Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan’s neighboring countries about the release of treated radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear power plant Thursday
Japan Govt Issues Emergency Warning Over J-Alert Broadcasting System
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government on Thursday issued an emergency warning over the J-alert broadcasting system saying that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile and that residents of Okinawa prefecture should take cover indoors. Copyright 2023 Thomson Reuters.
Asia markets mixed as investors assess private business activity reports from Australia and Japan
Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall, reversing gains markets around the region made across the board on Monday. This comes as investors assess private business activity surveys from Australia and …
Japan to provide $7 billion in aid to Ukraine — PM Kishida
The Japanese government plans to extend $7 billion in aid to Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Aug. 23, as reported by news agency Interfax-Ukraine.
Japan government says North Korea fired missile that has flown over Pacific
North Korea appeared to have fired a missile that flew towards the Pacific Ocean, Japan’s government said on Thursday.
Japan’s military plagued by culture of harassment and fear, report finds
A new report into Japan’s military has found what it says is an entrenched culture of harassment and fear, with authorities promising reform and “drastic measures.”
Sushi-loving Japan scrambles to save its fishing industry as oceans heat up
Japan’s fishing and seafood industry is under threat as warming sea temperatures spur changes in marine life behavior and migration patterns.
China is furious with Japan’s plan to release treated Fukushima water into the ocean
The imminent water release comes more than a decade after Japan was rocked by the second-worst nuclear disaster in history.
Can Shrinking Be Good for Japan? A Marxist Best Seller Makes the Case.
Mr. Saito laughed. “I’m definitely bourgeois,” he said. Ben Dooley reports on Japan’s business and economy, with a special interest in social issues and the intersections between business and politics …
Protests mount in South Korea over Japan’s plan to release Fukushima water
SEOUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) – South Korea’s majority opposition party and civic groups around the country stepped up protests on Wednesday against Japan’s plan to release water from the Fukushima nuclear …