Japan
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Japan to provide $1,500m more for Matarbari power plant
Sep 30, 2023The Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Project will receive an additional 217,556 million Japanese Yen (JPY) (about $1,500 million) in the 7th tranche of the 44th Japanese Loan Package (2nd batch). ‘Exchange of Notes’ and... -
Second round of Fukushima wastewater release to start next week
Sep 29, 2023According to the plant’s operator, Japan will start dumping a second batch of wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant from next week. This drill, which started in August and infuriated China and others, will continue.... -
One in 10 Japanese aged 80 or above as elderly ratio hits record high
Sep 18, 2023According to ministry data released on Sunday, one in ten Japanese citizens are now 80 years of age or older, and the proportion of the elderly to the general population has reached a record high. According... -
Japan warns against ‘violations’ of UN ban on arms deals with North Korea
Sep 15, 2023After Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Kim Jong Un on Thursday, Japan issued a warning against going against UN resolutions over military trade with North Korea. “We are watching (the talks) with concerns including the... -
Japanese foreign minister arrived in Ukraine: embassy
Sep 10, 2023Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has started his visit in Ukraine, the Japanese embassy said Saturday morning, in a show of support for the war-battered country. “Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrives in Ukraine,” the embassy... -
Record rain in parts of Japan after tropical storm
Sep 9, 2023Officials announced on Saturday that parts of Japan had experienced their greatest day rainfall in recorded history, with reports of more than 100 landslides following a tropical cyclone. The most rain has fallen in a 24-hour... -
Japan fishermen, locals seek halt to Fukushima water release
Sep 4, 2023A lawsuit will be filed this week by about 100 fishermen and residents of the Fukushima area to prohibit the discharge of effluent from the damaged Japanese nuclear facility, they announced on Monday. Japan started discharging... -
Japan postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ liftoff for third time
Aug 28, 2023Due to bad weather, Japan’s space agency postponed the launch of its “Moon Sniper” lunar mission on Monday for a third time. A research satellite created in collaboration with NASA and the European Space Agency was... -
Japan to release water from Fukushima nuclear plant
Aug 24, 2023Japan will start releasing wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday, a move that has drawn a strong reaction from China despite Japan’s assurances that it is safe. Twelve years after one of the... -
Hong Kong to curb some Japan food imports over Fukushima water release
Aug 22, 2023After Tokyo said it will release water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear facility into the ocean, Hong Kong’s leader John Lee said Tuesday that he had ordered his administration to “immediately activate” import limits on specific...