Topic: Japan

Japan's Hatoyama pressures Iran on nuclear plans

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama urged Iran Wednesday to prove to the world that its nuclear projects are for peaceful purposes and not weapons programmes.Iran should allay international fears that it may be seeking an atomic weapon by complying with UN Security ...

Japan offers to enrich uranium for Iran: report

Japan has offered to enrich uranium for Iran to allow the Islamic republic access to nuclear power while allaying international fears it might be seeking an atomic weapon, according to a report Wednesday.Tehran has not yet given a concrete response to the ...
Japanese man who survived atomic bombings in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki diesTsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person officially recognized as a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings at the end of World War II, has died at age 93.Yamaguchi was ...
The centre-left prime ministers of Japan and Australia on Tuesday voiced support for a report calling for a cut of more than 90 percent in the world's nuclear arsenals.The two leaders issued their appeal after the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and ...
Text of President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's news conferenceText of President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's remarks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo, as transcribed by the White House.HATOYAMA: It's essential for the ...
US President Barack Obama is willing to visit the nuclear-bombed cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki while in office but won't go there during a Japan trip this week, he said in an NHK TV interview Tuesday. "The memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ...

Obama says willing to visit Hiroshima

US President Barack Obama is willing to visit the nuclear-bombed cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki while in office but won't go there during a Japan trip this week, he said in an NHK TV interview Tuesday. "The memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ...
Obama says he wants to visit A-bomb cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during his presidencyPresident Barack Obama says he wants to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki sometime during his presidency but won't have time during this week's trip to Japan to go to ...

Gates says North Korea's military "more lethal"

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday North Korea had become a more deadly threat to the region and Washington would never tolerate a nuclear-armed Pyongyang.North Korea in recent weeks has indicated it could return to dormant international ...
Atomic bomb cities Hiroshima, Nagasaki in joint bid for 2020 Summer OlympicsHiroshima and Nagasaki site of atomic bombings in World War II are teaming up to make a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics that will emphasize world peace.Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba ...