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☆ Zhuhai airshow: Stealth fighters and a massive mothership drone: the high-tech weapons China has unveiled
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

J35-A stealth fighterMore than a decade in the making, China’s much-anticipated new stealth fighter jet, the J-35A, is widely seen as part of Beijing’s bid to match the United States’ stealth fighter capabilities. The HQ-19 surface-to-air missile system is among the most anticipated new weapons displayed at the airshow in Zhuhai, China. The Chinese military's new unmanned aerial vehicle, "Jetank," is displayed at the Zhuhai airshow on Nov. 12, 2024. It comes with folding tailfins, a design that allows for more compact stowage to fit the country’s stealth fighter jets. A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter aircraft flies during the airshow in Zhuhai, China on November 14, 2024.

Persons: –, Xinzhi, ”, Wei Dongxu, Du Wenlong, Zhuhai . Long Wei, Zou Wei, Russian Sukhoi Su, Hector Retamal, Sergei Shoigu Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, PLA Air Force, CCTV, US, Air Defense, US Defense, PLA, PLA Academy of Military Sciences, Kyodo, Future Publishing, China Military, China Military Online, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Air Missile, International Institute for Strategic Studies, AIM, Getty, Tass Locations: Hong Kong, China, Zhuhai, United States, Beijing, Asia, Ukraine, Taiwan, States, Zhuhai . Long, Air Missile China, Russian Sukhoi, AFP, Russia, Russian

☆ Rodrigo Duterte wants to make a comeback in the Philippines. What could go wrong?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But major cracks appeared in January, when Rodrigo Duterte called Marcos a “drug addict” and threatened that the president could be removed from power. Months later, Vice President Duterte-Carpio resigned as education secretary, a departure seen by analysts as a sign that the relationship between the country’s top leaders was beyond repair. “And when they get there, I will be the president of hell.”Marcos insisted he thought he and the vice president were friends. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte attend an education-related event in Manila on January 25, 2024. Despite all the controversies and alleged links to extrajudicial killings and suspected criminals, Duterte has told Davao voters that a vote for him is a vote for order.

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☆ Tiny grain of nuclear fuel pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant in a step toward cleanup
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel on Thursday, in what plant officials said was a step toward beginning the cleanup of hundreds of tons of melted fuel debris. Employees of Tokyo Electric Power Company load a transportation box containing fuel debris from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. A device to remove debris from a reactor at the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. The sample return marks the first time the melted fuel is retrieved out of the containment vessel. An estimated 880 tons of fatally radioactive melted fuel remains in them.

Persons: Akira Ono, That’s, Telesco Organizations: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Plant, Employees, Tokyo Electric Power, Inc, TEPCO, Kyodo Locations: Fukushima, AFP

☆ Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has yet to see snow this winter, breaking a 130-year record
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —November is just a few days away, but Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago. The lack of snow as of October 29, beats the previous record of October 26, set in 1955 and 2016, he said. This aerial view shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mount Fuji on August 10, 2024. The unusual October heat Japan experienced was made three times more likely because of the climate crisis, Climate Central found. Straddling Japan’s Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, the 3,776-meter Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan.

Persons: Snowcaps, Shinichi Yanagi, Stringer Organizations: CNN, Mount, Fuji, NHK, Meteorological Office, Meteorological Agency, Mount Fuji, Kyodo, Climate, Northern, UNESCO Locations: Kofu, Japan, Mount, Central, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, overtourism

☆ The CEO of optics giant Olympus has resigned after accusations he bought illegal drugs, sending its shares plummeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The CEO of optics giant Olympus has resigned after it was alleged that he had bought illegal drugs. Stefan Kaufmann's departure as CEO pushed the company's shares almost 6% lower Monday. AdvertisementOlympus Corporation's CEO, Stefan Kaufmann, has exited the optics giant following allegations he purchased illegal drugs. It said that based on the results, Kaufmann had likely acted inconsistently with Olympus' global code of conduct, core values, and corporate culture. Business Insider was unable to reach Stefan Kaufmann for comment.

Persons: Stefan Kaufmann's, —, Stefan Kaufmann, Kaufmann, Yasuo Takeuchi, Julie Hamp Organizations: Olympus, Service, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Police, Kyodo, Toyota Motor Corporation Locations: Tokyo, Japan

☆ This man left the US to visit Japan for six months. 32 years later, he’s still there
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“I didn’t know anything about Japan,” Prucha tells CNN Travel via Zoom. He left San Francisco and set off for Japan the following year, bringing very little with him. “I’ve always loved craft beer,” he says. “And when I saw Japan was starting to take baby steps towards embracing craft beer. Courtesy Dave PruchaWhile he loves his life in Japan, Prucha admits that there are some things about the US that he still craves.

