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‘Horizontally’ recycled nappies go on sale in Japan in world first | Japan

With the aging of society, demand is shifting from diapers for children to diapers for the elderly, and a Japanese company has begun selling the world’s first “horizontal” recycled diapers. Unicharm, based in southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture, launched adult and infant diapers this month in shopping centers in Kyushu (one of Japan’s four main islands) in […]

6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Coast Of Southern Japan

OAN’s Avril Elfie11:11am – Wednesday, April 17, 2024 A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit the west coast of Shikoku, Japan. advertisement The quake struck around 11:14 p.m. Wednesday, and initial reports suggested only minor injuries and damage. The report also said there was no threat of a tsunami. Ainan Town in Ehime Prefecture and Sukumo Town […]

Japan, Philippines Push Biden to Challenge Chinese Colonialism in South China Sea

President Joe Biden held a summit Thursday with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in which the three focused primarily on the threat communist China poses to its neighbors in the South China Sea. Ta. This summit was the first to involve the three countries and followed Kishida’s long visit […]

US, South Korea and Japan hold naval drills amid North Korea threats

South Korea, Japan and the United States conducted a long-planned joint naval exercise involving a U.S. aircraft carrier to ensure preparedness against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, the Seoul Navy announced Friday. North Korea has accelerated its weapons development, testing a solid-fuel hypersonic missile last week, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un said Wednesday […]

Pioneering Hawaiian-born sumo champion Akebono dies aged 54 | Japan

Akebono, the first foreign sumo wrestler to reach the top of the sumo world, has passed away at the age of 54, and condolences have been expressed in Japan. Born Chad Rowan in Hawaii, the wrestler is considered a pioneer in breaking cultural barriers and becoming the first foreign athlete to compete in the centuries-old […]

Japan to give US 250 new cherry trees to replace ones in D.C. construction

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday during a visit to the White House that Japan will gift the United States with 250 new cherry trees to replace those cut down during the construction of Washington’s Tidal Basin. The city’s now-iconic cherry blossoms bloom along the Tidal Basin in front of the Jefferson Memorial and the […]