Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
July 2013 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- China Rules Out High-Level Summit with Japan Over Island Dispute VOA 30 Jul 2013 -- A Chinese government official denies Beijing and Tokyo are planning high-level talks on a territorial dispute that has strained ties between the two Asian powers.
- Readout of Deputy Secretary Carter's Meeting with Japanese Parliamentary Senior Vice Minister Eto DoD 29 Jul 2013
- Japan Rejects Russian Proposal on Disputed Islands - Agency RIA Novosti 29 Jul 2013 -- Japan has rejected Russia’s proposal to engage in joint projects in the disputed Kuril Islands.
- Admiral Returns Flag to Japan NNS 29 Jul 2013 -- In a gesture of friendship and goodwill, Rear Adm. James F. Caldwell, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, returned a Japanese good luck flag belonging to a World War II Imperial Japanese soldier, July 26.
- Biden, Abe Agree to Strengthen US-Japan Alliance VOA 26 Jul 2013 -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Japanese prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to strengthen their nations' alliance amid growing tensions between Japan and China over a group of islands in the East China Sea.
- Japan sends fighter jets near disputed islands in East China Sea Iran Press TV 26 Jul 2013 -- Japan has dispatched fighter jets to thwart a Chinese military plane flying near a chain of disputed islands claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo.
- Japan's Fukushima operator confirms nuclear reactors 'leaking to ocean' Iran Press TV 24 Jul 2013 -- The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has admitted for the first time that the site's reactors are leaking highly contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean.
- Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets to Track Russian Bombers RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2013 -- Japan's Air Self-Defense Force had to scramble fighter jets in response to flights by Russian military aircraft near Japanese airspace and over the disputed Kuril Islands on Monday, local media reported.
- Japan, S Korea Rift Widens With Court Ruling on Wartime Abuses VOA 12 Jul 2013 -- A court in South Korea this week for the first time ordered a Japanese company to pay compensation to victims of forced labor during Japan's colonial rule.
- Source of Contamination at Fukushima Nuclear Plant Unknown VOA 12 Jul 2013 -- Fresh revelations about radiation contamination are prompting new concerns in Japan.
- New Japan Defense Paper Angers Neighbors VOA 09 Jul 2013 -- China and South Korea are criticizing the latest defense report released by Japan.
- Japan warns of China ‘coercive’ behavior around disputed islands PressTV 09 Jul 2013 -- The Japanese government has warned that China’s “coercive” behavior in waters around the disputed islands in the East China Sea was dangerous and could increase the risk of clashes.
- Japan Reports Soaring Fukushima Groundwater Radiation RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2013 -- Radioactive cesium levels in one of the observation wells at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in north-east Japan have jumped up 90 times over the past 3 days.
- Japan nuclear firms urge reactors restart PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- Japanese nuclear operators have asked regulators for permission to restart reactors after new rules came into effect following disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
- Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 01 Jul 2013
- U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Meeting US Dept. of State 01 Jul 2013
- Kerry: US, China, Japan 'United' on N. Korea Denuclearization VOA 01 Jul 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says China is taking "firm steps" to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program.
- China’s ships approach disputed islands, Japan coast guard says PressTV 01 Jul 2013 -- Four Chinese government ships have entered the territorial waters of the disputed chain of islands in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China and Japan.
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