Tag: Japan
Experts express concern as Japan reboots 44-year-old Mihama nuclear reactor
The reactor is the oldest to be restarted since the 2011 Fukushima disaster
Freed Japan reporter calls on Tokyo to take ‘concrete action’ against...
Myanmar authorities arrested Yuki Kitazumi, a freelance reporter, and charged him with spreading false information
South Korea court dismisses ‘comfort women’ lawsuit, contradicts earlier ruling
The court recognized Japan's right to state immunity from overseas lawsuits
Osaka cancels Olympic torch run, declares COVID-19 medical emergency
Health authorities fear a virus variant is unleashing a fourth wave of infections just 107 days before the Tokyo Olympics begins
In landmark ruling, Japan court says it is ‘unconstitutional’ to bar...
While a new law will be needed before same-sex marriages can actually take place, a lawyer called the ruling "revolutionary”
Japan worshippers brave smouldering coals to pray for safety
People walk barefoot with Buddhist monks over smouldering coals at an annual festival near Mt. Takaosan
Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers ‘man-made’ nuclear disaster
The mass demonstrations against nuclear power seen in the wake of 3/11 have faded, but distrust lingers
High school student suicides in Japan ‘hits record high’ during pandemic
Main cause of such deaths is bullying, which is also growing among girls, priest says
South Korean court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
Some historians estimate up to 200,000 Korean girls and women were forced to provide sex to Japanese troops during colonial era
Coronavirus pandemic deepens Japan’s demographic crisis
Japan Pediatric Association warns falling birthrate could be expedited by ten years because of pandemic
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