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No sign of imminent nuclear test by Pyongyang: US institute

August 31, 2017

WASHINGTON- Commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site does not support media reports on intelligence-sourced claims that another underground nuclear test by the country is imminent, a US research institute said Wednesday. At the same time, Pyongyang

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Air SDF mulling joint drills with US bombers

August 31, 2017

TOKYO- The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force is considering having its fighters conduct joint drills with B-1 strategic bombers of the US Air Force over the Kyushu region in southwestern Japan, Japanese government officials told Jiji Press on Thursday. The move

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Japan to lobby for oil embargo in North Korea sanctions

August 31, 2017

TOKYO- Japan will encourage other countries to include an embargo on oil exports as one of the U.N. Security Council’s additional sanctions against North Korea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday. On the topic of new Security Council sanctions

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JICA, Japanese NGO offer assistance to elderly in Tarlac

August 31, 2017

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japanese non-profit group Momotaro Kai Social Welfare Corporation are expanding their assistance on preventive care for more than 3,000 senior citizens and families in the municipality of Capas, Tarlac. “Many countries in the

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Long lists of demands for TPP revisions put forward

August 30, 2017

SYDNEY- Some of 11 signatory countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership have put forward long lists of demands for revisions to the free trade pact, sources close to their talks said. These demands may become a stumbling block to the efforts

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Japan to start cyberattack test using decoy networks

Japan to start cyberattack test using decoy networks

August 30, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s communications ministry plans to start a demonstration test to employ decoys to grasp cyberattack patterns in the early stages and use the information to prevent damage, Jiji Press learned Tuesday. The test, which is aimed to quickly respond

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Aso withdraws gaffe about Hitler

August 30, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday withdrew a remark he made the previous day about Germany’s wartime dictator Adolf Hitler. “It was inappropriate to cite Hitler as an example and I want to withdraw

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Putin aide to visit Japan next week

August 30, 2017

MOSCOW- Nikolai Patrushev, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin and secretary of the country’s Security Council, will visit Japan from Monday through Sept. 6, diplomatic sources told Jiji Press on Tuesday. Patrushev is expected to meet with Japanese government

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