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August 2003 - Japan Special Weapons News

  • Japanese Authorities Urged to Ensure Home Visit of Koreans KCNA 29 Aug 2003 -- Nam Sung U, vice-chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), in a statement Tuesday said the visit of Korean residents in Japan to the homeland should be respected as it is an inviolable humanitarian right that no one can violate.
  • Delegates Begin to Arrive for Six-Way Talks Korea-net 26 Aug 2003 -- Representatives of countries participating in the first round of six-way talks aimed at resolving North Korea's nuclear weapons program started to arrive here Monday (Aug. 25).
  • JAPAN/NORTH KOREA VOA 26 Aug 2003 -- A North Korean cargo-passenger ferry is on its way back home after a tension-filled, two-day call on the Japanese port of Niigata. Japan's Transportation Ministry delayed the departure of the controversial vessel citing violations of international safety regulations, but larger issues are involved.
  • JAPAN / NOKOR FERRY UPDATE VOA 25 Aug 2003 -- A controversial North Korean ferry docked in Japan may not be permitted to depart on schedule Tuesday. Japanese officials say they have found safety problems that must be corrected before the vessel can leave.
  • JAPAN / NOKOR FERRY VOA 25 Aug 2003 -- A controversial North Korean ferry has docked in the northern Japanese port of Niigata. The vessel was greeted both by pro-Pyongyang ethnic Korean residents and Japanese angry over North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens.
  • JAPAN / NOKOR FERRY VOA 24 Aug 2003 -- Tensions are rising across Japan before the scheduled docking of a controversial North Korean ferry (Monday) at the northern Japanese coastal city of Niigata. Japanese police have defused two bombs planted by suspected rightists near a North Korean-linked bank and a building of a pro-Pyongyang residents' group in the western Japanese city of Fukuoka.
  • Japan's Moves for Reinvasion under Fire KCNA 23 Aug 2003 -- Japan's defense chief referring to the issue of the dispatch of the "Self-Defense Forces" overseas including the "cooperation in international peace-keeping operation" in the "2003 white paper for defense of Japan" at a recent Diet meeting, asserted that the SDF should be allowed to conduct activities overseas, free from the framework of "exclusive defense" while tightening the nexus with the U.S.
  • Japan Urged to Sincerely Approach Six-Way Talks KCNA 19 Aug 2003 -- The ultra-right conservative forces of Japan are talking nonsense that the issue of abduction should be discussed at the six-way talks expected to open soon to discuss the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the U.S. although it has nothing to do with the issue.
  • JAPAN / G-P-S VOA 15 Aug 2003 -- Around the world, governments, soldiers and civilians have come to rely on the Global Positioning System for all sorts of navigational uses. But the users rely on nearly 30 satellites operated by the U-S Defense Department. As G-P-S becomes a part of everyday life, there is growing concern about this dependence on a U-S government system. Some changes are on the horizon.
  • JAPAN/WAR SHRINE VOA 15 Aug 2003 -- In a move certain to upset Japan's Asian neighbors, some members of the Japanese cabinet visited a controversial religious shrine today (Friday), the 58th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two.
  • U-S-NORTH KOREA VOA 14 Aug 2003 -- Senior U-S, South Korean and Japanese diplomats have completed a two-day set of preparatory talks in Washington for the six-nation meeting on the North Korean nuclear program opening August 27th in Beijing.
  • U-S / NORTH KOREA VOA 13 Aug 2003 -- Senior U-S diplomats convened with colleagues from Japan and South Korea Wednesday to map strategy for the six-party talks opening August 27th in Beijing, on the North Korean nuclear weapons program. As the Washington meeting got underway, Secretary of State Colin Powell downplayed a published report the Bush administration was considering economic incentives for Pyongyang to give up its weapons ambitions.
  • KCNA Blasts Japan's Arms Buildup KCNA 13 Aug 2003 -- The Defense Agency of Japan on Aug. 4 reportedly decided to introduce a "helicopter carrier" and is going to include spending for it in the next year's budget.
