Tag: Japan
Athletes, visitors not allowed in Tokyo churches during Olympic Games
Tokyo entered a new state of emergency on Monday, less than two weeks before the Games begin
‘Sad, lonely feeling’: Tokyo man evicted twice, 50 years apart, for...
Across from the gleaming stadium, and just uphill from the site of his now-destroyed former home, is a small park with a set of Olympic rings
Experts express concern as Japan reboots 44-year-old Mihama nuclear reactor
The reactor is the oldest to be restarted since the 2011 Fukushima disaster
Freed Japan reporter calls on Tokyo to take ‘concrete action’ against...
Myanmar authorities arrested Yuki Kitazumi, a freelance reporter, and charged him with spreading false information
South Korea court dismisses ‘comfort women’ lawsuit, contradicts earlier ruling
The court recognized Japan's right to state immunity from overseas lawsuits
Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar
The same journalist was arrested previously in February while covering protests against the coup but was released soon afterwards
Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers ‘man-made’ nuclear disaster
The mass demonstrations against nuclear power seen in the wake of 3/11 have faded, but distrust lingers
High school student suicides in Japan ‘hits record high’ during pandemic
Main cause of such deaths is bullying, which is also growing among girls, priest says
South Korean court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
Some historians estimate up to 200,000 Korean girls and women were forced to provide sex to Japanese troops during colonial era
Coronavirus pandemic deepens Japan’s demographic crisis
Japan Pediatric Association warns falling birthrate could be expedited by ten years because of pandemic
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