Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is facing an unprecedented political crisis as allegations of misappropriation of fundraising proceeds have surfaced. Public prosecutors have begun investigations…
iGlobenewsMarch 15, 2024
Almost 80 years have passed since the US used nuclear weapons to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These cities were not military targets – but populated…
iGlobenewsOctober 13, 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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.…
iGlobenewsMay 25, 2021
