Tag: Japan
Japan bishops push for death penalty abolition after acquittal of longest-serving...
Japan remains one of the few developed nations that still uses the death penalty, despite calls for its abolition
Tokyo Archbishop criticizes foreign troops’ presence, advocates for dialogue over force
“If we consider that protecting the lives of each and every person is the top priority, then the use of force should be avoided at all costs"
Philippines and Japan sign key defence pact
The signing of the RAA comes as China's growing sabre-rattling towards Taiwan and over the South China Sea fuels fears of a potential conflict
Climate advocates call for action as Japan Energy Summit opens
Groups criticize Japan's policies which they claim position Asia as a dumping ground for harmful fossil gas projects
Philippines to buy 5 Japan-made coast guard ships in $400 mn...
Japan will loan the Philippines 64.38 billion yen ($413 million) to buy the five 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels
Contradictions in Philippine fossil gas production for Japan
Already, environmental disasters are upon us because of the nonstop burning of fossil fuel, coal, gas, and oil for a hundred years
Climate activists in Manila hit Washington’s trilateral summit
The activists noted the significant roles of the involved countries in the global energy sector. US is a leading producer and supplier of LNG
Cardinal Bo: Lent is ‘365 days of real suffering’
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo said Lent teaches the human family great lessons about “liberation from oppression, self-purification, and hope”.
Japanese cardinal reveals Vatican probe into ‘miracles’ for Blessed Takayama Ukon’s...
In 1614, Ukon and 350 Catholics were exiled to Manila due to the Edo Shogunate’s ban on Christianity. He died in Intramuros
Discomfort of comfort women: An outcry for justice
Women’s group Lila Pilipina denounced the Philippine-Japan military pact as the Japanese failed to acknowledge their war crimes against Filipinos and comfort women.
“They are...