Persons: Dave Prucha, he’d, ” Prucha, Prucha, “, ’ ”, ”, “ I’ve, he’d “, I’ll, Dave, you’re, Dave Prucha “, I’ve, ” “, –, ‘ It’s, “ We’re, they’re, it’s Organizations: CNN, San Francisco State University, Kyodo, “, Obina, Japan Locations: Japan, California, American, Tokyo, San Francisco, Yamanashi Prefecture, ”, Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture, China, Yamanashi

Nintendo has kept players interested in its ageing Switch console series through key games with characters such as Super Mario and Zelda. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) trimmed its holding in Nintendo Co., a day after reports that a senior executive at the kingdom's mammoth sovereign wealth fund said it was considering upping its stake. The PIF reduced its stakehold in the Japanese video game giant to 7.54% from 8.58% previously, according to a Japanese regulatory filing. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is also the chairman of Savvy Games Group. Nintendo has been grappling with a slowing console gaming market and an aging product by way of its flagship Switch hybrid console — its best-selling gear ever, which sold 143.4 million units worldwide.

Persons: Mario, Zelda, Prince Faisal bin Bandar, Saud —, —, Prince Faisal, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, it's Organizations: Nintendo, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Nintendo Co, Games, Tokyo, Kyodo, Games Group, Microsoft, Sony Locations: Sultan, Saudi Arabia, Saudi

☆ ‘Education of hatred’: Killing of Japanese boy sparks soul searching in China over rising nationalism
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It was the second knife attack on Japanese children and third assault on foreigners in China in recent months. “As a Chinese, I feel heartbroken, outraged and ashamed,” said a Shenzhen resident who laid a white rose outside the Japanese school following the boy’s death last Thursday. The killing has shaken the Japanese community in China, with some of Japan’s biggest companies offering to repatriate staff members and their families. Generations of Chinese grew up learning about the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers in school textbooks and on state television. “There is no so-called Japan-hating education in China,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Monday.

Persons: ”, …, Xi Jinping, Lin Jian, “, influencers, WeChat, Kuaishou, Zhang, “ Little, ” Zhang, Yoko Kamikawa, Wang Yi, ” Kamikawa, Wang, Japan, I’m, I’ve Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Authorities, Kyodo, East China, Japan, ” Foreign, Communist Party, CNN, Japan’s, Associated Press, Japanese Foreign Ministry, Chinese Foreign Ministry Locations: Hong Kong, China, Japan, Shenzhen, Beijing, East, United States, Tokyo, Yasukuni, China’s, Shanghai, New York, Guangzhou, ”, “

☆ ‘The Boyfriend,’ Japan’s first same-sex reality show, hopes to normalize LGBTQ romance in the country
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The untroubled July arrival of the country’s first same-sex dating reality show, “The Boyfriend,” on streamer Netflix, may be another sign that normalization of queerness in Japan is on the way. “It’s no different from the familiar reality shows we’ve seen before. The only thing that felt odd or questionable was that, while there have been plenty of heterosexual reality shows, there have been so few featuring same-sex couples, and none in Japan,” casting director Taiki told Variety. The commentators included central host Megumi, an entertainer; drag queen Durian Lollobrigida; Tokui Yoshimi, a veteran of previous reality shows including “Terrace House”; Horan Chiaki; and style diva Thelma Aoyama. “As this was Japan’s first romance reality show featuring male same-sex relationships, it was crucial to have someone from that community in the studio,” Lollobrigida told Variety.

Persons: “, we’ve, ”, Taiki, Dai, Shun, Taehon, inoffensively, Roche, Kimura Hana, Hishida Keisuke, Ota Dai, Durian Lollobrigida, Tokui, Horan Chiaki, Thelma Aoyama, ” Lollobrigida, …, Kitano Takeshi, they’re, ’ Organizations: Netflix, New York Times, Fuji Television, Kyodo Television, Netflix Japan, “, Tokyo Locations: Japan, East Asia, Shinjuku Ni, “ Terrace

☆ Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not run for party reelection
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday he will not be running in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election due next month. He added that he felt the need to step down in order for the LDP to regain the public's trust. The prime minister also pledged to fully support the new leader. Kishida's decision to not run for reelection effectively means he would step down as prime minister when the party elects a new leader. According to the latest opinion poll by NHK, the number of people who "support" the Kishida cabinet stands at 25%, while 55% do not.

