Tag: Japan
US advises against travel to Japan, host of the Olympics
Several demonstrations have taken place in Japan in recent weeks against the organization of the Olympic Games. – Nicolas Datiche / SIPA A few months before the start of the…
Extended state of emergency in Japan, less than 80 days from Tokyo Games
Japan extends the state of emergency to 80 days from the Olympics. – Kazuki Oishi / Sipa USA / SIPA Will the Tokyo Olympics be called into question? With only…
Japan to dump Fukushima water into sea after treatment
Fukushima Reactor No.1, with contaminated water stored in more than 1,000 tanks. – Koji Ito / AP / SIPA This is the equivalent of more than 400 Olympic swimming pools.…
Japan Expo canceled for second year in a row
Image of the Japan Expo in 2017. – EREZ LIGHTFELD / SIPA Bad news for fans of Japanese pop culture. The Japan Expo festival in Paris, scheduled for mid-July, is…
Pyongyang launches two projectiles in the Sea of Japan, “ballistic missiles” according to Tokyo
Kim Jong-un supervising a missile fire in North Korea, August 17, 2019. – AFP New shots in North Korea. Pyongyang launched two missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday.…