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OCEANS

JAPAN
Jun 28, 2023
Kishida to meet head of IAEA over release of treated water from Fukushima plant
Japan's government plans to start releasing the treated water, which contains radioactive tritium, into the ocean around this summer.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2023
Beer factory leak turns the sea red in Japanese resort city
Residents in city of Nago on the island of Okinawa awoke to find an area of usually clear blue water had turned a gruesome shade of red.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2023
Climate and environmental change puts 90% of marine food at risk, study says
Overproduction in the industry, which has driven the destruction of wetland habitats, has caused significant environmental damage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023
Five deaths at sea gripped the world. Hundreds of others got a shrug.
On one vessel, five people died on a very expensive excursion. On the other, perhaps 500 people died on a squalid and perilous voyage. But it was the first that drew the world's attention.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023
Industry faces scrutiny after Titanic sub disaster
But even as industry leaders braced for that increased scrutiny, they said it was difficult to forecast what sort of changes may come.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2023
Japan denies reported political donations to IAEA over Fukushima findings
The rumor about the donations linked to the planned water release started after a South Korean online media outlet published a story on the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2023
Titanic sub victims' families could still sue despite liability waivers
Waivers are not always ironclad, and it is not uncommon for judges to reject them if there is evidence of gross negligence or hazards that were not fully disclosed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2023
All five on Titanic sub dead after 'catastrophic' implosion
The somber announcement ended a multinational search-and-rescue operation that captivated the world since the tiny tourist craft went missing four days ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023
Extreme travel rescue operations are expensive, and who pays is unclear
The expense for the search for the missing submersible is likely to be great, and it is unclear whether taxpayers will be required to pay it.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2023
Government seeks fishing industry's understanding over nuclear plant water release
The government aims to start releasing treated water from Fukushima power plant this summer while pledging not to dispose of it without the understanding of concerned parties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 7, 2023
The Arctic will have summers with no sea ice as soon as the 2030s
'We basically are saying that it has become too late to save the Arctic summer sea ice,” a researcher said. 'We’ve been waiting for too long.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2023
Just how safe is Fukushima’s ‘contaminated’ water?
To build the clean energy sector the world needs, nuclear power advocates must sway public opinion their way. Just crashing through won’t cut it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2023
Japan's bigeye tuna catches in Indian Ocean to be cut by 6%
Japan's annual bigeye tuna catches in the Indian Ocean will be capped at 3,684 tons, down by 6% from the 2017-2021 average.
JAPAN
May 22, 2023
South Korean nuclear experts to tour Fukushima plant amid water concerns
During their tour of the crippled plant, the experts will pay particular attention to Japan’s plans to discharge treated water, currently being stored at the facility, into the ocean.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

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