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NUCLEAR 4

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2023
Momentum building for cranes' inclusion on UNESCO list
Relatives of Sadako Sasaki are preparing to submit the items to a UNESCO documentary heritage program for registry in 2025 to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2023
EU likely to lift restrictions on food imports from Japan
The EU's final decision may be timed to coincide with a summit between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and EU leaders to be held in Brussels in mid-July.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2023
EU intends to maintain missile sanctions on Iran beyond expiry of 2015 pact
Current measures that limit Tehran's nuclear program in return for relief from economic controls are set to expire on Oct. 18 under a U.N. resolution that enshrined the earlier deal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2023
Kishida to meet head of IAEA over release of treated water from Fukushima plant
Japan's government plans to start releasing the treated water, which contains radioactive tritium, into the ocean around this summer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2023
Russia mercenary threat revives concern over nuclear arsenal security
Images of tanks on Russian streets brought to mind the failed 1991 coup by communist hardliners that raised concerns about the security of the Soviet nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2023
Some in China are boycotting Japanese cosmetics over Fukushima water release
The viral campaign began earlier this month when largely unproven allegations that water discharges from the plant are hazardous to health began trending on Chinese social media platforms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2023
Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor parks reach deal on sister ties
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and the Pearl Harbor National Memorial will wrap up a sister park agreement soon in a bid to preserve the memory of World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2023
Japan denies reported political donations to IAEA over Fukushima findings
The rumor about the donations linked to the planned water release started after a South Korean online media outlet published a story on the matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2023
Putin’s nuclear scare tactics will fall flat
Ukraine and the West are smart to take Russia’s nuclear doctrine at face value: No nukes will fly until and unless Russia faces an existential threat. So far, it hasn’t.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 21, 2023
Kishida comes away from parliamentary session with key goals achieved
Out of 60 bills it submitted, 58 became law, a 96.7% passage rate — a slight drop from the equivalent session last year, where all 61 bills received parliament's approval.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2023
Iran wants to make a deal the U.S. must refuse
Khameini thinks he has the leverage for an agreement easing punishment while keeping Iran's nuclear infrastructure. The response should be sanctions, sanctions and more sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2023
Trump lacked power to declassify secret nuclear arms document, experts say
The special status of nuclear-related information further erodes what many legal experts say is a weak defense centered around declassification.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2023
Putin says Russia positions nuclear bombs in Belarus as warning to West
Putin said Russian tactical nuclear warheads had already been delivered to close ally Belarus, but stressed he saw no need for Moscow to resort to the weapons for now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2023
U.S. nuclear sub arrives in South Korea after North sends missiles into Japan EEZ
The 18,000-ton USS Michigan submarine, which can conduct strike missions using Tomahawk cruise missiles, docked at a naval base in Busan as part of a U.S. pledge to bolster deterrence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2023
North Korea fires two missiles into Japan EEZ off Ishikawa
The launches were the nuclear-armed country's first since it ramped up tensions last month with a failed satellite launch.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2023
Belarusian leader hints that he has already received Russian nuclear bombs
Alexander Lukashenko boasted that the weapons are 'three times more powerful” than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2023
South Korea begins public briefings to address concern over Fukushima water
The plan to release the treated water has met strong opposition from local fishermen, as well as South Korea and some other neighbors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2023
U.S. facility that made fuel for Nagasaki A-bomb harmed health, residents say
Declassified papers show the complex contaminated the surrounding farmland, air, farm animals, and crops with unsafe levels of radiation for years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2023
Finland's nuclear catacombs nearly ready to house waste
The project aims to solve the age-old quagmire of what to do with nuclear waste.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2023
As Iran emerges from isolation, Israel is feeling cornered
Jerusalem is issuing daily warnings and letting everyone know that it would not hesitate to act, even alone, if it felt enough of a threat from Iran.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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