Sep 18 Watch On Anniversary of Japanese Invasion, Chinese Protest Fueled by Land Disputes On the anniversary of an event that triggered the 1931 Japanese invasion and occupation of Manchuria, Chinese activists and protesters went out to demonstrate, some violently. Helping fuel these protests were disputes between Japan and China on the ownership of… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch News Wrap: Chinese Protests over Japan’s Islands Acquisition In other news Monday, Chinese protesters clashed with police and Japanese businesses and citizens, after news broke the Japanese government had purchased long-disputed islands located northeast of Taiwan. There are rumors that large oil and natural gas deposits are located… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch News Wrap: Air Force Sex Abuse Trial Begins In other news Monday, a Texas-based U.S. Air Force instructor went on trial, facing charges of rape and sexual assault of female recruits. Also, fighting in Syria's capital, Damascus, intensified as government tanks, troops and helicopters battled rebels in three… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Report Blames Japanese Government for Nuclear Meltdown The day Japan reintroduced nuclear power to its electrical grid, an independent commission found the Japanese government at fault for the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown last year. Continue watching
Jun 27 Tsunami Dock Carries Invaders to Oregon By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Remnants of the 2011 Japan tsunami have started to arrive on the western shores of North America, posing new challenges to beach clean up, like a 165-ton industrial pier that made its way to Agate Beach in Oregon. Continue reading
May 04 Japan Flips the ‘Off’ Switch on Its Last Nuclear Reactor By Larisa Epatko More than a year after an earthquake and tsunami battered Japan's northeastern coast and damaged its nuclear power stations, the country plans to shut down its last civilian reactor this weekend. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch ‘Colorful Realm,’ 18th Century Japanese Silk Paintings Make Rare U.S. Appearance 'Colorful Realm,' 18th Century Japanese Silk Paintings Make Rare U.S. Appearance… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Fukushima’s Food Fallout: Testing Groceries for Radiation in Japan Fukushima's Food Fallout: Testing Groceries for Radiation in Japan… Continue watching
Mar 12 In Japan, Nuclear Cleanup May Be Mission: Impossible By News Desk // In the second installment of a three-part series on Japan's recovery, Miles O'Brien reports on Japanese residents who are struggling to clean up contaminated farms, roads and school yards after the massive earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster struck… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch After 500 Years in Family, Rice Farmers Forced Off Land by Fukushima One year after an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, the country is still trying to recover and decontaminate land and buildings from partial meltdowns of three Fukushima nuclear reactors. In his second report from the region, science correspondent Miles O'Brien… Continue watching