Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
October 2006 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Japanese Foreign Minister Rejects Pyongyang's Conditions to Return to Disarmament Talks VOA 24 Oct 2006 -- Japan's foreign minister is rejecting North Korea's demand that the United States drop financial sanctions in return for Pyongyang's resumption of nuclear disarmament talks.
- Japan Pledges Loan to Repair Iraq Refinery VOA 24 Oct 2006 -- Japan has agreed to lend Iraq money to repair an oil refinery. Japan sees Iraq as a future source for its oil and gas.
- Japan Considers Military Role in Possible North Korean Ship Inspections VOA 20 Oct 2006 -- Japan's government appears split over what role it legally can take in any inspections of North Korean ships in international waters
- Japan's Lower House Approves Extension of Afghan Naval Mission VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- Japan's lower house has approved a one-year extension of the country's naval mission to support U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan.
- New Japanese Sanctions Against North Korea Approved VOA 13 Oct 2006 -- Japan's Cabinet has approved a package of economic sanctions against North Korea
- Japan Imposes Further Sanctions on North Korea VOA 11 Oct 2006 -- Japan has moved to impose additional economic sanctions against North Korea in response to its claimed nuclear test earlier this week
- Japan may impose more sanctions against N. Korea-PM Abe RIA Novosti 10 Oct 2006 -- Japan may introduce further sanctions against North Korea without waiting for confirmation that Pyongyang has indeed conducted a nuclear test, the Japanese prime minister said Tuesday.
- Japanese lower house protests N. Korean nuclear test RIA Novosti 10 Oct 2006 -- Japan's lower house of parliament adopted a statement Tuesday protesting North Korea's nuclear test.
- Japan has no plans to create nukes after N.Korean tests - PM RIA Novosti 10 Oct 2006 -- Japan does not plan to create its own nuclear weapons following North Korea's tests, the country's new prime minister said Tuesday.
- Japan Mulling Harsh Sanctions Against North Korea in Response to Claimed Nuclear Test VOA 10 Oct 2006 -- While Japan awaits confirmation on whether North Korea actually carried out a nuclear test, government ministers in Tokyo are considering what additional sanctions to impose on the communist state.
- Experts: N. Korean Nuclear Test Unlikely to Lead to North Asian Nuclear Arms Race VOA 09 Oct 2006 -- North Korea's claimed test of a nuclear device has raised fears that North Korea's non-nuclear neighbors will be compelled to develop their own such weapons.
- South Korea, Japan Condemn North Korean Nuclear Test VOA 09 Oct 2006 -- The leaders of South Korea and Japan are joining a chorus of condemnation around the world following North Korea's apparent entry into the nuclear weapons club
- China, Japan Say Korean Nuclear Test Cannot Be Tolerated VOA 08 Oct 2006 -- Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has wrapped up a summit with Chinese leaders in Beijing, saying the two countries have agreed that a North Korean nuclear test cannot be tolerated.
- South Korea, Japan Applaud UN Warning to North Korea About Possible Nuclear Test VOA 07 Oct 2006 -- South Korea and Japan have applauded the U.N. Security Council's expression of "deep concern" about North Korea's threat to conduct a nuclear test, and Japan called for "severely punitive measures," if a test does take place
- Russia, Japan conduct naval exercise off Japanese coast RIA Novosti 06 Oct 2006 -- Russian and Japanese naval vessels conducted a joint exercise Friday near the Japanese port of Maidzuru, the Russian Pacific Fleet press service said.
- North Korea Tops Agenda for Japan's Summits with China, South Korea VOA 06 Oct 2006 -- A pair of one-day summits in Beijing and Seoul will give Japan's new prime minister an opportunity to repair relations with Tokyo's neighbors
- Japan, US Step Up Efforts to Prevent North Korean Nuclear Test VOA 05 Oct 2006 -- Japan and the United States are stepping up efforts to dissuade North Korea from carrying out a nuclear weapons test.
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