Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
February 2006 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Japan Reportedly Fails to Obtain Concessions on Nuclear Programs From Iranian Official VOA 28 Feb 2006 -- Iran's foreign minister has rejected calls by Japan to end its uranium enrichment program, despite international suspicion that the Islamic Republic may be secretly attempting to produce nuclear weapons.
- EU-Japan sign agreement on peaceful use of nuclear energy IRNA 27 Feb 2006 -- The European Commission and Japan signed Monday an Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
- Diplomacy About Iran's Nuclear Program Shifts from Moscow to Tokyo VOA 27 Feb 2006 -- Iran's foreign minister has arrived in Japan for talks expected to focus on easing concerns over the Islamic republic's nuclear ambitions
- KCNA Blasts Aso's Assertion for Settlement of "Abduction Issue" KCNA 24 Feb 2006 -- Before and after the recent DPRK-Japan talks in Beijing, the Japanese authorities insisted that the "abduction issue" is a core issue to be settled at the talks.
- Japan Issues Arrest Warrants for North Koreans Over Abduction Issue VOA 23 Feb 2006 -- In the latest move in an escalating dispute between Japan and North Korea, police in Tokyo have obtained arrest warrants for two North Koreans who allegedly kidnapped four Japanese citizens in the 1970s.
- International Forum To Collaborate on New Reactors Washington File 21 Feb 2006 -- The United States signed an agreement about sodium-cooled fast reactor systems with France and Japan February 16, providing the framework for collaboration among these countries on the research and development of advanced nuclear reactors.
- Japanese Police Raid Trading Firms Suspected of Weapons-Related Exports to N. Korea VOA 17 Feb 2006 -- In the latest crackdown on Japanese companies illegally exporting equipment that can be used to produce weapons, police have raided two small trading companies in Tokyo.
- Head of Japanese Company Suspected of Nuclear Trafficking Denies Wrongdoing VOA 14 Feb 2006 -- The head of a Japanese company suspected of illegally exporting instruments that could be used in the production of nuclear weapons has defended his company's actions.
- DPRK-Japan Inter-governmental Talks Held KCNA 10 Feb 2006 -- The DPRK-Japan inter-governmental talks for the normalization of their relations took place in Beijing from Feb. 4 to 8, 2006.
- Japan, North Korea End Talks with No Agreement on Kidnappings Issue VOA 08 Feb 2006 -- Japan and North Korea have wrapped up their latest round of talks on normalizing relations without an agreement on the emotional issue of Japanese nationals abducted by the North.
- North Korea, Japan Still far Apart on Issue of Abducted Japanese VOA 07 Feb 2006 -- Japan and North Korea say their talks in Beijing this week are making little progress in resolving an impasse over North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals during the Cold War.
- KCNA Urges Japan to Honestly Approach DPRK-Japan Inter-governmental Talks KCNA 04 Feb 2006 -- We draw attention to the fact that the conservatives within the Japanese government are making remarks getting on the nerves of the DPRK in the run-up to the DPRK-Japan inter-governmental talks for the normalization of their relations.
- Japan, North Korea Reopen Talks on Normalizing Relations VOA 04 Feb 2006 -- After a four-year gap, Japan and North Korea have reopened negotiations on normalizing diplomatic ties.
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