Japan PM to Replace Foreign and Defense Ministers: Reports
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to replace his foreign and defence ministers in a major reshuffle that will increase ...
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Myanmar Junta Charges Japanese Journalist With Encouraging Dissent
A Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar has been charged with breaching immigration law and encouraging dissent against the military.
Mother to Sue Japanese Production Firms Over Netflix Suicide Case
The mother of a Japanese reality TV star who took her own life after being targeted by online abuse said ...
Olympic Denial: The Last Plea to Stop the ‘IOC Pandemic Games’
It is absurd to go ahead with a super spreader event such as the Tokyo Olympic Games during a pandemic ...
Japan Urges Release of Journalist Arrested by Junta in Myanmar
Japan urged Myanmar authorities to release from prison a Japanese journalist accused of spreading fake news, one of at least ...
Fossil Fuel Pollution Causes One in Five Deaths Globally: Study
Fossil fuel pollution caused more than eight million premature deaths in 2018, accounting for nearly 20 percent of adult mortality ...
US Air Force Base Poisoning Drinking Water Of Half a Million Japanese
US Air Force’s Kadena base in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture is reportedly contaminating the island’s drinking water, used by almost half ...
Seven Decades After Hiroshima, We Must Take Nuclear Abolition Seriously
In the upcoming year leading up to the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, campaigners should seize this chance to ...
China Warns of ‘Severe Threats’ to Global Order at G20
China warned that protectionism and "bullying" were threatening the world order as President Xi Jinping met other leaders at the ...
Eight Years After Fukushima: Returning Home?
Eight years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, about 81,000 people remain displaced. The families of Fukushima have made lives for ...
Why Japan’s New Immigration Law Could Cause Public Backlash
Consistent with public feelings, the Japanese government has long maintained that they won’t allow foreigners with low skill levels into ...
Why Can’t Japan Allow Large-Scale Immigration to Solve Labor Shortage Problem?
To appreciably grow its GDP to 2.5 percent a year, Japan will need to admit 800,000 immigrants a year. However, ...
Japan Picks Character for ‘Disaster’ as Symbol of 2018
Japan selected the character for "disaster" as its "defining symbol" for 2018, a year that saw the country hit by ...
Japan’s Intake of Foreign Workers is Bandage to Chronically ill Society
Japan's new policy to increase the intake of foreign workers may help some industries, but it won't solve the underlying ...
Japan’s Non-Nuclear Identity: Future Prospects
There will be times when regional security demands will challenge Japan's commitment to nuclear disarmament, but is unlikely that the ...
Families of Japanese ‘Kidnapped by N. Korea’ Seek International Probe
Japanese families who believe their relatives were abducted by North Korea are calling upon the International Criminal Court to investigate.
Are Allies Ripping off America?
Continued American military presence around the world has drawn vigorous criticism from Trump, who questioned the U.S. security commitment to ...
On North Korea, Haley Says It Could Be Pentagon’s Turn
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said U.N. Security Council has run out of options to contain ...
North Korea Missile Tests Could Push Japan to Embrace Nuclear Weapons
On Tuesday morning, millions of people in northern Japan woke up to a government text alert warning that a ballistic ...
Tension Escalates As North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan
North Korea on Tuesday launched a missile that flew over Japan, in the latest of missile tests that dramatically escalated the ...
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