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Horrific, Tragic: Hiroshima Marks 78th Year Of Atomic Bombing

Commenting on Sunday, as Hiroshima marked the 78th year of atomic bombing, officials in the Japanese city lamented the growing…

9 months ago
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Alternatives To Ocean Dumping Of Fukushima Wastewater

When the earthquake and resulting tsunami hit Fukushima, Japan in 2011, it killed thousands and caused severe damage to a…

1 year ago
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How Women Holding Flowers Held Japanese Courts To Account

At 7 pm on an April day in 2019, more than 400 people stood near Tokyo station, one of Japan’s…

1 year ago
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Is The Chic Kimono A Symbol Of Oppression?

A woman in Suzhou, China, was reportedly detained recently for “provoking trouble”. Her alleged crime was being spotted outside wearing…

2 years ago
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Abe: A Dear Friend Who Put Japan-India Ties On Fast Track

With a ’tilak’ on his forehead and a ‘puja thali’ in his hands, Shinzo Abe’s picture attending the ‘Ganga Aarti’…

2 years ago
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Kyoto’s Earliest Cherry Blooms In 1,200 Yrs Point To Climate Change

The famous pink cherry blossoms of Kyoto reached full bloom this year on March 26, the earliest date in the…

3 years ago
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Ten Years On, Japan Remembers ‘Man-Made’ Nuclear Disaster

When a huge earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, devastating towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima,…

3 years ago
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After A Harrowing 2020, Asia Tiptoes Into The New Year

As Asia says goodbye to 2020 - a tumultuous year that saw the planet roiled by a deadly pandemic -…

3 years ago
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Japan To Release Fukushima Contaminated Water Into Sea

Japan’s government has decided to release radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, with a formal…

4 years ago
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India, Japan Seal Military Logistics Co-operation Pact

India and Japan have signed an agreement that will provide their militaries access to each other’s bases for supplies and…

4 years ago
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Japan To Mark 75 Years Since Hiroshima, Nagasaki Atomic Bombing

Thursday marks 75 years since the United States unleashed the world’s first atomic bomb attack on the city of Hiroshima,…

4 years ago
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Canada, Australia Withdraw From Tokyo Olympics

Canada and Australia said they would not be sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics if the Games went ahead as…

4 years ago
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Coronavirus Toll Nears 500 In China

The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China passed 490 on Wednesday, as two U.S. airlines suspended flights to…

4 years ago
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World Welcomes 2020, But Revelry Marred By Wildfires, Protests

The world celebrated the New Year on Wednesday with fireworks displays from Sydney to London, although celebrations were clouded by…

4 years ago
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Japan Clears Restart At Nuclear Reactor Closest To Epicentre Of 2011 Quake

Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power said on Wednesday it has won initial regulatory approval to restart a reactor at its Onagawa…

4 years ago
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Greenhouse Emissions Hit New Record, Could Bring ‘Destructive’ Effects: U.N.

Greenhouse gas emissions surged to a record level last year and world temperatures could rise more than twice the globally…

4 years ago
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China Attacks U.S. At G20 As The World’s Biggest Source Of Instability

The United States is the world’s biggest source of instability and its politicians are going around the world baselessly smearing…

4 years ago
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World’s Biggest Trade Pact Shapes Up Without India

Although India pulled out at the last minute, China and 14 other countries agreed in Bangkok this week on plans…

5 years ago
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Inspired By Greta Thunberg, Worldwide Protest Demands Climate Action

Millions of young people flooded the streets of cities around the world on Friday to demand political leaders take urgent…

5 years ago
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Trump Says He Does Not Want War After Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday said it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi…

5 years ago
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Japan May Have To Dump Radioactive Water Into The Sea, Minister Says

Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power will have to dump radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific…

5 years ago
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Tamil Nadu Is An Unexpected Japanese Haven in South India

India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu has long been characterised by its mountains, its proximity to the Indian Ocean, and…

5 years ago

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