Persons: Fumio Kishida, Kishida Organizations: Japan's, Liberal Democratic, LDP, Kyodo, NHK

☆ Japan’s Leader, Fumio Kishida, Will Step Down
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( River Akira Davis | More About River Akira Davis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, intends to step down next month, bowing to pressure within his party to move on from his unpopular leadership, news outlets reported. Mr. Kishida has informed officials in his administration of his intention not to run in a governing-party election in September, according to Japanese news outlets, including the national broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News. The winner of that election will become the prime minister. Mr. Kishida, who has been prime minister since 2021, will hold a news conference Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson for his office. This is a developing story.

Persons: Japan’s, Fumio Kishida, Kishida Organizations: NHK, Kyodo News

☆ Why Japan issued its first-ever 'megaquake advisory' — and what that means
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The Summary Japan’s meteorological agency on Thursday issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory.”The warning followed a 7.1-magnitude earthquake off the country’s southern coast. Subduction zone faults build stress, and a so-called megathrust earthquake takes place when a locked fault slips and releases that stress. In the U.S., the Cascadia subduction zone off the West Coast runs from Vancouver Island, Canada, to Cape Mendocino, California. A beach is closed in Nichinan in southwestern Japan on Friday, after the country's issued its first warning about a possible megaquake. Large Nankai Trough earthquakes tend to come in pairs, with the second often rupturing in the subsequent two years.

Persons: AP Harold Tobin, “, ” Tobin Organizations: Philippine, West Coast, Kyodo, Reuters, Japan’s Earthquake Research, United States Geological Survey, AP, University of Washington Locations: Nankai, Japan, U.S, Cascadia, Vancouver Island, Canada, Cape Mendocino , California, Nichinan, Miyazaki

☆ In Photos: The best fashion, looks and trends from the 2024 Paris Olympics so far
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Even the Olympic athletes are letting their personalities shine through via arty manicures or spray-painted hair. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool/EPA/ShutterstockBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer wore a Team GB rain jacket to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesLady Gaga wore custom-made Dior during her cabaret-inspired performance at the opening ceremony. John Walton/PAUS track and field athlete Sha'Carri Richardson dazzled the camera with her custom manicure during the opening ceremony. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesModel Kendall Jenner seen wearing Team USA merchandise and high-waisted jeans on August 1.

Persons: Anna Wintour, Ariana Grande, Thom Browne, Zendaya, Law Roach, Jean, Charles de Castelbajac, it’s, Keir Starmer, —, Celine Dion, Serena Williams, Louis Vuitton, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Anthony Behar, Cynthia Erivo, Vuitton, Browne, Christophe Petit Tesson, Karwai Tang, Thelma Davies, Emmanuel Matadi, Lars Baron, Getty, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Matthew Stockman, Lady Gaga, Dior, John Walton, Sha'Carri Richardson, Ashley Landis, Dr, Jill Biden, Ralph Lauren, Karen Bass, Jamie Squire, Shirine Boukli, Buda Mendes, Sauer, Charles McQuillan, Snoop Dogg, Charlie Riedel, Jessica Chastain, Yuto Horigome, Sara Balzer, Mustafa Ciftci, Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman, Simone Biles, Pete Dovgan, ” Biles, “, I’m Simone Biles, Kendall Jenner, Sharon Stone, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Arturo Holmes, Jordan Chiles, Alvaro Diaz, Latifah, Sameer Al, Princess Anne, Pascal Le Segretain, Noah Lyles, Christian Petersen, Kirill Kudryavtsev Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, Vogue, arty, Starmer’s, Fondation Louis, British, Team Liberia, Getty, USA, South Korean Olympic, NBC, Apple, Nike, Kyodo, Anadolu Agency, Speed, Team USA, Europa Press, Team Locations: Paris, New York, Chloé, AFP, Los Angeles, Spring , Texas, Serbia, USA

☆ Israel’s ambassador to Japan criticizes Nagasaki’s peace ceremony invitation snub
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The decision by Nagasaki contrasts with that of Hiroshima, which hosts its ceremony on Tuesday and has invited Israel. Nagasaki’s mayor Shiro Suzuki told reporters last week that Israel’s exclusion from Friday’s upcoming memorial was due to security concerns and was not a political decision. CNN has reached out to the Nagasaki authorities for comment. But he pointed out authorities in Hiroshima took no issue with security over Israel’s attendance. Kyodo News/Getty ImagesThe diplomat noted that Iran, which backs both Hamas and Hezbollah, is set to attend the Nagasaki ceremony.

