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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

EDITORIALS
Jul 27, 2014
More time for a deal with Iran
The biggest question about the four-month extension of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program is what impact Russian President Vladimir Putin's behavior, Israeli-Palestinian hostilities and the U.S. elections will have on them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2014
Japan underestimated China's nuclear weapons potential in '64
Nine months before China's first nuclear test in 1964, then-Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda told the U.S. it would be years before China had nukes, diplomatic documents reveal.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2014
Godzilla's message still relevant
Ahead of the first run of the latest, Hollywood-produced version of 'Godzilla,' the digitally remastered edition of the original 1954 movie has been making the rounds at theaters across the country to mark the 60th anniversary of the birth of the pop culture icon. After some 30 sequels, Godzilla's message remains relevant today.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2014
Iran can tap $2.8 billion during extended atomic talks, but most sanctions stay
Iran will be allowed to access an additional $2.8 billion of its frozen assets during a four-month period of extended talks with six powers on its nuclear program, but most sanctions against Tehran will remain in place, the United States said.
WORLD
Jul 10, 2014
Seized nuclear material in Iraq "low grade" — IAEA
The U.N. atomic agency believes nuclear material that Iraq said had been seized by insurgents was "low-grade" and did not pose a significant security risk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2014
North Korean nuclear and missile expert dies; more missiles fired
A former North Korean missile expert who was placed under sanctions by the United Nations for his role in the country's nuclear and missile weapons program has died, state media said on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2014
North fires two missiles into sea
North Korea launches two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan ahead of another round of talks with Japan on the abduction issue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2014
India expands uranium enrichment
India is expanding a covert uranium enrichment plant that could potentially support the development of thermonuclear weapons, a defense research group says, raising the stakes in a regional arms race with China and Pakistan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2014
Little progress in nuclear disarmament, states instead maintain arsenals
Nuclear-armed states are modernizing their arsenals and appear determined to keep sizable numbers of such weapons of mass destruction for the foreseeable future, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said Monday in its annual report.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2014
Japan failed to report 640 kg of nuclear fuel to IAEA
Japan 'inappropriately omitted' 640 kg of unused plutonium in its annual nuclear fuel reports to the U.N. nuclear watchdog in 2012 and 2013.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 22, 2014
North Korean nuclear missiles 'imminent,' some experts fear
North Korea, which this month threatened to carry out a fourth nuclear test, may be closer than previously thought to mounting a nuclear warhead on a missile, some experts say, making a mockery of years of U.N. sanctions aimed at curbing its efforts to obtain nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
May 10, 2014
Going nuclear: How close has Japan come?
We examine the historical debate on the country's nuclear ambitions
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2014
N. Korea won't disarm nukes so stop pushing it
Why shouldn't the U.S. and South Korea grudgingly accept the North's nuclear weapons status and focus on what they might actually be able to change: Pyongyang's belligerent behavior?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2014
Satellite images show North Korea nuke test unlikely
North Korea is unlikely to be ready to stage a nuclear test timed to coincide with U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Asia, a respected think tank said on Wednesday, based on its assessment of satellite imagery.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2014
North Korea envoy tells world 'wait and see' on new nuclear test
North Korea said Friday that the world will have to "wait and see" when asked for details of "a new form" of nuclear test it threatened to carry out after the United Nations Security Council condemned Pyongyang's recent ballistic missile launch.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2014
South Korea extending ballistic missile range to counter North's threat
South Korea has test-fired a new ballistic missile with a range of 500 kilometers (310 miles) and will try to extend the range to 800 kilometers so it can strike any site in North Korea, Seoul said Friday, days after Pyongyang fired a midrange missile.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2014
Washington, Tokyo, Seoul to huddle on North Korea
The United States, Japan and South Korea will meet next week to seek ways to persuade North Korea to give up its atomic weapons program, the U.S. State Department said Thursday, just days after Pyongyang warned of a "new form" of nuclear test.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2014
Iran, six powers start expert-level nuclear talks in Vienna
Iran and six world powers began an expert-level meeting about Tehran's nuclear program on Thursday, part of efforts to reach an agreement by late July on how to resolve a decade-old dispute that has stirred fears of a Middle East war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2014
Free missile launch alerts to be sent to mobile devices
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency will begin sending text messages about ballistic missile launches and other relevant events to mobile phones and smartphones on April 1.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2014
North Korea hopes for 'positive results' in talks with Japan
North Korea said on Tuesday that talks with Japan this month should include a demand for compensation for wartime Korean sex slaves and not only the issue of Japanese abducted decades ago, which it considers closed.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Terunofuji, as he tends to do, returns to stamp his authority on sumo pretenders
Terunofuji (left) throws down Kirishima on Tuesday to build on his perfect record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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