Japan 日本
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Opinion – Reflecting on Hiroshima.
www.e-ir.info Opinion – Reflecting on HiroshimaThe expansion of the worldwide peace movement is evidence of the continuing dialogue concerning
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How do 4,500 people become 250? The stark reality of life on Japan’s rapidly depopulating Gotō Islands.
theconversation.com How do 4,500 people become 250? The stark reality of life on Japan’s rapidly depopulating Gotō IslandsMy research on Japan’s historically significant Gotō Islands – some of which include UNESCO Heritage-listed sites – provides a rare look at the consequences of the ongoing population crisis.
- www.theguardian.com Japan may seek to dissolve Moonies church in wake of Shinzo Abe killing
Japanese media report the courts may be asked to disband the Unification church amid criticism of ruling party’s ties to organisation
- www.bbc.com Japan redefines rape and raises age of consent in landmark move
The laws redefine rape and raise the age of consent from 13, after public anger over rape acquittals.
- www.japantimes.co.jp Japan approves up to 42% increase in household electricity prices
Seven of Japan’s major energy providers will raise household their prices from June, in a move likely to add to inflation.
- www.mintpressnews.com 'Our Anger Is Past Its Limit': Tens Of Thousands Rally Against US Bases In Okinawa
Demonstration a reflection of years of resentment against US military footprint on island, with former Marine suspected of recent murder and rape adding fuel to fire , Japan, Okinawa, protest, US Bases,
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The BOJ and the Japanese government intervened for the first time in 24 years to buy the yen and sell the dollar
www.freemalaysiatoday.com Japan’s yen-buying intervention likely to cost record US$21bilMany question the sustainability of the intervention as the currency slides once again.
- www.japantimes.co.jp Anti-U.S. base incumbent Gov. Denny Tamaki wins Okinawa vote
The latest verdict on the Futenma relocation plan comes after the prefecture rejected the transfer in gubernatorial elections in 2014 and 2018 as well as a referendum in 2019.
- asia.nikkei.com Half of Japan's LDP lawmakers had ties with Unification Church
PM Kishida says the organization has not influenced policymaking
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Bank Shot: Abe Assassin's Wild Success
shingetsunewsagency.com Bank Shot: Abe Assassin's Wild Success - SNA JapanUnemployed loner Tetsuya Yamagami hoped to use his homemade shotgun on Shinzo Abe not mainly to kill Japan's longest-serving prime minister, but to take his revenge on the Unification Church, which he blamed for destroying his life and that of his family. Improbably, the assassination has become a ...
- www.thedailybeast.com Shinzo Abe’s Assassin Succeeds in Turning Japan Against ‘Cult’
The shooting of ex-PM Shinzo Abe has blown open secret ties between Japan’s ruling party and the mass-marrying Moonies.
- www.thedailybeast.com The Religious Cult Secretly Running Japan
Nippon Kaigi, a small cult with some of the country’s most powerful people, aims to return Japan to pre-WWII imperial ‘glory.’ Sunday’s elections may further its goal.
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Japan's ancient stamp tradition, hanko, under threat
> The ancient tradition of using personalised ink stamps for everything from official documents to receipts is under threat in Japan. The government is planning reforms that will end the use of stamps and digitise paperwork instead.
