China’s Xi congratulates new Japan PM Ishiba BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, state media... Published 02 Oct, 2024 12:30pm
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World UN inspectors test Fukushima fish IWAKI: UN inspectors took samples from a fish market near the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Thursday following... Published 19 Oct, 2023 11:52am
World IAEA panel will visit Fukushima nuclear plant later this month, Japan says TOKYO: Japan on Friday said a task force from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit the Fukushima... Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:05pm
World IAEA, Japan agree on continuous safety review of Fukushima water TOKYO: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) agreed with Japan on its continuous safety review of the... Published 19 Sep, 2023 09:49am
World Japan warns against ‘violations’ of UN ban on arms deals with North Korea TOKYO: Japan warned Thursday against violating UN resolutions on arms deals with North Korea, after Russian... Published 14 Sep, 2023 11:26am
World Japan says seawater radioactivity below limits near Fukushima TOKYO: Japan’s environment ministry on Sunday said tests of seawater near the Fukushima nuclear power plant did not... Published 27 Aug, 2023 11:18am
World Japan to release test results after Fukushima release TOKYO: Japan was due Friday to publish preliminary sample results, a day after it began releasing wastewater from... Published 25 Aug, 2023 12:02pm
World China’s biggest salt maker urges public not to panic buy after Fukushima discharge BEIJING: China’s biggest salt producer urged people against panic buying after Japan began discharging treated... Published 25 Aug, 2023 10:31am
World Japan releases water from Fukushima nuclear plant; China furious NAMIE (Japan): Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on... Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am
World More than 10 arrested trying to enter Japan embassy in Seoul over Fukushima: police SEOUL: More than 10 people were arrested Thursday for trying to enter the Japanese embassy in Seoul during a protest... Published 24 Aug, 2023 11:52am
World China halts all Japanese seafood imports over ‘selfish’ Fukushima release BEIJING: China on Thursday banned all Japanese seafood imports over what it said was the “selfish” release of... Updated 24 Aug, 2023 03:32pm
World N Korea slams IAEA for Fukushima water approval SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday slammed the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for approving Japan’s plan to ... Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am
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