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SM 3 MISSILE

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2016
In apparent first, North Korea launches ballistic missile into Sea of Japan EEZ
Pyongyang launches a missile that falls into waters inside the exclusive economic zone off Akita Prefecture's Oga Peninsula.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2016
Japan, S. Korea, U.S. agree to continue tough stance against North Korea
The defense ministers of Japan, South Korea and the United States agreed Saturday that they will continue to take a tough stance on North Korea in response to its leadership's declaration at last month's ruling party congress that the communist nation will continue to pursue nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2016
Japan withdraws order to intercept North Korean missiles
Japan has canceled an order for the Self-Defense Forces to prepare to intercept ballistic missiles launched toward the country from North Korea, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
May 30, 2016
SDF goes on alert for possible North Korea missile launch
The government put the Self-Defense Forces on alert Monday for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch, ordering warships and Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2016
Japan has interceptors stand down as North Korea missile threat abates
Japan has canceled an order issued in March to the Self-Defense Forces to intercept incoming North Korean missiles, government sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 15, 2016
North Korea missile launch did not impact security: Nakatani
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday that the missile launched by North Korea earlier in the day had no impact on the security of Japan.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2016
EU considers more N. Korea sanctions after U.N. vote
The European Union is considering additional measures against North Korea following the approval of harsh new sanctions by the U.N. Security Council in order to show solidarity with South Korea and Japan, both major trade partners, diplomats said.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 3, 2016
U.N. sanctions against North toughest yet, but critics say still not enough
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved the toughest sanctions against North Korea in two decades following its nuclear test and missile launch.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2016
Japan welcomes 'stronger' U.S.-China sanctions against North Korea
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that the draft resolution agreed to by the United States and China on expanding sanctions against North Korea for its latest nuclear test and rocket launch reflects Japan's call for stringent U.N. action.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2016
China pushes back on THAAD
China is critical of moves to deploy a missile defense system in South Korea in the wake of North Korea's rocket launch, but fails to offer much in the way of constructive suggestions on how the South can ensure its own security otherwise.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 8, 2016
Abe to use North Korea rocket launch to promote constitutional change
North Korea's launch Sunday of what it says was a satellite may increase public support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's more robust security policy and promote public debate about his calls for amending the Constitution, according to some experts.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2016
Korean schools in Japan put in cross hairs as Pyongyang's rocket launch stokes ire
Pro-Pyongyang Korean schools in Japan braced for harassment and threats to students on Monday, a day after North Korea drew international criticism for launching a rocket.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 5, 2016
Japan, U.S., South Korea defense officials discuss North's launch plans
Defense officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea held a video conference Friday to discuss the planned North Korean satellite launch.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2016
Tokyo explains alert systems to be used if North Korea fires missile
The information systems would be used to warn local municipalities if Self-Defense Forces radar detects the planned missile launch.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2016
Missile launcher on move, launchpad activity up in North Korea: NHK
North Korea's mobile missile launcher, carrying a ballistic missile, has been seen moving near the east coast and activity has also been seen at a long-range rocket launchpad on the west coast, NHK said on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2016
Japan, U.S. close ranks ahead of expected North Korean missile launch
As Tokyo began to brace for a possible launch, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he has agreed with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to work closely regarding North Korea's apparent preparations to send a long-range missile skyward.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 29, 2016
Satellite images point to North Korea space launch prep; CNN says H-bomb components were tested
The United States has seen increased activity around a North Korean missile site, suggesting preparations for a possible space launch in the near future, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2016
U.S. slaps new sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile test after delay to pave way for prisoner swap
The United States imposed sanctions on 11 companies and individuals for supplying Iran's ballistic missile program in a move delayed by over two weeks so as not to endanger this weekend's release of U.S. prisoners, sources familiar with the matter said.
WORLD
Dec 9, 2015
Alleged Iran ballistic missile test last month faces 'serious review' by U.S., U.N. told
The United States is reviewing and seeking to confirm reports that Iran launched a ballistic missile last month in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
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.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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