Month: June 2019

Researchers in dugout to trace route of Japan’s first settlers：The Asahi Shimbun  Asahi Shimbun

Using a dugout canoe and relying on nature for guidance, researchers will paddle from Taiwan to Okin.

Ahead of World Refugee Day, how well is Japan fulfilling its obligations in 2019?  The Japan Times

Ahead of World Refugee Day on Thursday, attention has been turning to just how well Japan — the world’s third-biggest economy — has been fulfilling its res.

Can revised legislation really prevent child abuse in Japan?  The Mainichi

TOKYO — Serious questions remain as to whether the revised legislation on countermeasures against child abuse in Japan, which was enacted on June 19,

Can revised legislation really prevent child abuse in Japan?  The Mainichi

TOKYO — Serious questions remain as to whether the revised legislation on countermeasures against child abuse in Japan, which was enacted on June 19,

JAPAN Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes the north of Japan: 26 injured and damage to buildings  AsiaNews

The Niigata prefecture government says the quake took place at 22.22 yesterday. The victims are resident in the prefectures of Miyagi, Yamagata, Niigata and …

JAPAN Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes the north of Japan: 26 injured and damage to buildings  AsiaNews

The Niigata prefecture government says the quake took place at 22.22 yesterday. The victims are resident in the prefectures of Miyagi, Yamagata, Niigata and …