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Trump says he'd be 'honored' to meet North Korea's Kim 'under the right circumstances'

Asia Pacific / Politics May 2, 2017

Trump says he'd be 'honored' to meet North Korea's Kim 'under the right circumstances'

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet with Kim Jong Un amid heightened tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons program if the circumstances were right. "If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to ...

Tillerson likens Iran to North Korea threat, accuses Tehran of 'alarming provocations'

World / Politics Apr 20, 2017

Tillerson likens Iran to North Korea threat, accuses Tehran of 'alarming provocations'

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" to destabilize countries in the Middle East as the Trump administration launched a review of its policy toward Tehran. Tillerson told reporters the review, which he announced on Tuesday, would not ...

Don't obstruct efforts to ban nuclear weapons

Commentary / Japan Mar 29, 2017

Don't obstruct efforts to ban nuclear weapons

by Ramesh Thakur

It is time for the so-called realists to get real about the existential dangers of a world brimming with nuclear weapons.

Commentary / Japan Feb 28, 2017

Time for a treaty to bring an end to nuclear danger

by Daisaku Ikeda

Japan should play an active role in building consensus in the negotiations toward the conclusion of a nuclear weapons treaty starting in late March.

U.S. sees 'qualitative' improvement in North Korea's nuclear, missile capabilities

Asia Pacific Jan 6, 2017

U.S. sees 'qualitative' improvement in North Korea's nuclear, missile capabilities

The United States said on Thursday North Korea had demonstrated a "qualitative" improvement in its nuclear and missile capabilities after an unprecedented level of tests last year, showing the needed to sustain pressure on Pyongyang to bring it back to disarmament negotiations. U.S. Deputy Secretary ...

Kim bent on nuclear capability by 2017 and sanctions, China won't matter: key defector

Asia Pacific Dec 28, 2016

Kim bent on nuclear capability by 2017 and sanctions, China won't matter: key defector

A high-profile North Korean defector said Tuesday that top leader Kim Jong Un is determined to develop a nuclear weapons capability by next year and would not be dissuaded by economic incentives, South Korean media reported. Kim is "racing ahead with nuclear development after setting ...

National Oct 25, 2016

Japan may blacklist firms in China, elsewhere for aiding North Korea transactions

The government is considering blacklisting companies based in China or other countries known to be facilitating transactions with North Korea. In the face of North Korea's unyielding ballistic missile and nuclear arms development efforts, Japan hopes to take a more efficient approach to cutting off ...

Column says Obama weighing declaration of 'no first use' nuclear policy

World / Politics Jul 12, 2016

Column says Obama weighing declaration of 'no first use' nuclear policy

U.S. President Barack Obama is considering declaring a "no first use" policy for America's nuclear arsenal as part of a set of nuclear policy options he is expected to promote in his final six months in office, according to a column carried in the ...

Ban will visit North Korea this week, may met Kim, Yonhap reports

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. Ban's earlier plan to visit North Korea was canceled at the last minute in ...

Pyongyang believed renovating Yongbyon nuclear site, running reactor, Amano says

Asia Pacific Sep 8, 2015

Pyongyang believed renovating Yongbyon nuclear site, running reactor, Amano says

North Korea appears to be renovating and building facilities at its Yongbyon nuclear site, a central element of its atomic weapons program, the U.N. nuclear agency's head said on Monday. A report by the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) in April said ...

Pyongyang pursuing only 'defensive' nuclear arms program, envoy says in Geneva

Asia Pacific Aug 14, 2015

Pyongyang pursuing only 'defensive' nuclear arms program, envoy says in Geneva

North Korea will pursue its "defensive" nuclear program as long as it feels threatened by the United States, its U.N. disarmament envoy in Geneva told Reuters on Thursday. In a rare interview, Ambassador So Se Pyong also denounced the latest joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises, ...

World May 29, 2015

Dissidents say North Korean atomic, missile experts visited Iran site in April amid nuclear deal talks

An exiled Iranian opposition group said on Thursday a delegation of North Korean nuclear and missile experts visited a military site near Tehran in April amid talks between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program. The dissident National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) ...

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