Persons: CNN —, Israel, Shiro Suzuki, “, ”, Gilad Cohen, Cohen Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Hiroshima Peace, Kyodo, ” CNN Locations: Japan, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Israel, Gaza, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Tokyo, ”, Iran

Tokyo CNN —Israel will not be invited to this year’s peace ceremony commemorating the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki to promote a “peaceful and somber atmosphere” at the August 9 event, the city’s mayor told local media Wednesday. Nagasaki’s mayor Shiro Suzuki told reporters Wednesday that Israel’s exclusion was due to security concerns and was not a political decision. Hiroshima’s annual peace ceremony is the larger of the two and representatives from 115 countries and the European Union are set to attend this year. Some local activists and peace advocates accused Hiroshima authorities of double standards for excluding Russia and Belarus but allowing Israel to take part. However, Russia and Belarus are exceptions due to the invasion of Ukraine,” a Hiroshima city government spokesperson told CNN last month.

Persons: Tokyo CNN —, Shiro Suzuki, “, ”, Gilad Cohen, Israel, Suzuki, don’t Organizations: Tokyo CNN, CNN, Hamas, European Union, Israel’s, Israel, Kyodo Locations: Tokyo CNN — Israel, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Israel, Gaza, Japan, Russia, Belarus, Moscow, Ukraine, ”

☆ Paul Watson: Anti-whaling activist arrested in Greenland faces extradition to Japan, CPWF says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Veteran environmentalist Paul Watson was arrested in Greenland on Sunday and faces possible extradition to Japan allegedly over anti-whaling activities in the Antarctic years ago, his organization said in a statement. The ship John Paul DeJoria and a 25-member crew were en route from Dublin, Ireland to the North Pacific to intercept Japan’s newly launched $48 million factory whaling ship the Kangei Maru, CPWF said. In a statement, Greenland police said they arrested Watson upon his arrival in Nuuk due to a Japanese arrest warrant. His foundation believes the arrest “is connected to a previous Red Notice issued for Watson’s anti-whaling activities in the Antarctic.”“This development comes as a surprise since the Foundation’s lawyers had reported that the Red Notice had been withdrawn. “Japan has never given up on its whaling ambitions,” Watson told CNN at the time.

Persons: Paul Watson, Captain Paul Watson, John Paul DeJoria, CPWF, “, cuffing Paul Watson, Locky MacLean, Watson, Captain Watson, Kaisha, Shepherd, Kyodo Senpaku, ”, ” Watson, Takaaki Sakamoto, Hideki Tokoro, ” Tokoro Organizations: CNN —, Captain Paul Watson Foundation, Greenland police, ” Ship, Police, Japan Coast Guard, CNN, Interpol, Greenpeace, Shepherd Conservation Society, Japan’s Institute of Cetacean Research, Kyodo, Whaling Affairs, Japan’s Fisheries Agency, Kangei, Commission, IWC Locations: Greenland, Japan, Nuuk, Dublin, Ireland, Pacific, Shepherd, Germany, Costa Rica, Guatemala, United States, Australia, Norway, Iceland, Kangei

However, Russia and Belarus are exceptions due to the invasion of Ukraine,” a Hiroshima city government spokesperson told CNN. Envoys from Russia and Belarus haven’t attended since Hiroshima excluded them in 2022 following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February that year. Russia used Belarus as one of the launch pads for its assault and later moved some of its tactical nuclear weapons there. “As a city of international peace, Hiroshima city needs to invite all nations, regardless of whether they are at war or not,” said Kunihiko Sakuma, president of Hiroshima Hidankyo, an atomic bomb survivors’ advocacy group. Hiroshima authorities said they only send invitations to countries with embassies in Japan and have never invited Palestinian representatives to the ceremony.

