Japan has a strong track record in Africa, as evidenced by its triennial Africa-focused conference TICAD. The latest TICAD conference was held in Tunis in August 2022. The unique conference…
iGlobenewsDecember 5, 2022
Japan’s controversial decision to release contaminated nuclear wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean is being opposed by ROK, China and other neighboring countries. The impact on marine life is…
iGlobenewsMay 9, 2022
Following Japan’s surrender in WWII, no peace treaty was ever concluded between Moscow and Tokyo. The unresolved territorial dispute over the southern part of the Kuril Islands remains the main…
iGlobenewsMarch 14, 2022
Korea’s remaining comfort women continue the world’s longest-running protest against their enslavement as sex workers during World War II. Japan has refused to apologize officially for these war crimes. Protests…
iGlobenewsJanuary 24, 2022
On the 31st of October, the Japanese voted for stability. The long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party managed to keep its majority in the House of Representatives, the more powerful of the…
iGlobenewsNovember 10, 2021
Disapproving of Japanese commercial whaling on environmental and ethical grounds is an opinion, but whaling is economically unsustainable – that’s a fact. Allison Westervelt, 13 November 2021Chinese version | German…
iGlobenewsSeptember 13, 2021
It is the second time Olympic Games are held in Tokyo. While 1964 was crowned with success, this year's Olympics are facing multiple challenges: travel restrictions, a slow Japanese vaccination…
iGlobenewsJune 23, 2021
A chance discovery of the Ameronothrus Twitter aka "Twitter Mite" by a team of Austrian and Japanese top scientists has led to a worldwide sensation. Renown scientist Dr. Tobias Pfingstl…
iGlobenewsMay 25, 2021
While ten years have passed since the meltdown at the nuclear power plant Fukushima No. 1, Japan is preparing to meet its commitment to become CO2-neutral by 2050. The role…
iGlobenewsApril 13, 2021
