From 1908-1911, Taro Katsura led a second relatively long and stable administration of Japan. The most consequential event was his government’s decision to fully annex the Korean Peninsula, wiping out that neighboring nation’s independent legal existence.
In the global environmental conference COP27, which is set to conclude today, much of the debate has been focused on whether or not wealthier countries should pay climate reparations to more vulnerable nations.
In September 2021, Samah Ameen, her husband, and three children arrived in India after fleeing the Yemen civil war with the hopes for a better future. But more than a year later, they continue to struggle and haven’t been recognized as refugees.
The South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu promoted a proposal for a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty to COP27, the United Nations’ annual climate change conference.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of June 2020.
Every March the celebrated Art Dubai Fair takes places in the United Arab Emirates. A vibrant, new city that emerged from the desert a few decades ago and has managed to become one of the top destinations worldwide.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 21, 2019.
Something strange is afoot at the Embassy of Egypt in Tokyo. Ambassador Ayman Kamel addresses young people from western Japan.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 30, 2018.
Nuri Funas, an ordinary citizen of Libya, has been traveling the world on foot with a message of peace. The SNA interviewed him at the Libyan Embassy in Tokyo recently during his stop in the Japanese capital.
