Tag: Japan
Cardinal Bo: Lent is ‘365 days of real suffering’
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo said Lent teaches the human family great lessons about “liberation from oppression, self-purification, and hope”.
Caritas Japan appeals for global solidarity through prayer and aid after...
Caritas Japan, a part of the global Caritas network, is actively collaborating in over 20 human development projects worldwide
Pope Francis offers prayers to Japan after deadly earthquake
Pope Francis conveyed his profound sympathy and solidarity with those suffering from the consequences of the disaster
Race against time after deadly Japan quake
Aerial news footage showed the terrifying scale of a fire that ripped through Wajima, where a seven-story commercial also building collapsed
Major Japan quake triggers tsunami waves, residents told to run
The Japanese government said it was still assessing what damage had been caused and whether there had been any casualtie
‘It hurts my heart’: Japan’s Kanto massacre, 100 years on
More recently, the Japanese government has repeatedly said it has no archives to verify fully the circumstances around the tragedy.
‘Stop the dump’: Pacific communities protest Japan’s release of treated nuclear...
Japan approved the plan but various stakeholders raised alarm about its impact not just in Japan but also in the Pacific region
Caritas Philippines opposes Japan’s plan to release Fukushima wastewater
Japan on August 24 started releasing treated wastewater, 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami damaged the power plant in 2011
Japanese, US bishops ink partnership for a nuclear-free world
They called upon world leaders to take actionable measures for the complete eradication of nuclear weapons
‘Era of mass closures’: the Japan businesses without successors
It is a problem that Japan's government warns could affect up to a third of all small businesses in the country by 2025
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