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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 8, 2026
China’s Xi vows boosted ties with Kim, but avoids North Korea nuclear issue
Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed China’s “firm commitment to safeguarding the shared interests of the two countries” during a rare summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Pyongyang International Airport in the North Korean capital in this photo released June 21, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2026
Ahead of talks, Kim has a message for Xi: North Korea’s nukes aren’t up for negotiation
North Korea has been clear in the run-up to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Pyongyang that it is hoping for at least a tacit recognition of its nuclear status.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a newly inaugurated nuclear materials production factory at an undisclosed location in the country in this image released Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2026
North Korea’s Kim says ‘newly inaugurated’ nuke site opens door to ‘larger plans’
Kim Jong Un said the suspected uranium-enrichment facility will help create an “environment for going into the new next-stage of bolstering up the nuclear forces.”
Toshiyuki Mimaki (right) is stepping down as the head of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Sufferers Organization.
JAPAN
May 31, 2026
Hiroshima hibakusha group’s head, Mimaki, steps down
Hiroshi Harada, 86, deputy leader of the group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and former head of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, will succeed Mimaki.
A satellite image shows military activity underway at an octagon-shaped installation, with large tents and a range of military vehicles, in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 30.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 30, 2026
China is building launchpads near its nuclear missile silos
The scale of the construction points to a sweeping expansion of hardened infrastructure ​designed to protect and operate China’s land-based nuclear forces.
People wave Iranian flags during a rally in Tehran on Friday.
WORLD / EXPLAINER
May 30, 2026
Iran’s strongest card in nuclear talks: its highly enriched uranium
Iran and the United States are in discussions to extend their ceasefire so as to start negotiations on issues including Tehran’s nuclear program.
Members of the People's Liberation Army stand guard as the strategic strike group displays DF-61 nuclear missiles during a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 28, 2026
U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan risks a nuclear escalation, study finds
The International Institute for Strategic Studies says the world is on the cusp of a new nuclear arms race “with the Asia-Pacific at its core.”
People board the South Korean KSS-III submarine ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, at the home port of Canada's Pacific fleet following exercises, at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt near Victoria, British Columbia, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2026
South Korea aims to launch first nuclear-powered submarine by mid-2030s
The move could reshape Asia’s security landscape and escalate an underwater arms ⁠race.
A woman watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at the main train station in Seoul on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2026
North Korea fires ballistic missile into Yellow Sea
Pyongyang may using the missiles tests to take advantage of eroding international norms to cement its nuclear status.
A memorial ceremony for victims of the war with the U.S. and Israel, in Tehran on Sunday
WORLD
May 26, 2026
Trump hails progress on peace as U.S. strikes Iran and Israel attacks Lebanon
American forces hit missile launch sites in Iran and boats trying to place mines, while Israel struck sites in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah drone attacks.
Masao Tomonaga (far right), an 82-year-old doctor who was exposed to the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, and others speak to reporters in the city on Saturday.
JAPAN
May 24, 2026
Hidankyo voices disappointment as nuclear nonproliferation talks fail
The NPT review conference failed to adopt a final document for the third consecutive meeting due chiefly to differences over Iran’s nuclear development program.
A test launch of the Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kapustin Yar test site in Russia's Astrakhan region in this screenshot taken from video released Thursday
WORLD
May 23, 2026
U.N. nuclear nonproliferation talks fail
Negotiators were reviewing the nuclear Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the cornerstone of nuclear weapons control, amid fears of a renewed arms race.
A picture obtained from the media office of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant on Feb. 13, 2020, shows the power plant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A fire broke out following a drone strike on the plant on Sunday.
WORLD
May 20, 2026
UAE says drone that hit near its nuclear plant was launched from Iraq
Iraq is home to powerful Iranian-backed militia ​groups that have claimed attacks against “enemy bases ⁠in Iraq and the region” during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
An annual rally to commemorate the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran on Feb. 11, 2023. Iran has retained roughly 70% of its prewar missile stockpile, according to U.S. assessments.
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2026
U.S. intelligence shows Iran retains substantial missile capabilities
Iran has retained roughly 70% of its prewar missile stockpile, according to U.S. assessments.
A test launch of Russia's Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at an unidentified location, captured in a still image taken from video released Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2026
Putin vows to deploy powerful Sarmat missile this year after successful test
The Russian leader unveiled the project in March 2018 speech while touting a series of new weapons that he said could render U.S. missile defenses “ineffective.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington in 2018.
WORLD
May 11, 2026
Iran uranium stockpile must be gone before war over, Netanyahu says
Pressed on whether there are military options to seize the hidden uranium, Netanyahu said he would not discuss such possibilities — or a timetable.
A man passes a mural on a wall in Tehran after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, on April 8.
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2026
If Iran agrees to everything, was the war worth it?
The strongest argument against the reported U.S. proposal is that it would leave Iran controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
A man holds a flag with a picture of Iran's former supreme leaders, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (left) and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (center), and new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran on April 29.
WORLD
May 5, 2026
U.S. intelligence indicates limited new damage to Iran’s nuclear program
Analysts estimate that Iran would need up to one year to build a nuclear weapon, assessments that remain broadly unchanged even after two months of war.
Jiro Hamasumi (center), secretary-general of Nihon Hidankyo, stands alongside the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday.
JAPAN
May 2, 2026
Hiroshima A-bomb survivor calls for abolition of ‘devil’s weapons’ at U.N.
Jiro Hamasumi, secretary-general of Japan’s leading group of atomic bomb survivors, was exposed to the bomb while still in his mother’s womb in Hiroshima.
Japan and 115 nations and regions took part in a joint statement calling for promoting education on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, ahead of the 2026 review conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty at the U.N. headquarters in New York.
JAPAN
May 1, 2026
Japan joined by 115 nations and regions in joint statement on nuclear weapons
The statement emphasizes the importance of passing on “invaluable testimonies” of the survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to future generations.
‘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. 
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
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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