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NUCLEAR WAR

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2020
The Cold War¡¯s not back, but nuclear gamesmanship is
Four lessons from the Soviet era apply as the U.S. plans potential responses to Russian aggression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2019
The risk of entrapment by self-fulfilling nuclear prophecy
We increase the probability of a self-fulfilling prophecy of growing direct nuclear threats by merely opening the discussion of independent deterrents.
WORLD / Politics
May 22, 2019
Risk of nuclear war now highest since WWII, U.N. arms research chief says
The risk of nuclear weapons being used is at its highest since World War II, a senior U.N. security expert said on Tuesday, calling it an ¡°urgent¡± issue that the world should take more seriously.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 27, 2018
North Koreans express cynicism and enthusiasm over nuclear crisis
The fate of the world hangs on two volatile characters of doubtful sanity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 28, 2017
Hawaii to resume Cold War-era nuclear siren tests amid North Korea threat
Hawaii this week will resume monthly statewide testing of its Cold War-era nuclear attack warning sirens for the first time in about 30 years, in preparation for a potential missile launch from North Korea, emergency management officials said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2017
What Twitter taught me about (nuclear) war with North Korea
Can words alone mitigate the obvious gravity of nuclear holocaust?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2017
Most Americans are a little too relaxed about nukes
A new survey has revealed that Americans are surprisingly willing to make a first nuclear strike ¡ª and kill millions of civilians abroad.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 18, 2017
Filmmaker Michael Moore takes to Broadway, says Trump will ¡®get us all killed¡¯
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore is trading screen time for the stage in a one-man show now on Broadway that is a call to action over the current state of U.S. politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2017
Nuclear war could come with a flub, not a bang
There are no smart ways to start a nuclear war, but there are an infinite variety of stupid ones.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2016
How one man held off nuclear war
A Soviet naval commander¡¯s valor and determination saved the world from annihilation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 8, 2015
Memories of those marked by nuclear war
August, 2015. This is a month of great testimonials: outpourings of guilt, grief, consternation, remorse, atonement and, for those whose ends are not served by an honest reckoning of the past, evasion.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ?3,000 from ?1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population.?
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men¡¯s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Iran war exposed, but hasn¡¯t changed, Japan¡¯s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan¡¯s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.

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