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Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize? Japan's nomination is part of a strategic plan

  • Written by Chris G. Pope, Researcher, Kyoto Women's University

Japan wants talks with North Korea, and its prime minister thinks Donald Trump can help.

On May 3, North Korea, a nuclear power, launched short-range missiles off its east coast, uncomfortably close to neighboring Japan. It is not the first time North Korea has shot ballistic missiles over, near or into Japanese territory in recent years.

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