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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2016
Clinton running mate backs pre-emptive strike on North Korea in event of impending attack on U.S.
Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine said Tuesday that he would back pre-emptive strikes against North Korea if the isolated nation showed signs of launching a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2016
U.S., China said to discuss choking off North Korea energy
The U.S. and China are locked in negotiations over curbing North Korea's energy trade in response to its fifth nuclear test last month, according to four diplomats from United Nations Security Council countries with direct knowledge of the talks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2016
Kim is challenging the U.S., not the entire world
If Washington and its allies hope to halt the North Korean nuclear program, they will have to address the actual purpose of the North's activities, and not blame them on some mythical attack on the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2016
North Korea's nuclear program prompts some in South to call for own deterrent
North Korea's nuclear test last month rattled South Korea so much that some politicians are calling it an inflection point, with some now arguing openly that Seoul should develop nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2016
IAEA says Iran is obeying nuclear deal
Iran has kept to the nuclear deal it agreed on with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could be used to make atomic weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency told the French daily Le Monde.
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2016
UNSC calls against nuclear tests
More efforts are needed to get all nations on board the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2016
Chinese paper says U.S. and South Korea will 'pay the price' for deploying anti-missile system
The United States and South Korea will "pay the price" for their decision to deploy an advanced missile defense system, which will inevitably prompt a "counterattack," China's top newspaper said on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2016
North Korea may be building new missile submarine: report
North Korea may be building a new and larger type of submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles, a report by a U.S. website that monitors Pyongyang's weapons programs said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2016
Rethinking U.S. policy of 'strategic patience' with North Korea
North Korea's fifth nuclear test on Sept. 9 — its second this year — and its raft of missile tests have left nations groping for an appropriate response, one that could arrest Pyongyang's inexorable march toward atomic disaster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2016
The underground pipeline shaping North Korea's new capitalists
As the United States and other nations grasp for new ways to sanction Pyongyang in response to its latest nuclear test, some North Korean defectors see investment in its rudimentary market economy as a way to foment gradual change from within.
WORLD
Sep 29, 2016
Pentagon: Tests confirm no mustard agent in Iraq attack
The Pentagon says that an Islamic State rocket that hit a military base used by hundreds of U.S. troops in northern Iraq did not contain any sulfur chemical agent, as initially feared.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2016
U.S. upholding commitment to nuclear first-strike: Carter
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday that Washington has no plans to become a nuclear "no first use" nation, tamping down speculation that President Barack Obama may rip away that tenet of U.S. nuclear policy before leaving office.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2016
U.S. to deploy anti-missile THAAD system to South Korea 'as soon as possible'
The United States plans to speed up deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system to South Korea given the pace of North Korea's missile tests, and it will be stationed there "as soon as possible," a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 27, 2016
Paying to modernize U.S. nuclear arsenal to be left to next president
In this flat, windy expanse just south of the Canadian border, U.S. Air Force pilots fly the same bombers their grandfathers flew, using mid-20th century cables and pulleys.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 27, 2016
Islamic State bent on using chemical arms when Mosul invasion comes: Pentagon
Islamic State militants are "dead set" on using chemical arms and are likely to try them again as Iraqi forces advance on Mosul, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday, a week after a rocket with a possible chemical agent landed near U.S. troops.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2016
U.S., South Korea conduct joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan
The U.S. and South Korea conducted joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Monday amid growing tensions with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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