  • Japan Urged to Behave Itself KCNA 13 Aug 2003 -- The Japanese government recently requested the U.S. to maintain the option to use military force against north Korea.
  • CHINA-JAPAN WEAPONS VOA 13 Aug 2003 -- The Chinese government is demanding that Japan shoulder responsibility after a number of people in northeastern China were sickened by poison gas left by Japanese troops during the Second World War.
  • GE Jet Engine Selected for Japan Defense Agency Cargo Aircraft GE Aviation 12 Aug 2003 -- The Japan Defense Agency (JDA) selected GE Aircraft Engines' (GEAE) CF6-80C2 engine for its C-X program, Japan's next-generation cargo military aircraft.
  • U-S-NORTH KOREA VOA 12 Aug 2003 -- Senior U-S, South Korean and Japanese diplomats convene in Washington today (Wednesday) for two days of meetings to plan for multi-lateral talks on North Korea's nuclear program later this month in Beijing.
  • Japan Accused of Inciting Confrontation And War KCNA 12 Aug 2003 -- The Japanese reactionaries seek to realize their wild dream of reinvading Korea at any cost with the backing of the U.S. but this is nothing but an anachronistic dream, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary.
  • CHINA/JAPAN VOA 11 Aug 2003 -- China and Japan have marked the 25th anniversary of their shared friendship treaty, but some individual concerns - including chemical weapons apparently left in China by the Japanese during World War Two - cropped up during a high-level exchange of visits.
  • CHINA/JAPAN/NORTH KOREA VOA 10 Aug 2003 -- An energetic round of diplomatic activity continues in preparation for six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Diplomats from China, Japan and Russia are on the road for planning meetings.
  • JAPAN / NAGASAKI ANNIVERSARY VOA 09 Aug 2003 -- Japan has been marking the anniversaries of the two atom bombs dropped by America to end World War II, but the commemorations this year come as the country is beginning to debate its post-war pacifist policies.
  • CHINA/JAPAN/NORTH KOREA VOA 09 Aug 2003 -- Chinese, Japanese and South Korean officials are shuttling around the region ahead of multi-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program. A senior Chinese official says the talks in Beijing will be held later this month.
  • On Hiroshima Day, Annan urges world to do more for nuclear disarmament UN News Centre 06 Aug 2003 -- Commemorating the 58th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the international community to accelerate nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, especially with the new "major concern" that such weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists.
  • JAPAN / HIROSHIMA ANNIVERSARY VOA 06 Aug 2003 -- Japan is marking the 58th anniversary of the U-S atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War Two. At a ceremony in the city, attended by thousands, Hiroshima's mayor accused the United States of what he called "nuclear worship."
  • JAPAN MISSILE DEFENSE VOA 05 Aug 2003 -- Japan's Defense Agency says the country needs a missile defense system to counter possible threats from North Korea.
  • ROK, Japan, US to Coordinate on NK Next Week Korea-net 04 Aug 2003 -- Officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet in Washington next week to coordinate their North Korea policy ahead of multilateral talks on the communist state's nuclear weapons program, government officials said on Sunday (Aug. 3).
  • KCNA Denounces Japanese Reactionaries' Political Terrorism KCNA 04 Aug 2003 -- bullet was fired at the building of the Niigata Prefectural Headquarters of Chongryon (General Association of Korean Residents in Japan) on July 29.
  • Base Terrorism against Chongryon Slammed KCNA 04 Aug 2003 -- Minju Joson Sunday in a signed commentary condemns the Japanese reactionaries for perpetrating hostile acts against the Niigata Prefectural Headquarters of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon).
  • Japan's Ambition for Overseas Aggression Flayed KCNA 02 Aug 2003 -- The Japanese government recently decided to institute what they call "permanent law" intended to dispatch the "self-defense forces" overseas.



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