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- Japan-U.S. Military Nexus Assailed KCNA 29 Jul 2009 -- The Japanese and U.S. officials concerned with foreign affairs and defense recently held a working consultation in Tokyo for the purpose of adopting a new "Japan-U.S. security joint declaration" the keynote of which is to boost the "Japan-U.S. alliance", etc with 2010, the 50th anniversary of the revision of the "Japan-U.S. Security Pact," as a target year.
- Japan's "White Paper on Defense for 2009" Slammed KCNA 28 Jul 2009 -- The Japanese reactionaries recently made public a "white paper on defense for 2009" in which they termed the DPRK "a serious threat" to Japan and disclosed their scenario to seize Tok Islet. This patently proves that their hostile policy towards the DPRK and ambition for reinvasion have reached an extreme phase.
- Japan's Cabinet Dissolves Parliament VOA 21 Jul 2009 -- Japanese PM Aso dissolved parliament's lower house and called for national elections on August 30.
- Japanese PM dissolves parliament, sets race for snap polls RIA Novosti 21 Jul 2009 -- Japanese PM Aso dissolved the lower house of parliament, forcing early elections to be held on August 30.
- Japan's Piracy Task Force KCNA 14 Jul 2009 -- Law on combating piracy provides the Japan with the right to advance into any waters under the pretext of "coping with a threat of piracy."
- Medvedev warns Japan's PM over MPs' vote on Kuril Islands - aide RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2009 -- Russian President Medvedev: Parliament's decision on Kuril Islands did not foster an atmosphere of trust.
- Medvedev to discuss Kurils issue with Japanese premier RIA Novosti 08 Jul 2009 -- Russian President will raise the issue of the disputed Kuril islands at a meeting with Japanese PM on sidelines of the G8 summit.
- Russia's row with Japan over disputed islands escalates RIA Novosti 07 Jul 2009 -- Russia's upper house of parliament called Japan's renewed claims on the Kuril islands an "insult to the Russian people."
- Tokyo welcomes election of Japanese diplomat as IAEA chief RIA Novosti 03 Jul 2009 -- Japan lays hopes on the election of Yukiya Amano as the first Japanese national to head the IAEA.
- Japan, Hong Kong Find Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Cases VOA 03 Jul 2009 -- Japan and Hong Kong have each identified cases of the swine influenza A-H1N1 virus that are resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu.
- Japan Envoy To Be Next UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief RFE/RL 02 Jul 2009 -- It took four months and several rounds of voting, but board of the UN's nuclear watchdog finally elected a new director-general.
- Japanese official chosen to head UN atomic watchdog UN News Centre 02 Jul 2009 -- Japanese diplomat with a lengthy record of working on disarmament and non-proliferation issues will be the next IAEA chief.
- IAEA Elects New Chief VOA 02 Jul 2009 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency has elected a Japanese diplomat to replace outgoing Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei.
- Japan's Korean Community Split on Politics VOA 01 Jul 2009 -- About one million ethnic Koreans live in Japan, and just over half of them hold Korean nationality.
- Japanese Reactionaries' Moves to Tighten Sanctions against DPRK Flailed KCNA 01 Jul 2009 -- Japanese government decided to take a measure for "totally banning the export" to the DPRK.
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