Summer heat claims 6 lives, sees 2,847 visiting ER：The Asahi Shimbun
The heat is on in Japan with soaring temperatures resulting in 2,847 people suffering from heatstroke and six dying in one week.Just days into July, this year’s summer [...]
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Japan’s Monju reactor a costly hot potato no one wants to handle | The Japan Times
Japan is missing its own deadline to find a new operator for a prototype nuclear power program that has failed to succeed in the two decades since it was built, threatening [...]
Over 30,000 people protest Japanese PM’s plan to restart nuclear reactors (VIDEO) — RT News
Over 30,000 people turned up for demonstrations in Tokyo to protest a plan being promoted by Japan’s prime minister to restart a number of nuclear power plants. On March [...]
Japan Kills 333 Minke Whales Including 200 Pregnant Females
According to Reuters, 103 of the slaughtered whales were male and 230 were female, with 90 percent of the mature females pregnant.A press release from the Institute of [...]
16 children confirmed to have thyroid cancer in 2nd Fukushima survey ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
FUKUSHIMA —In a survey that began in April 2014 to check the impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, 16 children have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and 35 are [...]
Japan to release satellite images of forests to combat illegal logging – AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
Japan will join international efforts to crack down on illegal logging in forests near the equator by releasing satellite imagery for free of areas under threat. Source: [...]
Paul Watson: Join World Love for Dolphins Day to Put an End to the Slaughter
Most people throughout the world love and respect dolphins. There are only a few places in the world where these beloved creatures are captured and slaughtered, places like [...]
BREAKING: Ric’s been deported from Japan!
#IStandWithRicOBarry “This is a desperate attempt by the Japanese Government to hide the atrocities in Taiji. My dad was being held as a political prisoner. They have [...]
Researchers: No doubt cleanup at Fukushima nuclear plant contaminated rice crops in 2013 – AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
MINAMI-SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture–Radioactive substances that contaminated rice paddies here in 2013 came from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, an [...]
Ivory Sales on Yahoo Japan are Exploding, help stop it!
The ivory trade is pushing elephants to the edge of extinction, and Yahoo is making a killing from trinket sales in Japan! But right now we have a chance to end this [...]
