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LEAKED documents reveal intense ‘lobby activism’ by fossil fuel players to ‘water down’ UN climate change report – media

Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021By Editor

Several fossil fuel-reliant nations, including Saudi Arabia, Australia and Japan, are reportedly lobbying to add “policy neutral” language to a UN report that calls for “urgent and accelerated” efforts to tackle climate change. … Read More >LEAKED documents reveal intense ‘lobby activism’ by fossil fuel players to ‘water down’ UN climate change report – media

Japan’s Mount Aso volcano erupts, spewing plumes of hot gas and ash (VIDEOS)

Posted on October 21, 2021October 21, 2021By Editor

Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) has warned people to stay clear of Mount Aso, on the southern island of Kyushu, after it propelled columns of gas and ash miles into the sky. There are no reports of injuries thus far. … Read More >Japan’s Mount Aso volcano erupts, spewing plumes of hot gas and ash (VIDEOS)

Tokyo must stop and listen to the world, says Beijing, as Japan’s PM claims Fukushima wastewater release into ocean cannot wait

Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has reiterated its opposition to Japan’s decision to release nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima power plant into the ocean, after Tokyo’s new leader said the discharge could wait no longer. … Read More >Tokyo must stop and listen to the world, says Beijing, as Japan’s PM claims Fukushima wastewater release into ocean cannot wait

New infectious disease caused by a virus discovered in Japan, researchers say

Posted on October 6, 2021October 6, 2021By Editor

A previously unknown virus capable of infecting humans has been discovered by scientists in Japan. Called the Yezo virus, it is related to pathogens causing Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and Nairobi sheep disease. … Read More >New infectious disease caused by a virus discovered in Japan, researchers say

Japan lifts state of emergency after six months as Covid-19 cases steadily decline

Posted on October 2, 2021October 2, 2021By Editor

Subways were packed, airlines saw a spike in reservations, and bars in Tokyo resumed selling alcohol on Friday as Japan ended its state of emergency, leaving the country without any restrictions for the first time since April. … Read More >Japan lifts state of emergency after six months as Covid-19 cases steadily decline

North Korea fires TWO ‘unidentified projectiles’ days after testing long-range cruise missile – reports

Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021By Editor

Pyongyang has fired two unidentified projectiles from its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Japanese Coast Guard. … Read More >North Korea fires TWO ‘unidentified projectiles’ days after testing long-range cruise missile – reports

Beijing blasts Japan over decision to water down textbooks on historic ‘comfort women’ abuses

Posted on September 28, 2021September 28, 2021By Editor

The Chinese foreign ministry has registered its anger and disappointment over Japan’s decision to revise textbook language on so-called comfort women, victims of Japanese wartime sexual slavery and other forced workers. … Read More >Beijing blasts Japan over decision to water down textbooks on historic ‘comfort women’ abuses

IAEA to send experts to Japan in December to review plan for release of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021By Editor

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will travel to Japan in December to look into Tokyo’s plan to release water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, the sides agreed on Thursday. … Read More >IAEA to send experts to Japan in December to review plan for release of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean

Japan to purchase 150 million doses of Novavax’s Covid jab produced by country’s drug-maker Takeda

Posted on September 18, 2021September 18, 2021By Editor

Japanese drugs manufacturer Takeda has announced that Tokyo has commissioned it to produce US firm Novavax’s Covid jab, as the country moves to making the vaccine domestically. … Read More >Japan to purchase 150 million doses of Novavax’s Covid jab produced by country’s drug-maker Takeda

THIRD person dies in Japan after receiving Moderna Covid vaccine from batch recalled over stainless steel contamination

Posted on September 18, 2021September 18, 2021By Editor

Japanese health authorities have confirmed that a third man has died, one day after receiving a second dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from one of the contaminated lots that have since been recalled. … Read More >THIRD person dies in Japan after receiving Moderna Covid vaccine from batch recalled over stainless steel contamination