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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

A Chinese H-6 nuclear-capable strategic bomber flies from the East China Sea over the Miyako Strait into the Western Pacific in December.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 7, 2026
How should Japan respond to China’s nuclear threat?
The U.S. Department of Defense assesses that China could possess more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a session of the Supreme People's Assembly at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on March 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 6, 2026
North Korea distancing itself from Iran to leave door open for U.S. talks, Seoul says
Seoul’s spy agency said Pyongyang had ‌not sent ‌weapons or aid to Tehran, while carefully managing its public messaging since the war’s start.
A man looks at the preserved Atomic Bomb Dome from an observation point near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park last year.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2026
Hiroshima’s A-bomb museum draws record visitors for third straight year
The tally for the year that ended Tuesday was up 14% from the previous year, the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation said.
Rocket trails are seen in the sky amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on Friday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2026
The war with Iran may be ushering in a new nuclear age
From the North Atlantic to the West Pacific, governments are debating more publicly than before whether they, too, must get the bomb.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observes a ground test of what state-run media said was a high-output solid-fuel engine using carbon fiber composite materials in this picture released Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2026
North Korea’s Kim oversees test of powerful new solid-fuel missile engine
North ⁠Korean leader Kim Jong Un also attended inspections of special operations forces training and a new main battle tank.
Military vehicles carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles drive past Tiananmen Square during a military parade in Beijing in 2019.
WORLD
Mar 27, 2026
States deploying more nuclear weapons, monitor warns
Nearly all of the nine nuclear-armed states have begun increasing their arsenals or have announced plans to do so, a report found.
A billboard in Tehran depicts Iranians supporting their country. The U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran may have convinced Iranian strategists that they have little to gain by forswearing a nuclear bomb or ⁠staying in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation ‌Treaty.
WORLD
Mar 27, 2026
Iran hard-liners ramp up calls for a nuclear bomb, sources say
While Western countries have long believed that Iran wants the bomb, it has always denied that, saying former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had banned nuclear weapons.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a policy speech at the First Session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly at the Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Kim says North Korea’s nuclear status irreversible as he threatens South
Kim has rejected the idea that nuclear disarmament could be exchanged for ​economic benefits or security guarantees.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae observe a cruise missile test launch at an unknown location in North Korea on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2026
North Korea fires off barrage of around 10 ballistic missiles, Seoul says
The weapons traveled about 340 kilometers before landing outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz listens to Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia as he addresses the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on a sanctions resolution regarding the situation in Iran and the Middle East at U.N. headquarters in New York on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2026
U.S. and allies clash with Russia and China over Iran nuclear program
At a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, Russia and China moved unsuccessfully to block a discussion about a committee on U.N. sanctions on Iran.
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran will likely reinforce Kim Jong Un’s belief that nuclear weapons guarantee regime survival.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2026
U.S. strikes on Iran will only harden North Korea’s nuclear resolve
Kim’s lesson from the Iran strikes will be simple: Autocrats without nuclear weapons are sitting ducks, while states who develop them them have protection.
Rapid military modernization, expanding nuclear arsenals and shifting alliances in Asia are complicating deterrence strategy, underscoring the need for deeper cooperation among the U.S., Japan and their partners.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2026
Amid a regional transformation, deterrence remains ‘simple’
Despite all the changes, the most basic factor remains the same. Force modernization is ultimately intended to ensure that nations can defend themselves from external threats.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to members of the media as he visits the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle on the day of his visit to Cyprus on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 10, 2026
Nuclear power summit to open in France
Representatives from about 40 countries and international organizations are expected at the meeting to be opened by French President Emmanuel Macron.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters alongside special envoy Steve Witkoff (center) and and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on board Air Force One on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 9, 2026
U.S. considers idea of special operation to seize Iran’s uranium
Publicly, U.S. officials have projected confidence that they know where the uranium is stored. Privately, there is said to be less certainty.
An intermediate-range DF-26D ballistic missile is displayed during a parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3. China’s newer DF-27 has a much longer range capable of striking targets far beyond the Western Pacific. 
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 8, 2026
China’s long-range DF-27 missiles are a game changer
Beijing’s nuclear warhead stockpile, estimated at roughly 200 in 2020, is projected to exceed 1,000 by 2030.
U.S. President Donald Trump, wearing a white "USA" hat, salutes as members of military carry the remains of six U.S. Army service members killed in Kuwait amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 8, 2026
Trump says U.S. may target new parts of Iran in escalating war
The remarks came after Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed not to back down as Tehran maintained missile strikes on Israel and Gulf states hosting U.S. military forces.
Finland’s proposal to remove some of its restrictions on nuclear weapons comes as European countries reassess their nuclear deterrence policies amid growing uncertainty about the reliability of the U.S. security guarantee.
WORLD
Mar 6, 2026
Finland to lift nuclear weapons restrictions in major shift
The government said it would put forward a bill proposing to permit defense-related import, transport, supply and possession of nuclear arms as it proceeds with NATO integration.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks during a press conference in Warsaw on Feb. 25.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2026
Poland will eventually seek its own nuclear weapons, Tusk says
Warsaw will not be “passive” as it also invests in nuclear power plants, according to the prime minister.
U.S. President Donald Trump bows his head during a medal of honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2026
Trump warns of longer Iran war and refuses to rule out U.S. boots on ground
In his first public comments since launching the operation, the president who long campaigned for “no new wars” laid out what he said were four key objectives for hitting Iran.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the nuclear submarine Navy base Ile Longue in Crozon, France, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2026
France to expand nuclear arsenal and let European allies host atomic weapons
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that eight European countries had agreed to participate in what he called a “forward” nuclear deterrence scheme.
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.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
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
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
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. 
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.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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