Japan
Japan’s atomic emergency
The unfolding nuclear crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant is spreading fear across Japan. Two more reactors at the......
Japan’s potential nuclear melt down
The nuclear power plant at Daiichi in the Fukushima prefecture in Japan has now had three separate explosions from different......
Japan’s impact on Australia’s nuclear energy debate
Will the precarious position of the nuclear reactors in Fukushima change the course of the discussion about nuclear energy here......
Japan’s recovery hampered by aftershocks, nuclear plant blasts
Thousands of bodies have been found among the wreckage on the Japan’s eastern coastline as the country struggles to recover......
Does Australia know more about whaling in Japan than the Japanese?
Japan and anti-whaling – two things you don’t usually associate with each other. But The Wire found an exception… a......
Japan reaches for higher carbon cuts as new government takes the reigns
Japan’s historic change of government has prompted a seismic shift in the country’s approach to climate change, but some observers......
Japan votes for the first change in government in 50 years
Japan has had a change of government for the first time in 50 years, barring a brief ten month period......
It’s Hiroshima Day – but have we learnt our lesson?
Sixty four years ago today, an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and days later in......
Whaling issues still not resolved
The International Whaling Commission’s annual conference ended today and not much has been resolved, according to conservation groups. The conference......
Is the threat of North Korea making Japan an aggressive power in the region?
Japan is considering boosting military personnel and equipment amid growing regional tensions. That’s according to Kyodo news – a non......