By Jessie Yeung , E K Benj and Junko Ogura, Updated 5:07 AM EST, Tue January 24, 2023 Tokyo— Japan’s prime minister issued a dire warning about the country’s population crisis on Monday, it was “on the brink of not being able to maintain social functions” due to the falling birth rate. In a policy…
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Pacific Islands urge Japan to delay release of Fukushima waste
Japan’s planned release of wastewater from the Fukushima power plant raises concerns in Pacific Island nations that are still grappling with the legacy of nuclear testing decades ago. Pacific Island nations have urged Japan to delay the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant over fears it could contaminate fishing grounds. The appeal…
Japan upgrades Q3 GDP as global recession, COVID risks linger
Follow us on all social media, type “HICGI News Agency” Tokyo says economy contracted 0.8 percent in July-September period, compared with earlier estimate of 1.2 percent. Japan’s economy, the world’s third-largest, shrank less than initially estimated in the third quarter, bolstering a view that it is slowly recovering from COVID-19 doldrums even as large export…
Japan may scrap COVID tests for travellers: Nikkei
East Asian country currently requires arrivals to produce a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of departure. Japan is considering scrapping pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers to the country, according to local media. Japan is one of the last remaining countries using border restrictions to control the virus, with arrivals required to present a…
Putin Orders Russian Troops To Ukraine After Recognising Breakaway Regions.
Updated at 0746 EATon February 22nd 2022. MOSCOW, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent on Monday, accelerating a crisis the West fears could unleash a major war. An HICGI witness saw tanks and other military hardware moving through the separatist-controlled…
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile.
Launch is the first this year for the nuclear-armed nation. By faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0730 EAT on 05 January 2022. North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, authorities in Japan and South Korea said, in the nuclear-armed country’s first show of force this year. Japan’s coast guard,…
Locked down but hopeful: Weary world ushers in 2021
By E K Benj Updated at 3:49 PM GMT on Friday, 1st January 2021 Nations around the world have said goodbye and good riddance to 2020. The festivities were toned down as millions stayed at home due to COVID, but the new year still carries high hopes. Most NYE celebrations were watched from home, if…
How the Coronavirus will Change the World.
By Prof. Waswa Balunywa War II changed the world completely giving leadership to United States as the world’s leading economic power. The Soviet Union emerged to rival the US militarily until it’s collapse in the 1990’s. The United States remained as the only super power. Close to the heels of the US was Japan. By…
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