Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
April 2013 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Taiwan-Japan fishing commission set to hold first prep meeting CNA 30 Apr 2013 -- The first preparatory meeting for a fishing commission set up by Taiwan and Japan will be held this week to deal with issues related to fishing in disputed waters in the East China Sea.
- Hagel, Onodera Discuss U.S.-Japanese Security Concerns AFPS 29 Apr 2013 -- North Korea, the East China Sea and creating a new working group for joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities on the table.
- Russian, Japanese Leaders Discuss Territorial Dispute VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Monday in Moscow in the first meeting between leaders of the two countries in 10 years.
- Putin, Abe Agree To Work On Resolving Island Dispute RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to increase efforts to resolve a territorial dispute over North Pacific islands.
- Japan, Russia to discuss peace treaty PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to revive stalled negotiations over a peace treaty between Tokyo and Moscow.
- Russia And Japan Hold First Summit In Decade RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Moscow later today, the first meeting between leaders of the two countries in a decade.
- Taiwan, Japan negotiating details of fishing commission meeting CNA 29 Apr 2013 -- Taiwan and Japan are still negotiating the details of the first meeting of a bilateral fishing commission to address issues related to fishing in disputed waters in the East China Sea.
- 40-plus Chinese warplanes involved in Diaoyutais standoff: report CNA 27 Apr 2013 -- China dispatched over 40 warplanes to join eight surveillance vessels in trying to prevent a flotilla of Japanese nationalists from landing on the disputed Diaoyutai Islands on April 23, according to a Japanese media report.
- Dempsey Discusses Regional Issues With Japanese Leaders AFPS 26 Apr 2013 -- North Korea and China led the list of topics Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, discussed today in a series of meetings with senior Japanese leaders here.
- Chairman Urges More Japan, South Korea Defense Cooperation AFPS 26 Apr 2013 -- During the question-and-answer period following his speech here today at the National Institute for Defense Studies, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey urged Japan and South Korea to collaborate more closely in the face of sustained North Korean provocation.
- Taiwan urges China, Japan to show restraint over islet row CNA 23 Apr 2013 -- Taiwan on Tuesday repeated its call for parties involved in the dispute over the Diaoyutai Islands to show restraint, after Chinese surveillance ships and Japanese coast guard boats and activists reportedly sailed to waters near the islands.
- Dead Rats Shut Down Japan Nuclear Plant's Cooling System RIA Novosti 22 Apr 2013 -- The cooling system for the spent fuel pool at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeast Japan was halted on Monday after several dead rats were discovered at the facility, the Kyodo news agency reported.
- NATO Secretary General Details Asia Trip, Foreign Ministers’ Meeting AFPS 19 Apr 2013 -- NATO’s partnerships with Japan and South Korea are key to facing security challenges and ensuring stability in the region, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.
- China says Japan provokes, escalates tensions over disputed islands PressTV 19 Apr 2013 -- China has accused Japan of heightening tensions in the East China Sea by its increased use of fighter jets to patrol disputed chain of islands.
- China Tells Japan to Cool Tensions in East China Sea VOA 18 Apr 2013 -- China is accusing Japan of increasing tensions over a groups of disputed islands.
- Taiwan-Japan fishery deal step forward in peace initiative: Ma CNA 17 Apr 2013 -- President Ma said that the signing of a fishery pact between Taiwan and Japan is a prelude to a settlement of the two sides' dispute over the Diaoyutai Islands.
- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: "NATO and Japan – natural partners" NATO 15 Apr 2013
- Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - Opening remarks by the Secretary General NATO 15 Apr 2013
- IAEA to begin new probe into Fukushima PressTV 15 Apr 2013 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency has sent a team of nuclear experts to Japan to inspect the country’s troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for the third time since 2011.
- Japan Gives Taiwan Rare Concession in East China Sea Dispute VOA 11 Apr 2013 -- Japan gave Taiwan an unusual break this week in a stubborn ocean territorial dispute that also involves China. The first-ever concession met with applause in Taipei and a word of warning from Beijing. Japan controls the waters, but China and Taiwan both make unwavering claims.
- Another radioactive water leak spotted at Fukushima plant Iran Press TV 11 Apr 2013 -- Another radioactive water leak has been confirmed at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following a similar incident at the site a few days ago.
- New Radioactive Water Leak Found at Japan's Fukushima Plant RIA Novosti 11 Apr 2013 -- A fresh leak of radioactive water has been detected at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeast Japan, the plant's operator said on Thursday.
- Second tank leak found at Fukushima plant Iran Press TV 08 Apr 2013 -- Radioactive water has apparently leaked from another underground storage tank at Japan's heavily damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) officials say.
- Fresh Radioactive Water Leak Reported at Japan's Fukushima Nuke Plant RIA Novosti 07 Apr 2013 -- Radioactive water may have leaked again into the ground from a storage tank at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in north-east Japan, the plant's operator reported on Sunday.
- 120 Tons of Radioactive Water Leak from Fukushima RIA Novosti 06 Apr 2013 -- About 120 tons of radioactive water leaked from the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northern Japan, the plant's operator said on Saturday.
- Statement by Secretary Chuck Hagel on U.S.-Japan Okinawa Consolidation Plan DoD 05 Apr 2013
- Hagel Details U.S.-Japan Consolidation Plan for Okinawa AFPS 05 Apr 2013 -- The United States and Japan have announced a new plan that will reduce the U.S. footprint on the island of Okinawa.
- U.S., Japan Announce Bilateral Okinawa Consolidation Plan AFPS 05 Apr 2013 -- Plan to reduce the U.S. footprint on Okinawa is the latest step for the U.S. and Japanese governments as they continue efforts to strengthen their alliance in the Asia-Pacific region.
- US to return occupied land to Japan, report says PressTV 05 Apr 2013 -- Washington and Tokyo have made an agreement that calls for the US military to return occupied land to Japan.
- Taiwan-Japan still discussing preparatory meeting for fishery talks CNA 01 Apr 2013 -- Taiwan and Japan are negotiating the details of their next preparatory meeting for a new round of bilateral talks on fishing rights in overlapping territorial waters in the East China Sea.
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