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North Korea Fires Projectiles For Second Time In Week

North Korea Fires Projectiles For Second Time In Week

March 9, 2020 4:49 pm

Nuclear-armed North Korea on Monday fired what Japan said appeared to be ballistic missiles, the second such weapons test in a week amid a prolonged hiatus in disarmament talks with the United States.

Analysts say the North has been continuing to refine its weapons capabilities in the more than a year since a summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump broke down in Hanoi.

Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programmes from the United Nations Security Council, US, South Korea and others.

The North “appeared to have carried out joint firing drills involving …

Aba - Generating Billions, Groaning Under Decay

Aba: Generating Billions, Groaning Under Decay

March 8, 2020 5:33 pm

Aba, popularly known as Enyimba City, the commercial city of Abia State and industrial hub of the entire South-East and Nigeria, is variously described as the Japan of Africa. But despite the commercial activities in the city, which rakes in millions of naira on a daily basis, the state of infrastructure in the God’s Own State is very poor, to put it mildly.

It is no longer news that almost all kinds of commodities, including shoes, bags, leather wears, clothing etc, are manufactured in Aba, just as there are many small and medium enterprises, and all kinds of engineering fabrication. …

Typhoon Hagibis killed more than 100 people and caused widespread flooding in October

Japan Suffers Worst Economic Slump In Five Years

February 17, 2020 1:07 pm

Japan has suffered its worst quarterly GDP contraction in more than five years, with a tax hike and a deadly typhoon taking a toll on the world’s third-largest economy.

The nation’s gross domestic product in the three months to December shrank 1.6 percent from the previous quarter, even before the novel coronavirus outbreak in China hit Japan, according to official data published on Monday.

The quarter was marked by a rise in consumption tax from eight percent to 10 percent, as well as Typhoon Hagibis, which killed more than 100 people and caused widespread flooding.

Economists were braced for a …

War: Japan, Qatar Talks As Iran’s 2nd Missile Hit US Bases

January 13, 2020 8:32 am

Qatar and Japan on Sunday called for a de-escalation the tension hanging in the Middle East, shortly before Iran’s second missile attacked US bases

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the region on Sunday, hours before the strikes, hoping to calm tensions sparked by the killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

The Prime Minister had warned that military confrontation with Iran will harm peace and stability across the world.

Iran on Sunday struck US bases again in retaliation to the killing of its army general Soleimani by the American government.

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Japan Blasts ‘Unjustifiable’ Ghosn’s Escape

January 5, 2020 4:25 pm

Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan is “unjustifiable” and he is thought to have left the country using “illegal methods”, the Japanese justice minister said Sunday, in the first official public comments on the case.

The 65-year-old former Nissan boss skipped bail and fled Japan where he was awaiting trial over multiple counts of financial misconduct that he denies.

It was the latest twist in a saga that has gripped the business world and his escape from Japan has left authorities there red-faced and scrambling to defend their justice system from fierce international criticism.

“Our country’s criminal justice system sets …

Japan Executes First Foreigner In Years

December 26, 2019 1:49 pm

Japan on Thursday executed a 40-year-old Chinese man convicted of murdering a family of four, in the country’s first execution of a foreigner since the disclosure of details on sentences carried out began in 2007, the justice ministry said.

The man, Wei Wei, had committed the murders in mid-2003 with two accomplices who were also Chinese nationals, media reported.

The other two fled to China and were arrested there.

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One was executed in China in 2005 and the other received a life sentence, media said.

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Pope To Comfort Victims Of Japan’s 2011 ‘Triple Disaster’

November 24, 2019 4:52 pm

Pope Francis will meet survivors of Japan’s 2011 “triple disaster” — earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear meltdown — on the penultimate day of his long-cherished trip to Japan Monday.

After an emotional day comforting survivors of atomic bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima — where the pontiff attacked the “crime” of using nuclear power as a weapon — Francis will meet those still affected by the 2011 tragedy that killed nearly 16,000.

At 2:46 pm (0546 GMT) on March 11 that year, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific seabed just 130 kilometres (80 miles) from Japan’s northeastern coastline, unleashing a

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Fire Destroys Historic Building In Japan

Fire Destroys Historic Building In Japan

October 31, 2019 12:27 am

A fire has destroyed the main structures of Shuri Castle, a Unesco World Heritage site on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa.

Firefighters have been battling the flames since early on Thursday. No injuries have been reported so far.

The wooden castle, built 500 years ago in the Ryukyu Dynasty, was designated Japan’s national treasure in 1933.

It was almost completely destroyed in a battle during World War Two. The current structure is a reconstruction.

The main building, as well as the north and south structures of the castle have burned to the ground, local media said.

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at Shuri CastleImage Firefighters have been
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Poll Finds Over 80% In Japan Back Female Emperor

Poll Finds Over 80% In Japan Back Female Emperor

October 28, 2019 5:45 pm

The vast majority of Japanese voters back allowing women to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, a new polls shows, as the royal family struggles with a dearth of male heirs.

The survey, conducted in the wake of last week’s enthronement proclamation ceremony for Emperor Naruhito, found 81.9 percent favour Japan having a woman take the throne, with 13.5 percent opposed.

The Kyodo News agency poll, carried out over the weekend, comes as there is renewed debate about succession in the royal family, with inheritance of the throne limited by law to male members of the imperial line.

There are currently

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Japan Commences Rehabilitation After Typhoon Hagibis

Japan Commences Rehabilitation After Typhoon Hagibis

October 14, 2019 3:42 am

More than 110,000 people are taking part in search and rescue operations after Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan on Saturday. The typhoon – the worst storm to hit the country in decades – has left at least 37 dead, with 20 missing.

Typhoon Hagibis also caused the cancellation of three Rugby World Cup matches but the key match between Japan and Scotland went ahead. Japan won 28-21 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Afterward, national team coach Jamie Joseph paid tribute to those affected.

“Everyone who is suffering, as a result,of the typhoon, this game was all for …

Japan Hit By Typhoon Hagibis,The Biggest Storm In Decades

Japan Hit By Typhoon Hagibis,The Biggest Storm In Decades

October 12, 2019 3:45 pm

Torrential rain and tornado-like winds are lashing large parts of Japan, as the country endures what could be its worst storm for 60 years.

The eye of Typhoon Hagibis made landfall shortly before 19:00 local time (10:00 GMT), in Izu Peninsula, south-west of Tokyo.

It is now moving up the eastern coast of Japan’s main island, with wind speeds of 225km/h (140mph).

More than 270,000 homes have lost power, Japanese outlet NHK reports.

Two people are said to have died, one a man whose vehicle flipped over in high winds in Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo. The second was washed …

Nigerian Man Died Of Immigration Hunger Strike - Japan

Nigerian Man Died Of Immigration Hunger Strike – Japan

October 1, 2019 11:52 am

Japanese immigration authorities said Tuesday a Nigerian man who died in detention in June starved to death while on hunger strike, in the first officially acknowledged case of its kind.

“An autopsy has found the man died of starvation,” an official at the Immigration Services Agency told AFP.

The man in his forties, whose name has been withheld, died on June 24 after falling unconscious at Omura Immigration Center and being taken to a hospital in southern Japan.

He had been on a hunger strike for at least three weeks to protest being detained by immigration authorities for over three …

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