Category: Japan
Six sue Fukushima nuclear plant operator over thyroid cancer
Six young people will sue the operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday (January 27) over claims they developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to [...] » More
Japan, US, Australia, India eye Quad foreign chief talks in February
The Quad group involving Japan, the United States, Australia and India are considering holding talks by their foreign ministers in mid-February in Australia, diplomatic [...] » More
Children’s book by Japan writer wins US Batchelder Award
A work by Japanese author Sachiko Kashiwaba has received this year’s Batchelder Award for being the most outstanding children’s book originally published outside [...] » More
Ex-Japan PMs Koizumi, Kan demand EU choose zero nuclear power path
Former Japanese prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Naoto Kan called on the European Union on Thursday to pursue a path toward zero nuclear power, with the bloc planning to [...] » More
Some antibody drugs for COVID-19 may not be effective on Omicron
Some antibody medicines, including Ronapreve, may not be effective against the highly mutated omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to researchers at Japanese and US [...] » More
Tonga volcanic eruption ‘thousand times’ more powerful than Hiroshima atomic bomb, Nasa says
The powerful volcanic eruption in Tonga this month, which triggered a tsunami, was about a thousand times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped by the US on Hiroshima [...] » More
Japan consortium and US firm to cooperate on fast reactor
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency and two Japanese companies signed an agreement on Wednesday with TerraPower LLC on a fast reactor the US nuclear power firm plans to build with [...] » More
Renault, Nissan to invest $26B in future electric vehicles
The French-Japanese auto alliance of Renault and Nissan plans to invest 23 billion euros ($26 billion) in electric vehicle technology over the next five years, the companies [...] » More
Japan’s daily COVID-19 cases top 70,000 for 1st time
Japan’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases hit yet another record of over 70,000 on Wednesday as the more transmissible Omicron variant continues its rapid spread in [...] » More
Japan to help with Bill Gates’ next-gen nuclear power project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it will work with Japan’s atomic energy agency to provide technical assistance to a US start-up run by Bill Gates that is [...] » More
Japan’s Mitsubishi, energy body join Gates’ nuclear project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement to participate in a next-generation nuclear energy project with TerraPower, a company [...] » More
History Asia bares story behind the brand name ‘Uniqlo’
A historical trivia about a popular clothing brand caught the attention of its patrons in the Philippines on Facebook. History Asia, the Asian counterpart of the History [...] » More
Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance to spend 23 bil. euros in EV push
An alliance of Nissan Motor Co., Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Thursday it will invest 23 billion euros ($26 billion) over the next five years to boost the [...] » More
Japan’s Nikkei hits 14-month low; rate hike concerns hit tech shares
Japan’s Nikkei index reversed course to hit a 14-month low on Thursday, dragged down by technology heavyweights, as investors were concerned about the outlook on Wall [...] » More
Nikkei plunges over 3pct to 14-month low on Fed rate expectations
The Nikkei stock index plunged over 3 percent on Thursday, finishing at its lowest level in 14 months, as selling accelerated on growing fears that the US Federal Reserve may [...] » More
