Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
February 2013 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Cancer risks low in Japan following Fukushima nuclear incident – UN report UN News Centre 28 Feb 2013 -- Health risks associated with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant incident in Japan such as cancer are low, according to a United Nations report released, which calls for continued health and environmental monitoring in the country, particularly in the area where the disaster occurred two years ago.
- Japan Hopes Sanctions, Chance for Dialogue Can Alter North Korea's Course VOA 27 Feb 2013 -- Japan is holding out hope that a combination of more sanctions and the opportunity to return to dialogue will keep North Korea from further pursuing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. That emerged from an exclusive interview VOA correspondent Steve Herman conducted Wednesday with Japan's foreign minister in Tokyo.
- Q&A: Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida VOA 27 Feb 2013 -- Transcript: VOA's Steve Herman sat down with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss regional territorial disputes and other issues. (The following questions were asked in English; answers are translated from Japanese.)
- Chinese surveillance ships enter Japanese waters: Tokyo Iran Press TV 24 Feb 2013 -- Japan says three Chinese surveillance ships have entered its territorial waters off disputed islands in the East China Sea.
- Japanese PM Vows Stronger Ties With U.S. RFE/RL 23 Feb 2013 -- Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he is committed to making his country a strong ally of the United States as it faces new security challenges from North Korea and China.
- Press Briefing on the Visit of Prime Minister Abe of Japan The White House 21 Feb 2013
- North Korea, Maritime Disputes, Key Topics in Obama-Abe Talks VOA 21 Feb 2013 -- President Barack Obama and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold talks at the White House Friday. They will focus on the U.S. - Japan alliance and regional security challenges, including North Korea and maritime tensions between Japan and China.
- Rising Voices in S. Korea, Japan Advocate Nuclear Weapons VOA 15 Feb 2013 -- North Korea's nuclear test is prompting some in South Korea and Japan to advocate possessing their own such weapons.
- Australian, Japanese and U.S. Officials Meet for Security and Defense Cooperation Forum DoD 14 Feb 2013
- Readout of the President's Call with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe The White House 13 Feb 2013
- Japan, S. Korea Agree to Push for Tougher Sanctions on N. Korea VOA 13 Feb 2013 -- North Korea's latest nuclear test appears to have thawed, at least temporarily, the chilly relationship between South Korea and Japan.
- S. Korea, Japan Move to Bolster Defenses After North's Nuclear Test VOA 12 Feb 2013 -- North Korea is being sharply criticized for conducting a third nuclear test Tuesday.
- China, Japan Dispute Confronts Obama Second Term Asia Agenda VOA 12 Feb 2013 -- There is increasing hostility between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
- China Denies Aiming Radar at Japanese Ships RIA Novosti 08 Feb 2013 -- China on Friday denied Japan's claim that a Chinese frigate directed a fire-control radar at Japanese vessels in the East China Sea.
- China Accuses Japan of Smear Campaign VOA 07 Feb 2013 -- China has accused Japan of trying to 'smear' Beijing's image, after Tokyo alleged a Chinese warship locked its weapons-targeting radar on a Japanese vessel near disputed islands.
- Japan Says Russia Violates Its Airspace, Moscow Denies It RFE/RL 07 Feb 2013 -- Japan says two Russian fighter jets have violated its airspace, just hours after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he favored a 'mutually acceptable solution' to a territorial dispute with Russia.
- Transcript: Interview With Yoshida Suga VOA 04 Feb 2013 -- Steve Herman interviews Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshida Suga about the impending anticipated North Korean nuclear test, Japan's territorial disputes with China and South Korea as well as the new Japanese administration's goals for improving relations with Northeast Asia. The following is a transcript of their conversation.
- Japan PM Vows to Protect Disputed Islands from China VOA 02 Feb 2013 -- The Japanese Coast Guard has intercepted a Chinese fishing boat near Japan's southern island of Okinawa and detained its captain on suspicion of unauthorized fishing in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone.
- North Korean Nuke and Missile Tests Undermine Stability AFPS 01 Feb 2013 -- North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs constitute a serious threat to international peace and security and undermine the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula as well as the Northeast Asia region.
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