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U S NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2023
As Belarus prepares to host Russian nukes, what is Putin’s aim?
Not only would hosting Russian nukes make Belarus a potential target for the West, but some also fear that the country itself could become Russia's next annexation target.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2023
Japan issues destruction order after North Korea announces 'satellite' launch window
Pyongyang plans to launch a military satellite between Wednesday and June 11, in what would be its first space rocket launch in more than seven years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2023
Japan ramps up Russia sanctions and condemns nuclear deployment in Belarus
G7 leaders last week showed their resolve to support Ukraine with additional military aid and sanctions on Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2023
Russia moves ahead with deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
The U.S. State Department denounced the deployment plan, but said Washington had no intention of altering its position on strategic nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2023
India and seven other G7 guest nations' heads visit Hiroshima A-bomb museum
Leaders from India and seven other nations invited to the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima on Sunday visited the city's peace museum.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 22, 2023
Russia’s nuclear blackmail must be met with denial
A combination of Western arms and a strategic deployment of troops by Ukraine may help to deny Russia the opportunity to resort to nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2023
A-bomb survivors angry at G7 summit for upholding nuclear deterrence
Atomic bomb survivor and campaigner Setsuko Thurlow branded the Group of Seven nations' summit in Hiroshima a 'huge failure.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 21, 2023
In first, Kishida and Yoon visit cenotaph to Korean A-bomb victims in Hiroshima
Ahead of a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Kishida and Yoon visited the memorial together, placing flowers in front of it in a highly symbolic gesture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
May 21, 2023
Can Kishida’s diplomatic success translate to domestic gains?
The fanfare surrounding Kishida's closing remarks at the G7 summit masked a meeting that was meager on substance as he looks to pivot to domestic issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2023
Biden and Kishida use Hiroshima museum guestbook to push for nuke-free world
Few other details of the leaders’ visit have been disclosed, possibly out of consideration for sensitivities among the U.S. and the other G7 nuclear powers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2023
Atomic bomb survivors mixed on G7 Hiroshima summit museum visit
'I hope it might make the leaders realize the problems of relying on nuclear weapons for security, and serve as a crossroads to even a slight change in their approaches,' one survivor said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 20, 2023
G7 adopts Kishida’s vision for a nuke-free world, but disarmament likely elusive
Critics of the move called it “a rehash of old nonproliferation measures,” citing the lack of concrete proposals.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2023
Symbolism rich as G7 leaders visit Hiroshima A-bomb museum
The visit, the brainchild of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, saw the heads of the G7 nations and the European Union lay wreaths at the cenotaph for victims of the atomic bomb.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2023
Delivering on nuclear disarmament in Hiroshima
With nuclear tensions rising, the G7 summit’s participants must recognize the catastrophic consequences of nuclear arms and take steps to strengthen the global resolve against their use.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 17, 2023
Kishida, Biden and Yoon to showcase unity on North Korea — and China — at G7
For Kishida, the meeting will be a chance to highlight Japan’s commitment to its alliance with the U.S. as well as mending ties with South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2023
North Korea is about to launch its first spy satellite
Leader Kim Jong Un has visited a facility assembling the country's first spy satellite, indicating it could soon conduct its first space rocket launch in about seven years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 17, 2023
In pursuing peace, Japan’s leader must also prepare for war
His life’s goal may be nuclear disarmament, but with this G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Fumio Kishida will move the nation even closer to the world’s largest nuclear power.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023
U.N. chief urges no-use nuclear weapons policy ahead of G7 summit
Speaking to a group of reporters at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Guterres said 'it's time' for nuclear weapons states to declare they will not use the armaments 'in any circumstance.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023
At Hiroshima G7, bomb survivors grapple with a disarmament dream deferred
They fear Hiroshima's legacy — its importance as the first city to be flattened by a nuclear weapon — may be reduced to a historical artifact rather than a call for change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 16, 2023
At G7, Kishida eyes ‘realistic’ approach to nukes, with bold steps unlikely
With bigger moves unlikely, a key aim of the summit will be to pursue new initiatives to foster disarmament and reinvigorate the stalled process of nuclear arms control.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
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.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
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.
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.

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