Nov 26 South Korea, Japan and China agree to restart trilateral summits after yearslong pause By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Meeting for the first time in about four years, the top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China agreed Sunday to revive cooperation among the Asian neighbors and resume their leaders’ trilateral summit — but without a specific timing. Continue reading
Nov 07 Unification Church in Japan offers up to $66 million in a compensation amid scrutiny of fundraising tactics By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The Unification Church’s Japanese branch announced plans Tuesday to set aside a fund up to 10 billion yen ($67 million) to cover possible compensation for those seeking damages they say were caused by the group’s manipulative fundraising tactics. Continue reading
Nov 03 Japan and Philippine leaders agree to negotiate a defense pact and boost ties amid China’s aggression By Jim Gomez, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The move is part of efforts to fortify their alliance in the face of China's alarming assertiveness in the region. Continue reading
Oct 25 Japan’s Supreme Court says required sterilization surgery to officially change gender is unconstitutional By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The ruling applies to the sterilization portion of the law only, and does not address the constitutionality of requiring sex-reassignment surgery in general. Continue reading
Oct 22 U.S., South Korea and Japan conduct aerial drill amid North Korean nuclear threats By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The training held near the Korean Peninsula was to implement the three countries’ earlier agreement to increase defense cooperation and boost their joint response capabilities against North Korean threats, the air force said in a statement. Continue reading
Oct 16 Unification Church slams Japan’s dissolution request as a threat to religious freedom By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan's Education Ministry asked the Tokyo District Court to revoke the legal status of the church after an investigation concluded the group has systematically manipulated its followers into donating money, sowing fear and harming their families. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: At least 18 dead from severe storms and flooding in southeastern Europe In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll has reached 18 from severe storms raging across southeastern Europe, flooding in southern Brazil claimed at least 39 lives, forecasters are warning that Hurricane Lee could become the first Category 5 storm… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Parts of Florida may be without power for weeks after Hurricane Idalia By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, a power company in Florida said it could take two weeks to repair electrical grids in rural areas damaged by Hurricane Idalia, The White House is asking Congress for another $4 billion in disaster aid,… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 7:55 Japan’s problems developing stable energy sources 12 years after nuclear meltdown By Miles O'Brien, Ian Couzens While the world is focusing on the radioactive water released from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, the country is grappling with other big questions about its use of nuclear energy. Japan dramatically changed its attitudes after Fukushima melted down… Continue watching
Aug 30 Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it’s safe after nuclear wastewater is discharged into ocean By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The release of the treated wastewater into the ocean, which began Thursday and is expected to continue for decades, has been strongly opposed by fishing groups and by neighboring countries. Continue reading