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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2017
Could North Korea copy Nazi Germany in event of a total oil ban?
As the U.S. and its allies look to impose even stricter measures against North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un could find inspiration from oppressive regimes of yesteryear in Nazi Germany and Apartheid-era South Africa.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 17, 2017
The time for 'nuclear sharing' with Japan is drawing near
Japan is facing an existential threat and needs to respond accordingly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2017
North Korea's Kim vows to seek 'equilibrium of force' with U.S. after missile launch over Japan
Kim Jong Un also wants to force Washington to “dare not talk about” military action over its nuclear and missile programs.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2017
North Korea responds to latest U.N. sanctions with second missile over Japan
Hit by fresh U.N. sanctions, North Korea responds by shooting a second ballistic missile over Hokkaido and into the Pacific Ocean.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2017
North Korean nuclear 'crisis' an illusion
The urgency that world news media are imparting to the 'crisis' is, actually, a factor in extending it, thereby creating opportunities for miscalculation and war.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2017
Trump expected to visit Japan in early November as part of Asian trip
It has not been decided whether U.S. President Donald Trump will come to Japan before or after the APEC meeting in Vietnam, which is scheduled for Nov. 10 and 11.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2017
North Korea lambastes U.N. sanctions, vows to continue nuclear, missile drive 'at faster pace'
North Korea doubled down on its nuclear weapons and missile drive Wednesday, vowing to continue to develop the programs "at a faster pace," one day after the U.N. slapped the isolated nation with the toughest round of sanctions yet over its sixth nuclear test, which experts said may have had an explosive...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2017
North Korea's nuclear progress isn't the only bad news
Washington's neocon warriors have forgotten noneof their arrogance and bad habits, and learned nothing from their string of earlier disastrous errors.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2017
Will Trump lower the nuclear bar?
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower had the wisdom to be appalled by nuclear weapons. Not Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2017
North Korean nuclear crisis tests Japan's mettle, has experts debating how to respond
Another war on the Korean Peninsula — this time a nuclear one — is beginning to look more possible than ever before, stirring anxiety in Japan and prompting debate over how it should respond.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 11, 2017
After six decades of separation, the two Koreas are worlds apart
South Korea and North Korea could hardly be further apart right now: A new democratic president has been elected in Seoul after the peaceful ouster of his predecessor over a political scandal, while a dictator in Pyongyang has raised the ante with missile launches and yet another nuclear test.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2017
Most South Koreans don't expect war with North: poll
Most South Koreans doubt that North Korea will start a war, a survey has shown, just over a week after the North's largest nuclear test and as the United Nations Security Council was set vote Monday on a new set of sanctions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 11, 2017
Merkel suggests Iran-style nuclear talks to end North Korea nuclear, missile crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel told a newspaper she would be prepared to become involved in a diplomatic initiative to end the North Korean nuclear and missiles program, and suggested the Iran nuclear talks could be a model.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2017
North Korean leader praises nuclear scientists, urges bolstered nuclear force
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded the country's nuclear scientists and technicians behind its sixth nuclear test last week — purportedly of a hydrogen bomb — with a banquet and other events, urging them to continue their work building what state media on Sunday called "the strongest nuclear...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2017
U.S. heavy bombers link up with ASDF for training amid North Korea tensions
The U.S. sends B-1B bombers from Guam to join F-15 fighter jets from Japan for a joint training drill on the anniversary of North Korea's founding.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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