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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2023
U.S. to withhold some nuclear data from Russia after Moscow's treaty suspension
Between the two of them, the United States and Russia hold nearly 90% of the world's nuclear warheads — enough to destroy the planet many times over.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 23, 2023
Putin's nuclear treaty move raises stakes over China's growing arsenal
China's nuclear arsenal is growing in size and sophistication — an expansion that the United States recently noted is now gathering pace.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 22, 2023
Nuclear risk seen rising as Putin 'suspends' last treaty with U.S.
The move raises the risk of a new arms race — in parallel with the war in Ukraine — in which neither side can rely on the stable, predictable framework.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev’s nuclear legacy in tatters
A tragic 'might-have-been' of modern times is the West's failure to seize then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's offer of full partnership to forge a new nuclear world order.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2021
The risk of nuclear cataclysm is increasing
To make the global matrix even more complex, there are seven other nuclear powers to consider. Of these North Korea appears most unhinged. But China is the most ambitious.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021
Biden and Putin agree to extend New START nuclear treaty
White House officials said Biden also confronted the Kremlin leader over the poisoning of an opposition activist and a hacking of government and private computer networks in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 22, 2021
Biden seeks five-year extension of New START arms treaty with Russia
The treaty, which is due to expire on Feb. 5, limits the United States and Russia to deploying no more than 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads each.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 22, 2020
Satoru Naito: Starting up in San Francisco
Moving to Silicon Valley was a no-brainer for Naito — it was where Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook, and where he knew he'd be inspired to start a business.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2019
Putin's hypersonic nuclear missile stirs fears of new arms race
A new hypersonic nuclear missile that Russia says it has deployed is fueling concerns of a new arms race with the United States as the clock ticks down on the expiration of the last treaty limiting the strategic arsenals of the two former Cold War foes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 19, 2019
Chinese nuclear plans cloud prospects for new U.S.-Russia missile deal
A key hurdle to extending a landmark nuclear treaty between the U.S. and Russia isn't Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin. It is China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2019
U.S. and Russia will discuss nuclear arms limits in Geneva on Wednesday
Representatives from the United States and Russia are set to meet in Geneva on Wednesday to explore the concept of a new accord limiting nuclear arms that could eventually include China, senior U.S. officials said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2019
Trump and Putin discuss possible new nuclear accord, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than an hour on Friday, discussing the possibility of a new nuclear accord, North Korean denuclearization, Ukraine and the political situation in Venezuela, the White House said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2017
When Putin asked about Obama-era nuke treaty, Trump was stumped, then denounced it: sources
In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the United States, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official with knowledge of the call.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2016
Japan may be too scared of failure to succeed
Unless inventive, aggressive companies are around to do something productive with the cheap cash the BOJ is generating, policymakers will never be able to jump-start the economy.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2014
'Neets' band together to up esteem
Some 170 "neets" have jointly established a company, hoping to defy the social view of them as underdogs.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2014
Century engine starts now
The last two centuries (and possibly more) didn't 'start' with the turning of the calendar from 00 to 01. Each century began bending the arc of history, in essence, in its 14th year.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2011
Debt deal reveals empty toolbox
When President Barack Obama signed into law the bill increasing the debt ceiling to $16.7 trillion, Americans might have breathed a sigh of relief that the danger of default is over — for now (and probably until spring 2013).
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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