Diet Extension to Push Immigration Bill
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 15, 2018.
Tag Archives: Sea of Japan
Disasters South and North
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on September 8, 2018.
Emperor Akihito Feeling Unwell
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on July 5, 2018.
Today in Japan (12.15.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 15, 2017.
Remains of Japanese POWs in Siberia
Almost seventy years after the guns fell silent, the Second World War remains very much present in the media, with frequent reminders of the human cost of the conflict. In the case of Japan this includes the fate of the soldiers and civilians captured in the closing days of the war, when the Soviet Union declared war and quickly overran Manchuria.
Sewol Disaster Hits Japanese Local Economy
The April 16 tragedy of the MV Sewol in the territorial waters of South Korea has been exercising an impact on the local economy of Tottori Prefecture. This has occurred mainly due to the fact that the accident, in which more than three hundred people appear to have lost their lives, has deeply undermined the South Korean public’s faith in the safety of ferry boats.
