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Japan is warned about strong earthquakes along the western coast
At least 13 people have died after several earthquakes hit western Japan on Tuesday. Japan’s meteorological agency had issued a tsunami warning for the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture, where the earthquake struck. The number of deaths has risen to at least 15, while hundreds of people were injured in the earthquake and tsunami that hit…
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The Treated Radioactive Water will be released by Japan
Radioactivity in waterways after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant could have “minimal affect” on people and the environment, according to a UN report. The report said that the discharge will have minimal affect on people and the environment. The report was released ahead of Japan’s planned release of…
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South Korea is becoming more anxious as Japan prepares to release wastewater
Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday said that the water released into the ocean from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami “poses no health or environmental threat”. According to the watchdog, the amount of tritium in the water is less than what TEPCO says is the concentration of tritium in the…
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The past promises made by the US president in meeting with the Chinese President is under scrutiny
The Japanese government on Friday approved its biggest military buildup since World War II, doubling defence spending and deviating from the country’s pacifist constitution. The National Security Strategy (NSS), the National Defence Strategy (NDS) and the Defence Force Development Plan will boost Japan’s defence capabilities amid a growing threat from regional rivals, PM Fumio Kishida…
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The US president’s past promises in meeting with China are under scrutiny.
China on Friday held drills close to Japan’s southern Okinawa island in the Pacific Ocean, according to Japanese authorities. On December 22, China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier sailed about 560 km east of Kitadaito Island, located off Okinawa’s east coast. Earlier, around 180 fighter jets and helicopters took off and landed on the Liaoning aircraft carrier,…