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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2022
Kishida blames Russia for breakdown of nuclear nonproliferation conference
The Japanese leader said maintaining and strengthening the NPT is 'the only realistic approach' to nuclear disarmament.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2022
Key nuke conference fails to reach consensus after Russia opposes final document
The result marked another setback for the already weakened NPT forum, which is tasked with convincing the world that nuclear weapons policies and technologies are properly controlled.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 2, 2022
U.S. renews commitment to nuclear nonproliferation treaty
The upcoming review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is scheduled to be held in August in New York.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 11, 2022
Kishida eyes attending NPT review conference in August
The prime minister, who would be the first Japanese leader to attend the meeting on nuclear disarmament, is planning to deliver a speech at the summit in early August.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2022
Hiroshima as permanent host of NPT review conference?
Hiroshima should be the permanent host of all future NPT review conferences so that discussions and negotiations are held in the shadow of the realities of nuclear warfare.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2020
Japan won't back U.N. exhibition unless Fukushima references removed, hibakusha say
The Foreign Ministry has said it may withdraw its backing for an upcoming exhibition at the United Nations unless references to the Fukushima nuclear disaster are removed, a group representing hibakusha has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2018
Japan calls on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty members to push N. Korea further on nukes
Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday called on parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to urge North Korea to go beyond a freeze of nuclear testing and seek a "complete, verifiable and irreversible" end to its nuclear program.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2017
Japan's draft U.N. motion on nuclear weapons omits landmark treaty signed by 122 countries
A draft U.N. resolution circulated by Japan on nuclear weapons makes no mention of the landmark treaty ban signed by 122 countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 27, 2017
How a regional nuclear-free-weapon zone can benefit Japan
Making Northeast Asia a nuclear-free-weapon zone would add a further firewall between regional quarrels and nuclear war in a high-risk region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2017
Ban treaty offers chance for a world free of nuclear arms
Nearly 130 states are participating in U.N. negotiations to prohibit nuclear weapons, but nuclear-weapons states and nuclear-dependent states, including Japan, are not among their number.
JAPAN
May 6, 2017
Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors call for progress in nuclear disarmament talks
The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called Friday for progress in discussions on nuclear disarmament within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2017
Japan calls for stronger Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty amid North Korea threat
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida called on the international community Tuesday to strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation regime, citing the growing threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2016
A questionable nuclear deal
The Diet must scrutinize whether Abe's nuclear deal with India contradicts Japan's efforts to promote nonproliferation and the abolition of nuclear arms.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2016
Pakistan raps what it called Japan's 'discriminatory' nuclear deal with India
Pakistan fears Japan's signing of a civilian nuclear technology deal with India could undermine regional stability, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said, while asking the international community not to discriminate against his country in favor of its neighboring archrival.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2016
The eight deadly nuclear sins
Nearly 46 years after the Non-Proliferation Treaty went into effect, the international community is no closer to the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2015
New nuclear fuel bank a welcome development
The new Kazakh fuel bank is a significant step toward achieving a world free of nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2015
Link nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation efforts
Given the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty's failure to make progress toward nuclear disarmament, a convention to ban the use of nuclear weapons is needed.
EDITORIALS
Aug 5, 2015
Free the world of nuclear weapons
The 70th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should remind leaders and citizens of Japan and other nations of the need to eliminate nuclear weapons.
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.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2015
Only way forward is to eliminate nuclear arms
Seventy years after they were used, it is time to finally bring an end to the era of nuclear weapons.
'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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Longform

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