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WORLD
Dec 13, 2019
U.S. tests ground-launched ballistic missile after INF treaty exit
The Pentagon on Thursday tested a conventionally configured ground-launched ballistic missile, a test that would have been prohibited under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2019
Xi military parade to showcase China missiles spooking the U.S.
In Beijing, President Xi Jinping¡¯s grand military parade through the capital will be cheered as a display of national pride after 70 years of Communist Party rule. In Washington, many will see a growing threat to American dominance in the Western Pacific.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 25, 2019
The U.S. wants Japan¡¯s help to close its ¡®missile gap¡¯ with China. Is Tokyo up for it?
After formally withdrawing from a landmark arms-control treaty earlier this month, the United States now hopes it can better counter its geopolitical rival China by closing what experts characterize as a yawning ¡°missile gap¡± with Beijing ¡ª and it may look to Japan for help.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 20, 2019
U.S. test of previously banned missile raises fears of new nuclear arms race
The U.S. military has conducted a flight test of a type of missile banned for more than 30 years, under a treaty from which it bolted earlier this month, the Pentagon said Monday, in a move experts said was likely to have been closely watched by China, Russia and even North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2019
Deploying new U.S. missiles would be ¡®reckless act¡¯: North Korean media
Any move by the United States to place new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in South Korea could spark a ¡°new Cold War¡± and an escalating arms race in the region, North Korean state media said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2019
U.S. looks to deploy new missiles to Asia, defense chief says amid tensions with China
The U.S. is hoping to deploy new ground-based intermediate-range missiles to Asia ¡°sooner rather than later,¡± U.S. defense chief Mark Esper said of a move that could have huge ramifications for regional security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2019
After INF treaty¡¯s demise, U.S. seeks funds for missile tests
The United States will no longer be prohibited from having ground-launched intermediate-range missiles once it pulls out of an arms control treaty with Russia on Friday, but funds to test and develop the missiles may soon run out, officials say.
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 / ANALYSIS
Feb 17, 2019
Nuclear fears haunt leaders with U.S.-Russian arms pact¡¯s demise
U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s decision to pull out of a landmark arms control treaty with Russia is turning the worst fears of a dangerous weapons race into reality.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2018
U.S. defense chief looks to calm European allies nervous about INF pact withdrawal
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday that the United States was in consultation with its European allies on an arms control treaty, as NATO members urge Washington to try to bring Russia back into compliance with the pact rather than quit it.
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2018
U.S. should stay in nuclear treaty
Abandoning the INF agreement would harm arms control efforts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 22, 2018
China¡¯s missile buildup ¡ª a threat to U.S. bases in Japan ¡ª likely a key factor in Trump plan to exit INF
U.S. President Donald Trump has pinned much of the blame for Washington¡¯s planned exit from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) on Russian violations of the landmark pact. But a closer look shows that China¡¯s buildup of its missile forces ¡ª which pose a grave threat to U.S. military...
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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