
One in 10 Japanese are older than 80: government data
More than 10 percent of Japanese people have crossed 80 years or older for the first time, new official data showed, as the nation faces a rapidly greying population.
More than 10 percent of Japanese people have crossed 80 years or older for the first time, new official data showed, as the nation faces a rapidly greying population.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. thanked Japan for supporting efforts to keep the Indo-Pacific region peaceful and opposing the militarization of reclaimed features in the South China Sea.
A man accused of throwing a pipe bomb at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April has been charged with attempted murder, a court spokeswoman said Wednesday.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. praised Japan for supporting efforts to keep the Indo-Pacific region peaceful and opposing the militarization of the South China Sea.
A row between China and Japan over Tokyo’s decision to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant has added to decades of animosity between the two nations.
Japan’s prime minister ate what he called “safe and delicious” fish from Fukushima on Wednesday, days after wastewater was released from the area’s crippled nuclear plant into the Pacific.
Tokyo demanded Tuesday that China ensure the safety of Japanese citizens as it reported a brick being thrown at its embassy in Beijing in an escalating row over the release of Fukushima water.
Japan’s release of wastewater has sparked a wave of misinformation in China about nuclear contamination in the Pacific Ocean, with viral posts promoting wild theories that lack scientific backing.
Japan’s prime minister urged China to ensure its people “act in a calm and responsible manner” after instances of stones being thrown at diplomatic missions and schools, following the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Caritas Philippines has opposed plans of the Japanese government to dump radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.
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