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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Victims of atomic bombings and nuclear tests gathered in Hiroshima to discuss eliminating nuclear damage, 80 years after the atomic bombings of the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/nuclear-victims-forum-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #hiroshima

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit North Korea for celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea later this week, Beijing and Pyongyang announced Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-china-li-qiang/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #china #kimjongun #liqiang #missiles #defense #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #russia

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang to visit North Korea for ruling party anniversary

The festivities are expected to include a large-scale nighttime military parade, South Korean authorities have said.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

India and Pakistan’s brief war earlier this year has offered numerous lessons on the evolving nature of warfare — particularly for the Indian military, army Chief of Staff Gen. Upendra Dwivedi said in an interview. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/asia-pacific/indian-army-chief-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #india #pakistan #nuclearweapons #china #defense

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‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan

India and Pakistan’s brief war earlier this year has offered numerous lessons on the evolving nature of warfare, according to Indian Army Chief of Staff Gen. Upendra Dwivedi.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to voluntarily maintain limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons "sounds like a good idea." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/world/politics/trump-putin-nuclear-arms-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #us #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #russiaukrainewar #nuclearweapons #missiles #defense

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Trump says Putin's offer on nuclear arms control 'sounds like a good idea'

Any agreement on continuing to limit nuclear arms would stand in contrast to rising tensions between the United States and Russia.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has deployed "special assets" in response to what he called Washington's arms build-up in the South, state media reported Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/asia-pacific/north-korea-special-assets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #us #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #donaldtrump #usmilitary

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North Korea says 'special assets' deployed against South

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed the U.S.-South Korea 'nuclear alliance' is 'conducting various kinds of exercises to execute dangerous scenarios.'
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

North Korea sent a senior official to the U.N. for a speech for the first time since 2018, while its top diplomat visited Beijing — part of a flurry of diplomacy as it doubles down on its position as a nuclear power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-china-un-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #un #china #us #nuclearweapons #defense #donaldtrump #kimjongun

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Iran’s clerical rulers are facing a grave crisis, caught between growing discontent at home and a stalled nuclear deal that together have left the country more isolated and divided. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/world/politics/iran-cleric-nuclear-deadlock/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #nuclearweapons #nuclearenergy #un #iaea

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The "snapback" of U.N. sanctions on Iran sends Western powers back to the drawing board on how to contain and monitor Iran's nuclear program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/world/politics/iran-snapback-nuclear-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #nuclearweapons #us #iaea #israel #irannucleardeal #france #britain #germany #donaldtrump

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'Snapback' sends West back to the drawing board on Iran's nuclear program

Despite a last-minute rush of diplomatic activity at the U.N., Iran has done little to stop the sanctions from going back into effect.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a regional economic summit in South Korea next month cannot be ruled out, a Seoul official reportedly said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/27/asia-pacific/politics/trump-kim-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #donaldtrump #us #southkorea #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #apec

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Iran will remain part of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the country’s president said, despite the looming threat of renewed U.N. sanctions and a domestic push by some lawmakers to adopt a more aggressive posture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/27/world/politics/iran-npt-sanctions-snapback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #nuclearweapons #us

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Tuesday to end a "vicious cycle of unnecessary military tensions" with North Korea, with the aim of achieving peaceful coexistence and shared growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/asia-pacific/politics/koreas-lee-new-era/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #us #donaldtrump #northkorea #nuclearweapons #leejaemyung #kimjongun

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At U.N., South Korean leader vows to reduce tensions with North Korea

In a speech, President Lee Jae Myung emphasized his vision is 'based on a cool-headed perception that denuclearization cannot be achieved in the short term.'
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Japan’s growing security challenges from China, North Korea and Russia, combined with doubts about U.S. commitments, raise the question of whether it should consider developing its own nuclear deterrent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/23/japan/can-japan-arm-itself-with-nuclear-weapons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #usjapanrelations #nuclearweapons #defense #china #russia #northkorea

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Japan, South Korea and the U.S. reaffirmed their “resolute commitment” to Pyongyang's “complete denuclearization,” pouring cold water on heated speculation that Donald Trump could soon meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/japan/politics/us-japan-south-korea-denuclearization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #usjapanrelations #us #northkorea #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #takeshiiwaya #marcorubio #leejaemyung #kimjongun #missiles #china #taiwan

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to voluntarily maintain the limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons set in the 2010 New START accord after it expires in February if the U.S. agreed to do the same. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/world/politics/putin-new-start-nuclear-treaty-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #russia #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #vladimirputin

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Putin offers Trump one-year extension of nuclear weapons treaty

Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday offered to voluntarily maintain the treaty limits if U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to do the same.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

His memories are hazy, but for 95-year-old Hidetada Yoshida, the decadeslong pain in his right arm serves as a reminder of his experience mining for ores including uranium during the closing days of World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/japan/95-year-old-speaks-of-wartime-uranium-mining-fukushima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #fukushima #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #mining

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Memories of man's WWII mining experience are hazy, but pain persists

As a student mobilized to mine ores, Hidetada Yoshida, now 95, suffered an injury so severe it still wakes him at night.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

North Korea's Kim Jong Un said he is open to talks with the U.S. if it drops its denuclearization demand — remarks that came as South Korea's leader said he would back a deal to freeze Pyongyang's nuclear program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/asia-pacific/kim-trump-north-korea-denuclearization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #us #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #missiles #southkorea #leejaemyung

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

A source close to the Saudi royal court said Pakistan's nuclear weapons could be used to defend Saudi Arabia, days after the two countries signed a surprise mutual defense treaty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/world/politics/pakistan-nuclear-umbrella-saudi-arabia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #pakistan #nuclearweapons #saudiarabia

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The U.S. and Britain will sign a deal to make it quicker for companies in both countries to build nuclear power stations when U.S. President Donald Trump visits this week, according to the U.K. government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/world/politics/us-uk-nuclear-tech-whisky-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #uk #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #nuclearenergy #whiskey #tech

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister condemned upcoming joint military drills by South Korea, the U.S. and Japan as a "reckless show of strength" that would bring "bad results." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/north-korea-military-exercises/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #kimyojong #kimjongun #northkorea #nuclearweapons #southkorea #usmilitary #sdf #defense

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang will unveil a policy to advance both its nuclear arsenal and conventional military power at an upcoming key ruling party meeting, state media said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-nuclear-conventional-military/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #kimjongun #russia #nuclearweapons

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