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‘Brutal Truth’: Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Threatens Life Worldwide, Warns Environmental Journo

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020By Editor

The after effects of the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant continues to be felt as Japanese authorities struggle to appropriately deal with contaminated radioactive water which, some of which is already being released into the Pacific Ocean, an environmental journalist explains. … Read More >‘Brutal Truth’: Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Threatens Life Worldwide, Warns Environmental Journo

Japanese PM Suga refuses to declare another Covid emergency despite record daily cases

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020By Editor

Japan does not need a new state of emergency to tackle the Covid pandemic, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said, as regions around the country report record daily highs of cases and scientists warn of a third wave of infections. … Read More >Japanese PM Suga refuses to declare another Covid emergency despite record daily cases

Suicides in Japan rise to highest level in 5 years amid coronavirus crisis

Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020By Editor

Japan’s suicides rose in October to their highest level in more than five years, preliminary police data revealed on Tuesday, and the current trend is being blamed on the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >Suicides in Japan rise to highest level in 5 years amid coronavirus crisis

Russia

We can take them: Nationalist MP says Russia would come out on top in a war with Japan

Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020By Editor

A leading Russian parliamentarian has refuted claims that Japanese military equipment could give the Asian country the edge in a putative war between the two nations. … Read More >We can take them: Nationalist MP says Russia would come out on top in a war with Japan

New coronavirus similar to Covid-19 strain found in dung of bats living in Japanese cave

Posted on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020By Editor

A team of Japanese scientists have discovered a new type of coronavirus similar to the strain that causes Covid-19, in the dung of cave-dwelling bats. … Read More >New coronavirus similar to Covid-19 strain found in dung of bats living in Japanese cave

Japan’s Nikkei at almost 3-decade high, global stocks head to record levels as world awaits US election result

Posted on November 7, 2020November 7, 2020By Editor

Japan’s benchmark index Nikkei 225 closed up at the highest level since 1991 after global stocks continued to rally this week as investors prepare for a possible victory for Democrat Joe Biden. … Read More >Japan’s Nikkei at almost 3-decade high, global stocks head to record levels as world awaits US election result

Warships from Australia, Japan & US thunder into Indian Ocean for ‘Quad’ drills amid rising China tensions

Posted on November 4, 2020November 4, 2020By Editor

Australia, India, Japan and the US have kicked off drills showcasing military hardware and tactical capabilities with warfare operations and live firing drills, as Beijing says it’s concerned for the region’s peace and stability. … Read More >Warships from Australia, Japan & US thunder into Indian Ocean for ‘Quad’ drills amid rising China tensions

‘Chess piece against China’: US & Japan launch major military exercise to prove ‘growing strength’ of their alliance (PHOTOS)

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020By Editor

Tokyo and Washington have kicked off a combined naval, land and air drill aiming to show their readiness to “fight and win” despite Covid-19. Beijing has been warning that such activities lead to more tensions. … Read More >‘Chess piece against China’: US & Japan launch major military exercise to prove ‘growing strength’ of their alliance (PHOTOS)

Greenpeace condemns Japanese plans to release Fukushima reactor water into the sea, claims it could damage human DNA

Posted on October 25, 2020October 25, 2020By Editor

Greenpeace has warned that radioactive water from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant contains matter that could damage human DNA if discharged into the ocean, as reportedly planned. … Read More >Greenpeace condemns Japanese plans to release Fukushima reactor water into the sea, claims it could damage human DNA

Japan expected to dump over 1 MILLION TONS of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific, fishermen fear ‘catastrophic impact’

Posted on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020By Editor

The Japanese government is planning to release more than one million tons of contaminated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, angering fishermen, local media have reported. … Read More >Japan expected to dump over 1 MILLION TONS of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific, fishermen fear ‘catastrophic impact’