Another former sex slave dies; 46 victims remain
Choi Gap-sun, 96, a victim of the Japanese military’s sexual enslavement of women from Korea and other Asian nations, died on Saturday, according to a civic group. With Choi’s death, the number of Korean survivors of sexual slavery during World War II has dropped to 46. Including Choi, nine have died this year, according to […]
Japan: Death rate among handicapped people in tsunami 2.5-fold larger
News is <Kyodonews>: Death rate among handicapped people in tsunami 2.5-fold larger The death rate among handicapped people living in coastal areas of Miyagi Prefecture when the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster struck was 2.5 times higher than the overall average for residents, a support group for them said Monday. Most of the handicapped […]
Japan: TEPCO to be ordered to trim electricity rate hike to 8.47%
Major news in <Kyodo News>: TEPCO to be ordered to trim electricity rate hike to 8.47% The government decided Thursday to order Tokyo Electric Power Co. to trim its electricity rate hike for households to an average 8.47 percent from the earlier planned 10.28 percent, having determined the utility can further reduce salaries to limit […]
Major news in Japan on Jul 13: Kyushu braces for more rain after at least 19 die
Major news in <Japan Today>: Kyushu braces for more rain after at least 19 die Southwestern Japan was bracing for more torrential rain on Friday, on top of “unprecedented” downpours that left at least 19 people dead and eight missing as whole neighborhoods were swamped. Television footage showed torrents of muddy water carrying uprooted trees […]
Major news in Japan on Jul 10: University hospitals of Nagoya, Seoul to start exchange program
Top news in <Kyodo News>: University hospitals of Nagoya, Seoul to start exchange program Nagoya University Hospital will conclude an agreement with Seoul National University Hospital possibly in mid-July to start an exchange program between their nurses and other staff with the aim of improving their medical skills, hospital officials said Tuesday. It will be […]
Major news in Japan on Jun 29: Japan considering taxing music, books downloaded from overseas sites
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Japan considering taxing music, books downloaded from overseas sites The Finance Ministry is considering imposing the consumption tax on electronic books, music and other contents downloadable from websites operated by overseas vendors, sources close to the issue said Friday. The ministry is eyeing taxing these currently tax-free products from overseas […]
Major news in Japan on Jun 21: Cooking class makes 23 pupils ill
Top news in <Japan Times>: Cooking class makes 23 pupils ill OSAKA — Twenty-three children were rushed to a hospital after falling sick from eating fresh and boiled cabbage during a cooking class at an elementary school in Hirano Ward, Osaka, police said. The fifth-graders were comparing the taste of fresh and boiled cabbage. The […]
Major news in Japan on Jun 20: Ex-Egypt president Mubarak unconscious
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Ex-Egypt president Mubarak unconscious Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak became unconscious Tuesday and is on a respirator, Reuters said. The country’s Middle East News Agency said earlier in the day that Mubarak, 84, was pronounced clinically dead by his doctors but security sources denied the report. Mubarak, 84, was sentenced […]
Major news in Japan on Jun 19: Okinawa governor opposes Osprey deployment
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Okinawa governor opposes Osprey deployment Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Tuesday urged the Japanese government to stop the planned deployment of MV-22 Osprey aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma Air Station following recent crashes abroad. Nakaima told Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto that Okinawa cannot […]
Major news in Japan on 18 Jun: G-7 urges Greece to remain in eurozone, respect commitments
Top news in <Kyodo News>: G-7 urges Greece to remain in eurozone, respect commitments The Group of Seven advanced economies on Sunday urged Greece to remain in the euro area while keeping committed to the international bailout program for the country to resolve its fiscal problems. “We look forward to working with the next government […]
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