Persons: haven’t, Israel, ”, Hiroshima’s, Belarus haven’t, Tetsuji Kumada, Khan Younis, Mohammed Salem, Fumio Kishida, Volodymyr Zelensky, Naoya Azuma, Kunihiko Sakuma, Yoko Kamikawa, Junko Ogura Organizations: Tokyo CNN —, CNN, “, ”, European Union, Hiroshima’s, Russia, Hamas, Reuters, AP Japan, Kyodo, ” Kyodo, Mission of Locations: Tokyo CNN — Hiroshima, Gaza, Hiroshima, Israel, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, ”, “ Russia, Nagasaki, Palestine, Japan, Israeli, Al, Khan, Reuters Japanese, Hiroshima Peace, Kyiv, Tokyo, Mission of Palestine

☆ Yen jumps on suspected intervention, sterling hits one-year high
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The yen rose sharply on Wednesday in what traders suspected was likely the result of yet another intervention from Japanese authorities to prop up the battered currency from multidecade lows. The euro was last down 0.8% at 171.15 yen, while sterling fell 0.76% to 203.75 yen. Combined with the estimated amount spent a day earlier, Japan is suspected to have bought nearly 6 trillion yen via intervention last week. That sent traders paring back bets of a rate cut from the Bank of England in August, providing a small boost to sterling , which was last up 0.43% to $1.3029. But the more important data is the inflation data, and that's telling the market that the Fed is in a position to cut fairly soon."

Persons: Geoff Yu, Masato Kanda, Michael Brown, Kyle Rodda Organizations: Mellon, Kyodo, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Monetary, MPC, Tuesday's, Federal Reserve, New Zealand, Reserve Bank of New Locations: London, Tokyo, Japan, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

☆ Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewJapan's defense ministry is investigating officers of a naval destroyer that entered Chinese territorial waters for about 20 minutes on July 4, according to local reports. Kyodo News reported on Thursday that the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Suzutsuki was monitoring Chinese live-fire drills on the coast of China's Zhejiang province when it pushed into Chinese territory. Related storiesHowever, Kyodo News cited Chinese diplomatic officials saying that Beijing believes the Suzutsuki broke Chinese laws by failing to request entry. Tokyo has also often noted China's incursions into its own waters, Chong said. AdvertisementChinese naval ships have also entered Japanese waters before, including in February 2023, when a survey vessel encroached into Japan's territorial waters near Kagoshima prefecture.

Persons: —, Suzutsuki, Lin Jian, Ian Ja Chong, Chong, China's Organizations: Service, Kyodo, Self, Defense Force, Business, Kyodo News, Sankei, Reuters, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Sankei Shimbun, National University of Singapore, Kagoshima prefecture . Press Locations: China's Zhejiang, Zhejiang's, Zhejiang, China's, Taiwan, Beijing, Akita, Hachinohe, Aomori, Tokyo, China, Kagoshima prefecture

☆ Japanese warship entered China's waters near Taiwan despite warnings, domestic media reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Japanese maritime self-defense force destroyer entered Chinese territorial waters recently in spite of warnings by Chinese vessels, Kyodo News reported Thursday. The Suzutsuki temporarily ventured into waters off China's eastern province of Zhejiang on July 4, according to Kyodo. Instead, the vessel "sped up and navigated" into the Chinese waters for about 20 minutes before leaving. Japan is holding the position that the destroyer's entry into Chinese waters was not illegal, Kyodo News reported. China often sends its coast guard and military vessels into Japanese territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

Organizations: Self, Defense Force, Kyodo, China's, Safety Administration, United Nations Convention Locations: Japan, Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, Indonesia, Zhejiang, East, Beijing, China

“Without Nepal, Japan would not function.”The yellow flowers of the paperbush shrub seen in Dolakha, Nepal, in December 2023. Its bark has long, strong fibers that are perfect for making thin yet durable paper, according to the Kantou website. But as the shortage of Japanese paperbush became evident in the following years, Kanpou and the Nepali farmers ramped up production until they became the main source of the yen bill. It’s a protracted process, said Matsubara: farmers plant seedlings in early summer, harvest their branches in the fall, then spend several months processing the bark through steaming, peeling, washing and drying. The profits from the paperbush sales have provided a new revenue stream to Nepali communities, said Matsubara.

Persons: “, ”, Tadashi Matsubara, Matsubara, Tadashi Matsubara Kanpou, It’s, it’s, Eiichi Shibusawa, –, Kanpou Organizations: Tokyo CNN — Banks, Kanpou, “, National Printing Bureau, Kyodo, Bank of Japan, Observatory, Ministry of Economy, Trade, Industry, government’s Japan International Cooperation Agency, CNN Locations: Japan, Nepal, China, Dolakha, Everest, Tokyo, Farmers, Kathmandu, Indian, Kolkata, Yokohama, Odawara, Ilam, Nepal’s Ilam

☆ Space elevators could get us to Mars in record time — and Japan is planning one for 2050
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The concept of space elevators isn't new, but engineering such a structure would be no easy feat, and many other issues besides technology stand in the way. Japan aims to build a space elevator by 2050Japan's Skytree Tower is tall, but it's nowhere near as big as a space elevator. AdvertisementAccording to some designs, space elevators would shuttle cargo to orbit on electromagnetic vehicles called climbers. Other estimates for space elevators in general have put the price at $227 per pound. For instance, a space elevator's tether would be under such incredible tension that it would be prone to snapping, Johnson said.

