Tag: Japan

• Monday, March 31st 2014 - 16:29 UTC

  Japan abides International Court of Justice ruling to halt whaling program

  

  The UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Japan must temporarily halt its whaling program in the Antarctic. It agreed with Australia, which brought the case in May 2010, that the program was not for scientific research as claimed by Tokyo.

• Thursday, November 28th 2013 - 11:22 UTC

  Washington pledged support for Japan in dispute with China over islands

  

  The United States pledged support for ally Japan in a growing dispute with China over islands in the East China Sea and senior US administration officials accused Beijing of behavior that had unsettled its neighbors.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2013 - 07:25 UTC

  US defies China's 'air defense identification zone' over disputed islands

  

  US has flown two B-52 bombers over disputed islands in the East China Sea in defiance of new Chinese air defense rules, officials say. China set up its “air defense identification zone” on Saturday insisting that aircraft obey its rules or face “emergency defensive measures”.

• Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 19:09 UTC

  Japan unveils floating wind farm off the coast of the defunct Fukushima

  

  Japan unveiled a new wind farm off the coast of Fukushima last week. Only thirteen miles offshore from the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power station, the same nuclear station that notoriously attracted the world's attention during the 2011 Japanese tsunami, the new wind farm is expected to produce upwards of one gigawatt from 143 wind turbines. For comparison, the now-inoperable Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant could provide 4.4 gigawatts.

• Tuesday, October 8th 2013 - 18:32 UTC

  IMF forecasts sluggish expansion in developing world; trims global output estimate

  

  The International Monetary Fund trimmed its forecasts for global output for the sixth time since early last year, saying stronger growth in most advanced economies would fail to make up for a more sluggish expansion in the developing world

• Friday, September 13th 2013 - 20:40 UTC

  Canada, Israel, Japan with the most educated status in the world, says OECD

  

  With spiking tuition costs, insurmountable loan balances, and the unemployment rate for recent college graduates at double digit it’s clear that a university education doesn’t receive the best of praise, particularly in developed countries.

• Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:25 UTC

  Brazil’s protests will affect IOC future decisions; Madrid favourite for 2020

  

  International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said his organization and future games hosts must overcome the challenge of convincing the wider public about the benefits of staging sports’ biggest event.

• Friday, August 30th 2013 - 23:30 UTC

  Falklands’ conflict erupts as example for current Japan/China clash over disputed islands

  

  Japan’s outspoken Finance minister and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said that the Japanese government needs to make it clear that they intend to defend the Senkaku Islands from whatever invading force. This is to avoid what happened to the Falkland Islands when Argentine troops triggered a war with British forces by landing on the disputed islands in 1982.

• Wednesday, August 7th 2013 - 17:36 UTC

  China warns of Japanese ‘remilitarization’ following the incorporation of a ‘quasi-aircraft carrier’

  

  Media in China are warning against Japan's “remilitarisation” after the country unveiled its biggest warship since World War II on Tuesday. The huge Japanese flat-top destroyer, Izumo, has a flight deck nearly 250m long and can reportedly carry more than nine helicopters.

• Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:17 UTC

  G20 ministers and bankers pledged to put growth before austerity

  

  The Group of 20 nations pledged to put growth before austerity, seeking to revive a global economy that “remains too weak” and adjusting stimulus policies with care so that recovery is not derailed by volatile financial markets.