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‘Don’t learn from ostriches’: Beijing tells Tokyo not to bury its head in the sand over Fukushima wastewater row

Speaking on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin reiterated China’s position that the discharge of nuclear wastewater into the sea…

3 years ago

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

North Korea says it will skip Tokyo Olympics to protect athletes from Covid-19

“The Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea decided not to participate in the 32nd Olympic Games at…

3 years ago

China sent its carrier near Japanese waters because Tokyo and Washington’s encroachment unties Beijing’s hands

On Monday morning, China announced it sent an aircraft carrier group through a location known as the Miyako Strait, an…

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

Sterile, fun-free Tokyo Olympic Games are starting to look distinctly unlike ‘a victory over Covid’

This week, Games organizers released a ‘Playbook’ aimed at various officials and dignitaries planning to be in Tokyo for when…

3 years ago

Over 70 percent of Japanese people want Tokyo Olympics to be postponed or CANCELLED – survey

The Japanese appear to be quite wary of the Olympics and Paralympics, expected to be held in Tokyo this summer,…

3 years ago

Tokyo declares state of emergency over coronavirus case surge but promises ‘safe and secure’ Olympics

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged to improve the coronavirus situation in one month, authorizing more robust measures on Thursday…

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…

3 years ago

The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo was postponed for a year. Whether it takes place at all?

For many athletes the chance to participate in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo have already lost. They are old, overworked…

4 years ago