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Powell pushing Asia into a new financial crisis
Aug 01, 2022 04:25US rate hikes are doing more to devastate Asian economies and currencies than tame US inflation and overheating.
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'Alarming' levels of 'forever chemicals' found in water near US bases in Okinawa
Jan 02, 2022 21:30As the U.S. military continues construction of a controversial new base at Henoko Bay, Okinawa, the recent discovery of extreme levels of highly toxic "forever chemicals" in local waterways and groundwater has renewed long-standing opposition to the American occupation of large portions of the Japanese archipelago.
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US military hid fuel pipeline flaws from public in Okinawa (2)
Dec 27, 2021 15:39A leaked report that shows the US military knew for years about dangers to civilian areas follows disclosures of toxic PFAS contamination hidden from the Senate.
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US military hid fuel pipeline flaws from public in Okinawa (1)
Dec 26, 2021 21:22A leaked report that shows the US military knew for years about dangers to civilian areas follows disclosures of toxic PFAS contamination hidden from the Senate.
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Crying need for nuclear disarmament
Aug 10, 2021 16:17August 9th was the 76th anniversary of the attack that struck the Japanese people in a matter of three days, claiming hundreds of thousands of innocent victims and almost permanently contaminating the soil and water resources of the unsuspecting cities.
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US military exposed 600,000 to toxins in Japan and Micronesia — and hid it
Mar 14, 2021 17:42A new book, Poisoning the Pacific, examines the US military’s long role in the environmental degradation of East Asia and Pacific islands, severely impacting the health of the region’s people and U.S. personnel stationed there.
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Truman’s war crimes at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Aug 10, 2020 15:15This month marks the 75th anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While proponents of the bombings have long justified them on the basis that they shortened World War II, the fact is that they were war crimes. The only reason why former US President Harry S. Truman and the pilots who dropped the bombs were not prosecuted as war criminals is because the United States ended up winning the war.
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Japan’s NDC climate plan amounts to science denial
Apr 06, 2020 15:15Japan recently submitted a ‘new’ climate action plan largely reiterating its old targets for 2030. This is not just woefully inadequate for meeting larger climate goals, it also negates science and sets a bad precedent, especially as COVID-19 engulfs the planet.
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Japan’s plastic addiction affecting oceans and burdening marine life
Mar 12, 2020 07:37According to a 2015 study published in Science, every year, eight billion kilograms of plastic waste enters the world’s oceans. Biological diversity.org reports that 100,000 marine animals are injured or killed by plastics yearly.
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An elaboration on scientific findings on nCoV-2019 coronavirus
Mar 02, 2020 16:28According to a report by Scientist Publication, nearly a hundred clinical tests are carried out worldwide for treatment of nCoV-2019. Some of these experiments are carried out in China, and some will begin in Japan, Thailand, and England.