Japan
Tokyo (EFE).- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation Sunday, stepping down on the eve of a key Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) meeting that was expected to strip him of power following stinging electoral defeats. «I have decided to resign as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. According to...
Tokyo (EFE).- Prince Hisahito of Akishino, the only grandson of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, turned 19 on Saturday and marked the occasion with a formal coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace. The ritual, held for the first time in four decades, introduces the...
By Edurne Morillo Hiroshima, Japan, (EFE).- As the number of atomic bomb survivors dwindles nearly 80 years after the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, artificial intelligence is emerging as a key tool to preserve their stories for future generations. Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has launched an innovative project using artificial...
Nagasaki, Japan (EFE).- High school students from Hiroshima and Nagasaki participate each year in the «Messengers for Peace» initiative, aimed at preserving and disseminating the testimony of atomic bomb survivors throughout the world. The initiative has collected more than 2.5 million signatures calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. «Our...
Madrid (EFE).- The earthquake that struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday with a magnitude of 8.8 and a depth of 20.7 kilometers was the eighth most powerful ever recorded worldwide, seismological agencies said. According to the Institute of Geosciences (IGEO), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)...
By Sara Rodriguez Pachon Tokyo (EFE).- Cafes where people can sit with animals such as otters, capybaras and snakes have become viral in Japan but this seemingly harmless trend that appears to bring animals and humans closer can pose a threat to some species. In busy districts of Tokyo such...
Tokyo (EFE).- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived in Japan Thursday in what is the first bilateral visit by a head of state of the two nations in 12 years. The visit marks a rapprochement between the two countries, and comes hours after a fresh missile test by North Korea....
Tokyo, Mar 14 (EFE).- Three of the largest Japanese banks, Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, recorded significant losses Tuesday along with other Japanese financial entities in the first half of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to fears of their exposure to the bankruptcy of Silicon...
By Maria Roldan Tokyo (EFE).- Births in Japan reached a new low in 2022, falling below 800,000 for the first time, accelerating a demographic challenge to which the government wants to respond with economic measures many experts consider insufficient. The archipelago is «at a limit moment» regarding its sustainability, said...
Seoul (EFE).- Thousands of South Koreans demonstrated in Seoul on Saturday against a controversial plan presented this week to compensate people who were subjected to forced labor by Japanese companies during World War II. Several victims or their families have spoken out against the plan, which in principle exempts the...
New Delhi, Mar 3 (EFE).- The Foreign Affairs chiefs of the Quad, the alliance made up of Japan, the United States, Australia and India, denounced Friday the attempts to «increase tension» in the East and South China seas, without directly naming Beijing, and «debated» their responses to the Ukraine war....
Tokyo, Feb 28 (EFE).- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced its first new astronaut candidates since 2009 on Tuesday. World Bank senior disaster risk reduction specialist Makoto Suwa, 46, and Japanese Red Cross Medical Center surgeon Ayu Yoneda, 28 were selected from a record 4,127 applicants in JAXA recruitment’s...
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