The imminent water release comes more than a decade after Japan was rocked by the second-worst nuclear disaster in history.
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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 …
Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation
Kazutaka Yonekura dreams of a world where everyone will have their very own digital “clone,” an online avatar that’s updated in real time with information about a person’s tastes and habits.
Air Force Academy’s uniforms honoring group that bombed Japan in WWII receive mixed feelings on social media
The Air Force Academy’s alternate uniforms honoring the Doolittle Raiders for their Oct. 21 game against Navy have received mixed reviews on social media.
Asia markets poised for fall ahead of 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, as well as inflation figures from Singapore.
NASA, Japan’s space agency hope to unveil mysteries of gravity with latest mission
NASA and the Japanese Space Agency’s X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, which has also received support from the European Space Agency, is scheduled to launch Saturday.
Hunters take out serial cow-killing ‘Ninja’ bear in Japan
A black bear that was nicknamed “Ninja” in Japan was shot and killed by hunters last month, ending a spree of attacks on at least 66 dairy cows that began in 2019.
Japanese farmer has fought for decades to stay on his ancestral land in the middle of Narita airport
Narita airport, one of Tokyo’s main international gateways, projects an image of efficiency and service characteristic of Japan’s economic prominence. But beneath the surface, there is a long and …
In the basketball-crazed Philippines, the World Cup will be a shining moment
Basketball’s World Cup starts on Friday, spread out over three nations — the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. It’ll be centered in Manila, where the medal rounds will be held in early September, …