Great Wall of China damaged by pair wanting a shortcut for vehicle
It may have seemed like a good idea at the time. In an apparent attempt to create a shortcut, two people allegedly used heavy machinery to remove a sizeable section …
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Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida explosives attack suspect Ryuji Kimura indicted
Prosecutors in Japan indicted a 24-year-old man Wednesday on attempted murder and other charges in the explosives attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April, Japanese media reported. Kishida was campaigning for …
Vice President Harris to attend the Southeast Asian nations summit
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at the top of a meeting on Climate with Cabinet members and leaders at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as part of …
Asia markets set to fall as traders wait for China’s factory activity data
People walk along a promenade next to Victoria harbour in Hong Kong on August 31, 2023, a day before the arrival of Typhoon Saola. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) …
George Rose, Yankees’ executive and ex-Hideki Irabu translator, dies
George Rose, the Yankees’ Executive Advisor for Pacific Rim Operations and a former Japanese translator for the team, died Sunday at his Pennsylvania home, the team announced in a statement. …
Asia markets fall ahead of Powell’s Friday Jackson Hole speech
People shopping along the streets of Shinsaibashi in Osaka, Japan. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell across the board as investors prepared for signals on U.S. …
China bans all Japanese seafood imports over Fukushima water release – ARAB TIMES
This post has been read 536 times! TOKYO, Aug 24: China on Thursday banned all Japanese seafood imports to prevent risks from Japan’s discharge of treated water from the crippled …
Japan’s release of treated nuclear wastewater sparks fears among neighbours – National
Seoul office worker Kim Mijeong said she intends to stop eating seafood because she deeply mistrusts the safety of Japan’s release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea from its …
Hunters kill elusive “Ninja” bear that attacked at least 66 cows in Japan
Hunters in Japan’s remote north have killed an elusive and infamous brown bear nicknamed “Ninja” that attacked at least 66 cows, officials said Tuesday. The exploits of “OSO18” — as …
Japan to release treated water into the ocean
Fisherman Haruo Ono’s fishing boats are pictured at Tsurushihama Fishing Port, Shinchi-machi of Fukushima Prefecture, some 60 kms north of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on August 21, 2023. …