Japan

IAEA invites Chinese experts to join the technical working group on Japan’s nuclear wastewater disposal, Beijing says

Speaking on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Beijing would continue to urge Japan to engage with the…

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Japan to hold 1st large-scale military drills with US and France amid South China Sea tensions

The announcement of the joint exercise was made by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and the defense minister on…

3 years ago

Seoul court refuses to force Japan to compensate WWII-era ‘comfort women’ sexual slavery victims, contradicting previous ruling

The case revolved around ‘comfort women’ – a euphemism used to describe women and girls who were forced to work…

3 years ago

Japan bears responsibility for all of mankind with plan to dump nuclear wastewater into ocean, China says

Speaking on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that Japan had not reached a consensus with the international community…

3 years ago

On human rights, US and Japan have debts to China and the people of the world, says Beijing

Speaking on Monday, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin denounced the joint statement made by Washington and Tokyo, which claimed China’s…

3 years ago

China denounces US-Japan statement in which Washington vows to defend its Asian partner with NUCLEAR ‘capabilities’

The statement by US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the first foreign leader to officially visit…

3 years ago

Hypocritical US puts pressure on China over the environment… but it’s happy for Japan to dump radioactive waste

Despite the growing stand-off between the United States and China, John Kerry is in town to talk climate change. Appointed…

3 years ago

Beijing recommends Japan’s nuclear wastewater be shipped to US as Washington backs Tokyo’s plan to dump radionuclides into sea

In two tweets on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying reinforced Beijing’s opposition to Japanese plans to dump more…

3 years ago

Beijing slams Japan’s plan for radioactive Fukushima water as ‘extremely irresponsible’

“Japan has not exhausted safe disposal methods, regardless of domestic and foreign questions and opposition,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said…

3 years ago

Japan launches Covid-19 jabs for elderly population, but experts say pace of vaccinations ‘cannot prevent’ fourth wave

According to Japan’s health ministry, only 2,810 people in Tokyo are expected to get a shot from the first batch…

3 years ago