Japan

All eyes on Tokyo, says Beijing, as Japan reportedly plans to sign off on dumping nuclear wastewater into sea on Tuesday

Speaking on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian claimed the disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant has already…

3 years ago

Over 100 whales to be killed in Japan as country starts controversial commercial whaling season

On Saturday, four ships – two in Miyagi Prefecture on the east coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu and…

3 years ago

North Korea fires missile into Sea of Japan in SECOND launch this week – reports

North Korea “may have fired” a ballistic missile, the Japanese Coast Guard said early on Thursday, local time, urging ships…

3 years ago

Tsunami warning issued in Japan as 7.2-magnitude quake hits off northeast coast (VIDEOS)

The quake struck northeastern Japan at around 6pm local time. Japan's Meteorological Agency put the power of the quake at…

3 years ago

US & Japan ground all Boeing 777 jets with P&W4000 engines following fiery emergency landing in Denver

The airline announced an immediate halt of flights by its planes with the type of engine involved in a major malfunction…

3 years ago

Tokyo & Fukushima shaken hard as powerful 7+ earthquake strikes off Japan’s east coast

Several seismological agencies have put the magnitude of the quake, which hit east of Japan’s largest island of Honshu, at…

3 years ago

Japan appoints ‘MINISTER OF LONELINESS’ amid rising suicide rates during Covid-19 crisis

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on Friday that Tetsushi Sakamoto would oversee efforts to address the issue of loneliness and…

3 years ago

Japan appoints ‘MINISTER OF LONELINESS’ amid rising suicide rates during Covid-19 crisis

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on Friday that Tetsushi Sakamoto would oversee efforts to address the issue of loneliness and…

3 years ago

Japan considers heavy fines & JAIL for violators of coronavirus restrictions

The new penalties proposed by PM Yoshihide Suga’s administration were discussed at a meeting with the Health, Labor and Welfare…

3 years ago

Tokyo faces state of emergency over coronavirus case surge as Japan prepares to host Olympics

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that he was considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and the…

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