Persons: —, Yoji Ishikawa, Ishikawa, Christian Johnson, Johnson, Garlic, There's, Victor Habbick, Obayashi, haven't Organizations: Service, Business, Obayashi Corporation, Kyodo, Science, Getty, NASA, Obayashi Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Earth

Tokyo CNN —Japanese officials descended on the headquarters of Toyota on Tuesday, after a safety test scandal at a number of automakers in the country widened this week. The ministry said five automakers — Toyota (TM), Mazda, Honda (HMC), Suzuki and Yamaha — had submitted incorrect or manipulated safety test data when they applied for certification of the vehicles. All five companies were told to review their safety certification processes. Kyodo/ReutersKoji Endo of SBI Securities said that Japan’s certification tests are very stringent and much stricter than in other countries. In January, Toyota announced it would suspend shipments of certain models after finding irregularities in certification tests for diesel engines developed by its affiliate, Toyota Industries.

Persons: —, Suzuki, Yamaha —, Koji Endo, ”, “, ” Endo, Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Toyota, Japan’s Ministry of Transport, CNN, — Toyota, Mazda, Honda, Yamaha, Corolla Fielder, Corolla, Kyodo, SBI Securities, Transport Ministry, Toyota Industries, Daihatsu Locations: Japan

☆ Survivors say Russia is waging a war of sexual violence in occupied areas of Ukraine. Men are often the victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic and disturbing descriptions of sexual violence. Everywhere that Russian troops were located, we’re seeing cases of sexual violence and gender-based violence. But the real scale of sexual violence committed during the war may never come to light. Ukrainian officials say that it is difficult, but not impossible, to track down individual perpetrators of sexual violence crimes. Some survivors of sexual violence committed by the Bosnian Serb army during the Bosnian war in the early 1990s are only now coming forward.

Persons: Roman Shapovalenko, ”, —, Shapovalenko, ’, “, –, Chris McGrath, Anna Sosonska, Sosonska, ‘, ’ Roman Chernenko, Chernenko, …, ” Sosonska, Anna Mykytenko, ” Mykytenko, Mykytenko, Ukraine –, Vladimir Putin, Aleksey Smagin, Aleksandr Naumenko, Naumenko, – Oleksandr Chilengirov, Dmitry Laikov, Oleksii, ” Andrii, Andrii, Anna Voitenko, Putin, Russia’s, Maria Lvova, Oleksii Sivak, Sivak, ’ ”, ‘ we’re, ” Sivak Organizations: Kyiv CNN —, Russia’s Federal Security Service, Russian, CNN, Getty, United Nations Security, Ukraine’s, GRU, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Interior Ministry, National Guard, Kyodo, Criminal Court, ICC, UN, Global Rights, European Union, Ministry of Defense, Luhansk People’s Republics, Rosgvardia, Ukrainian, FSB’s Department, Defense, Constitutional, Terrorism, International Court of Justice, Kremlin Locations: Kyiv, Ukrainian, Kherson, Russia, Ukraine, Snihurivka, Moscow, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Crimea, Olenivka, Mariupol, Russian, Geneva, Rome, United States, United Kingdom, Luhansk, Russia’s Rostov, Nova Kakhovka, ‘, Bosnian

☆ Japan is determined to keep hunting whales. And now it has a brand new ‘mothership’ to do that
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Heather Chen | Hanako Montgomery | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Demand for whale meat in JapanOver the years, Kyodo Senpaku has launched aggressive public relation campaigns to promote whale meat and win over new generations of young diners. We would react very badly to that.”The owner of a whale meat shop shows a block of whale meat at the Karato fish market in Shimonoseki city. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP/Getty ImagesThis picture taken on May 20, 2024 shows whale meat sashimi at a 'Nisshinmaru' whale meat restaurant in Shimonoseki city, Yamaguchi prefecture. Located in deep waters surrounding the entire continent of Antarctica, the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary hosts dozens of whale species including humpbacks, blue whales and fin whales. “It’s called the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary for a reason – you don’t kill whales there,” Watson said.

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