Environmentalists celebrated after Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul approved this week a two-year moratorium on permits for fossil fuel plants that power cryptocurrency mining operations.
The list of moral and political reasons why Rahm Emanuel should not be appointed ambassador to Japan are more than a few, but at the very top of the list is that serving in Tokyo could offer him an excellent opportunity to rehabilitate his reputation, ensuring that this bad actor will return to more influential offices in the future.
Many Democrats in the US Congress and others hailed reports that the Biden administration is imposing a temporary freeze on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, pending a review of billions of dollars worth of weapons deals with the repressive regimes approved during the presidency of Donald Trump.
While New York Times reporters have relocated to Taipei earlier this year due to media expulsions from China, it remains to be seen whether or not other western media outlets intend to open bureaus in Taiwan.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of January 2020.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of July 2019.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 23, 2019.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 9, 2018.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 30, 2018.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on September 8, 2018.
