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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


June 2003 - Japan Special Weapons News

  • Resolution Calls for Japanese Apology to World War II Comfort Women Washington File 25 Jun 2003 -- A Vietnam era Marine Corps veteran is calling on the Japanese government to issue "a clear and unambiguous apology" for its policy of enslaving young women to serve as "comfort women" for Japanese troops during World War II.
  • JAPAN-CHINA ISLANDS VOA 23 Jun 2003 -- Japan's Coast Guard has intercepted a group of Chinese protesters aboard a fishing boat near a disputed group of islands. It was the latest encounter between Japan and China in a territorial dispute that dates back more than a century.
  • Korea, China, Japan to Tackle NK Issue Korea-net 17 Jun 2003 -- Foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan will discuss the North Korean nuclear issue and other matters of regional importance at their meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tuesday.
  • JAPAN / MISSILE ARRESTS VOA 13 Jun 2003 -- Japanese police have arrested five executives of a Tokyo-based manufacturer for allegedly exporting to Iran machinery that could have military applications. The same company is suspected of having made similar illegal sales to North Korea
  • KCNA urges world community to beware of Japan's militarization KCNA 16 Jun 2003 -- Japan is moving fast to emerge a military power and launch expansion overseas. War maneuvers under the simulated conditions of an "emergency" are now under way after the passage of bills on "emergency" through the diet.
  • KCNA attacks Japan's hostile action against DPRK ship KCNA 16 Jun 2003 -- Nowadays, the Japanese authorities are persistently pursuing a hostile policy towards the DPRK, in support of the U.S. strategy aimed to stifle the DPRK.
  • U.S., Korea, Japan Call for End to North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Washington File 14 Jun 2003 -- Delegations from the Japan, Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United States reaffirmed that "North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons will not be tolerated," in a joint declaration released at the end of a meeting of the Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 13.
  • JAPAN/ FORCES / IRAQ VOA 13 Jun 2003 -- Japan's Cabinet has approved draft legislation that would clear the way for Japanese troops to head to Iraq. The move is controversial in Japan, which has a pacifist constitution with restrictions on the military. But if Parliament approves the legislation, Japanese troops would still be prohibited from engaging in combat.
  • Japanese Cabinet Approves Controversial Plan to Send Troops to Iraq VOA 13 Jun 2003 -- Japan's Cabinet has approved draft legislation that would clear the way for Japanese troops to head to Iraq. The move is controversial in Japan, which has a pacifist constitution with restrictions on the military. If Parliament approves the legislation, Japanese troops would still be prohibited from engaging in combat.
  • Three-Way Talks Due on NK Nuclear Row Korea-net 13 Jun 2003 -- Senior officials from Seoul, Washington and Tokyo are to coordinate their North Korea policy in Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday and Saturday to decide on the preferred format and timing of follow-up talks to the Beijing three-way talks on North Korea's nuclear program in April.
  • Japanese authorities' action against DPRK passenger boat assailed KCNA 12 Jun 2003 -- A spokesman for the Korean Marine Transport Committee in a statement on June 10 denounced the anti-DPRK action of the Japanese authorities to suspend the call of ship "Mangyongbong-92" at a Japanese port.
  • Five-Way Talks on NK Nukes Due Next Month Korea-net 11 Jun 2003 -- Five-way talks comprising South Korea, North Korea, the United States, Japan and China to discuss the lengthy impasse over North Korea's nuclear weapons program will be held next month at the earliest, according to diplomatic sources on Tuesday (June 10).
  • Japan hit for blocking way of humanitarian visits KCNA 10 Jun 2003 -- the Japanese authorities laid all of a sudden artificial and deliberate obstacles in the way of the call of the ship "Mangyongbong-92" at Japanese port.
  • Joint Statement by President Roh Moo-hyun of the Republic of Korea and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan Following a Summit Meeting (June 07, 2003) Korea-net 10 Jun 2003 -- As state guests of Japan, President Roh Moo-hyun and the First Lady of the Republic of Korea paid a state visit to Japan from June 6-9, 2003. During his stay, President Roh Moo-hyun held a summit meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan.
  • Japanese authorities' moves to suspend service of ship "Mangyongbong-92" KCNA 09 Jun 2003 -- The Korean Committee for Aiding Overseas Compatriots Saturday issued a statement denouncing the Japanese authorities' undisguised moves to suspend the service of the ship "Mangyongbong-92" to ensure visits of Koreans in Japan to their homeland.
  • Roh, Koizumi Warn NK Against Nuclear Program Korea-net 09 Jun 2003 -- South Korea and Japan warned North Korea Saturday (June 7) not to take action that might aggravate the nuclear row on the Korean Peninsula.
  • JAPAN - SOKOR SUMMIT VOA 07 Jun 2003 -- At a summit between the leaders of Japan and South Korea, a statement emerged Saturday that papers over their differences on how to deal with North Korea's nuclear weapons development. The two are still divided over how much pressure should be placed on North Korea.
  • JAPAN / NOKOR SHIP VOA 06 Jun 2003 -- In what will certainly be the most scrutinized ship arrival in Japan in many years, a North Korean cargo-passenger ship is scheduled to dock Monday at a port in Niigata Prefecture. The vessel has made many trips to the port in past years but is now suspected of smuggling.
  • JAPAN / ROH VISIT VOA 06 Jun 2003 -- South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun has arrived in Japan for his first state visit there. Historical tensions between the two Asian neighbors are likely to take a back seat to formulating a joint approach on how to respond to North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
  • Seoul, Tokyo Weigh NK Nuke Issue Korea-net 04 Jun 2003 -- Officials from South Korea and Japan are now seriously considering how they will deal with the lingering standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons drive during the forthcoming summit between President Roh Moo-hyun and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on June 7.
  • U.S., Japan to Continue Dialogue, Pressure on North Korea Washington File 03 Jun 2003 -- The United States and Japan have not discussed concrete measures for dealing with North Korea, according to Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, but they have agreed to continue the approach of dialogue and pressure through multilateral channels.
  • U.S-Japan United Against North Korean Threats AFPS 03 Jun 2003 -- The United States and Japan are united to prevent destabilization in East Asia caused by North Korea's purported efforts to develop nuclear weapons and more powerful ballistic missiles, two senior U.S. officials told reporters here June 3.
  • 3-Nation Meeting on NK Set for June 12-13 Korea-net 03 Jun 2003 -- Senior officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a consultation meeting on North Korea in Honolulu, Hawaii, from June 12-13, the Foreign Affairs-Trade Ministry in Seoul said on Monday (June 2).
  • NOKOR / JAPAN / U-S DEFENSE VOA 03 Jun 2003 -- U-S Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz has held talks in Tokyo on a possible Japanese missile defense system to counter threats from North Korea. The meeting comes as the Pentagon's number two official wraps up a trip to brief Asian allies on a planned re-alignment of U-S forces in the region.
  • G-8 Partnership Makes Progress in Effort to Prevent Spread of WMD Washington File 02 Jun 2003 -- The Group of Eight (G-8) leading industrial democracies announced that it has made significant progress in its effort -- begun last year -- to prevent weapons of mass destruction from falling into the hands of terrorists and state sponsors of terrorism.



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