Japan

Hiroshima mayor slams nuclear deterrence claims as ‘folly’, marking US nuking of city

Aug 06, 2023 08:57

Hiroshima mayor has slammed the nuclear deterrence claims of world's Western powers as "folly" while Japan marks the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing on the city that massacred nearly 140,000 people and has never apologized for the major crime.
Typhoon Khanun kills two in Japan as 166,000 homes lose power

Aug 03, 2023 03:10

Two people are reported dead in Okinawa, state broadcaster NHK says, as slow-moving Typhoon Khanun continues to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to southern Japan, prolonging the potential damage of the storm.
First victims of chemical attack in world speak

Jul 14, 2023 08:08

A conference to honor the victims of a brutal chemical attack in the Iranian city of Sardasht has been held with the presence of a Japanese diplomatic delegation. The purpose of this conference was to raise the voice of the people of Sardasht as the first victims of a chemical attack in the world.
South Koreans protest IAEA's Fukushima report, Japan's water release

Jul 10, 2023 08:23

South Koreans have hit the streets of the capital Seoul to protest against Japan's plan to release contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
North Korea slams IAEA for Fukushima's treated water approval

Jul 10, 2023 05:19

North Korea has strongly denounced the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s approval of Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, calling it “evil” and “anti-humanitarian."
Japan nuclear regulator approves Fukushima radioactive water release

Jul 07, 2023 12:23

Japan's nuclear regulator on Friday has given Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco), which operated the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, permission to begin releasing more than one million tons of radioactive water.
North Korea vows to launch another surveillance satellite after failed attempt

Jun 19, 2023 06:09

Top North Korean officials have vowed to press forward with launching another surveillance satellite into space following the recent failure of the first try.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles amid joint South Korea-US drills

Jun 16, 2023 04:25

North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles as several thousand South Korean and US troops hold joint live-fire exercises in the Korean Peninsula.
Arab Parliament urges intl. community to end silence on Israeli atrocities

Jun 16, 2023 04:21

The Arab Parliament has called on the international community to end its silence on persisting Israeli atrocities across the occupied Palestine and compel the Tel Aviv regime to abide by the United Nations resolution barring construction of illegal settlements.
South Korean fishers rally against Fukushima water discharge

Jun 14, 2023 03:55

South Korean fishers have held a rally in front of the National Assembly in the capital Seoul to protest Japan’s planned discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima power plant into the ocean.