China’s anger over the Fukushima water release has persisted despite approval by the UN’s nuclear watchdog. In July, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved Japan’s plan – announced two …
Japan business leaders to make 1st China visit after COVID in Jan.
BEIJING (Kyodo) — Japanese business leaders will visit China in January for the first time since 2019 following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with preparations underway for a meeting …
Japan’s synthesized singing sensation Hatsune Miku turns 16
Hatsune Miku has always been 16 years old and worn long aqua ponytails. She is Japan’s most famous Vocaloid — a computer-synthesized singing voice software that, in her case, comes with a virtual …
Why Japanese knotweed should be no worse for your house price than buddleia
The very mention of Japanese knotweed can strike fear into homeowners and gardeners alike – with discovery of the invasive and highly resilient plant considered to be a death sentence for house prices …
Terrible earthquake in Japan
From The Times, September 2, 1923By an inscrutable decree of Providence a great and progressive nation has been visited with a calamity, the full extent of whic …
Rahm Emanuel, U.S. ambassador to Japan, vouches for local seafood after Fukushima water release
Ambassador Rahm Emanuel ate flounder and sea bass sashimi with Soma Mayor Hidekiyo Tachiya, talked with local fishermen, and visited a grocery store where he sampled fruits and bought peaches, figs, …
Japan records highest average temperature in 125 years, weather agency says
Earlier in August, Japan recorded the hottest day of the year as temperatures hit 40C in the Fukushima Prefecture. The country recorded its hottest average July temperatures in more than 100 years. Temperature records have tumbled in 2023 across Asia, Europe and North Africa as the climate crisis makes meteorological conditions more volatile.
For Koreans in Japan, this little-known massacre still carries weight
Japan is reluctant to acknowledge colonial-era violence, leaving the job of historical reckoning to individuals and civic groups. For Koreans investigating a 1923 massacre, it’s not just a matter of …
On This Day: Great Kantō earthquake kills 143,000 in Japan
On Sept. 1, 1923, an earthquake struck Yokohama, Japan. The so-called Great Kantō earthquake killed an estimated 143,000 people.
China’s economic woes may be behind Japan backlash -Suntory CEO
China’s economy is in a “extremely difficult” situation, which may be contributing to a rising backlash against Japan over the release of treated Fukushima water into the ocean, the head of Suntory …