Japan

[ad_1] Just days after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a grassroots group of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors pushing for the abolition of nuclear arms, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has signaled that his government will “seriously consider” participating as an observer in a conference of signatories to a U.N. treaty that bans the destructive weapons.Speaking on an NHK television program Sunday featuring other major party leaders, the […]

[ad_1] The upcoming Oct. 27 general election presents the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), the largest opposition party in parliament, with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to present itself as a credible alternative to the scandal-tainted Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the eyes of the voters.However, despite the LDP’s fumbling over its handling of a slush funds scandal, the CDP still faces deep-rooted doubts over its ability to govern, and the […]

[ad_1] Barcelona – Emirates Team New Zealand began its America's Cup defense in style on Saturday, cruising to a first race win by a wide margin over challenger Ineos Britannia.Skippered by Peter Burling, the Kiwis were faultless as they drew first blood by 0.41 seconds in the opening race of the best-of-13 series.The futuristic foiling yachts may have cost millions of dollars to develop but the AC75s are rendered redundant […]

[ad_1] Empress Emerita Michiko left the hospital on Sunday afternoon after treatment for a fractured right femur. The 89-year-old former empress underwent surgery for the fracture at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Tuesday after falling at the Sento Imperial Residence in Tokyo on Oct. 6. The Empress Emerita expressed her gratitude to hospital staff for their dedicated efforts during her surgery and rehabilitation, according to the Imperial Household Agency, […]

[ad_1] While his views on defense garnered most of the headlines during last month’s Liberal Democratic Party leadership campaign, where Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stands on energy-related issues is the focal point for climate experts and activists. The early indications are that Japan’s new leader may depart from some, but not all, of his predecessor’s policies. In some respects, Ishiba’s views on how to deal with the crucial issue of […]

[ad_1] JERUSALEM – For more than two years, Yahya Sinwar huddled with his top Hamas commanders and plotted what they hoped would be the most devastating and destabilizing attack on Israel in the militant group’s four-decade history.Minutes of Hamas’ secret meetings, seized by the Israeli military and obtained by The New York Times, provide a detailed record of the planning for the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, as well as […]

[ad_1] Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz reiterated on Sunday that the country considers U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres persona non grata due to his failure to condemn Iran's missile attack and what Katz described as antisemitic and anti-Israel conduct. Katz had said on Oct. 2 that he was barring U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering the country because he had not "unequivocally" condemned the missile attack. Iran fired more than 180 […]

[ad_1] SYDNEY – Australia's government said on Sunday it would spend an extra 95 million Australian dollars ($64.13 million) to protect against a destructive bird flu strain that has spread through bird and mammal populations worldwide but not yet reached the island continent. Oceania is the last region of the world free of the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza that has killed hundreds of millions of birds and tens of […]

[ad_1] Israel's ambassador to Japan criticized on Sunday a leader of Nihon Hidankyo, the atomic bomb survivors' group awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for comparing their experiences to the children of Gaza.Gilad Cohen congratulated Nihon Hidankyo for winning this year's prize but said in a post on social media platform X on Sunday the comparison drawn by the group's co-chair, Toshiyuki Mimaki, "is outrageous and baseless"."Gaza is ruled by Hamas, […]