month, the TASS news agency said on Thursday, citing two military sources.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2019
Don't believe Putin's hype about hypersonic missiles
Hypersonic missiles are just another cog in the strategy of nuclear deterrence.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2019
Putin's hypersonic nuclear missile stirs fears of new arms race
A new hypersonic nuclear missile that Russia says it has deployed is fueling concerns of a new arms race with the United States as the clock ticks down on the expiration of the last treaty limiting the strategic arsenals of the two former Cold War foes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2019
After once declaring all-clear, Trump missile defense review calls North Korea 'extraordinary threat'
President Donald Trump unveiled a revamped U.S. missile defense strategy on Thursday that called North Korea an ongoing and "extraordinary threat," seven months after he declared the threat posed by Pyongyang had been eliminated.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 27, 2017
China working on hypersonic weapon targeting East Asia missile shields
China is developing hypersonic weapons with an eye to piercing the missile defense shields of Japan and East Asian neighbors, according to a magazine specializing in Chinese military affairs.
'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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