Episodes

  • Restarted Onagawa Reactor Shut Down as Scheduled

    Restarted Onagawa Reactor Shut Down as Scheduled
    Nov 24 2024
    Tohoku Electric Power Co. shut down the recently restarted No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan on Sunday, as scheduled for equipment checks.
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  • COP29 Reaches Agreement on Funding Target

    COP29 Reaches Agreement on Funding Target
    Nov 24 2024
    Countries participating in the COP29 climate conference have agreed on a funding target for efforts to combat climate change in developing countries, after negotiations were extended by two days.
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  • Ex-PM Kishida Launches New Group in Ruling LDP

    Ex-PM Kishida Launches New Group in Ruling LDP
    Nov 24 2024
    Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has launched a new group within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apparently hoping to maintain his influence as current Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leads a minority government.
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  • Families of Abductees to N. Korea Vow Never to Give Up

    Families of Abductees to N. Korea Vow Never to Give Up
    Nov 23 2024
    A group of families of Japanese citizens abducted to North Korea decades ago held a rally in Tokyo on Saturday to demand the immediate return of all abductees, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in attendance.
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  • S. Korea to Skip Sado Gold Mine Memorial Ceremony

    S. Korea to Skip Sado Gold Mine Memorial Ceremony
    Nov 23 2024
    The South Korean government has decided not to attend Sunday's ceremony to remember those who worked at the now-defunct gold mines on Sado Island in the central Japan prefecture of Niigata, South Korean diplomatic sources said Saturday.
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  • INTERVIEW: Trump Tariffs May Target Japanese Cars

    INTERVIEW: Trump Tariffs May Target Japanese Cars
    Nov 23 2024
    Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump may impose tariffs on Japanese cars exported to the United States, Stefan Angrick, a senior economist at Moody's Analytics Inc., said in a recent interview with Jiji Press.
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  • Failed Hyogo Gov. Candidate Side Questions X Account Suspension

    Failed Hyogo Gov. Candidate Side Questions X Account Suspension
    Nov 23 2024
    The support group for a failed candidate in the recent gubernatorial election in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, has filed a criminal complaint with Hyogo prefectural police, claiming that its X, formerly Twitter, accounts were suspended in response to false reports during the campaign.
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  • COP29 Extends Talks on Aid to Developing Nations

    COP29 Extends Talks on Aid to Developing Nations
    Nov 23 2024
    The 29th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP29, was extended after participants failed to conclude talks by Friday's initial deadline on how much to increase financial aid for climate action in developing nations.
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