Japan’s Self-Defense Forces struggling to recruit new members

A recent open day at a Japanese military base near Tokyo was a fun family outing but, despite the games and snacks, the Self-Defense Forces recruitment stand was bereft of visitors.

“This is the reality. The festival is always packed but no one comes,” confessed one of the two…[Read more]

Japan to send SDF plane to Djibouti to evacuate citizens in Israel

Japan is considering sending Self-Defense Forces’ aircraft to its operating base in Djibouti as part of efforts to evacuate its nationals in Israel, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, amid the fierce conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.

While Japan…[Read more]

The Port Of Hamburg , which is amongst the top places to see in the city is what is Hamburg famous for. It is this very attraction which gave the city its famous title of Gateway to Germany. Many popular attractions can be spotted here while you walk along the pedestrian trail. This is among the best Hamburg tourist places.

Rickmer Rickmers…[Read more]

Stop Wasting Taxpayers’ Money: Insights from the Japan-US Innovation Summit

In Japan, there is a peculiar variety of daytime TV shows known as “wideshow” (ワイドショー). The wideshow is a hybrid of news, pseudo-political discussion, and telemarketing for facial toning products. Panels can consist of not-so-busy lawyers, comedians, and magicians.…[Read more]

ENVIRONMENTEDITORIAL | Double Standard: Okinawa Gov Kept Own Cancer-causing Leak Secret

Tamaki left his Okinawa constituents exposed to toxic spills from his prefectural offices while he was at the UN, ranting about the US bases’ chemical waste.
Recently the leak of a fire extinguishing agent containing the toxic compound PFOS (perfluorooctane…[Read more]

Japanese retailer Aeon earns record profit amid inflation

Aeon President Akio Yoshida was upbeat regarding sales of private brand products, saying sales “have been growing very steadily.”

Israeli action in Gaza will bring it int’l disrepute: Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday directed criticism at Israel by saying it was not conducting itself “like a state” in the Gaza Strip.
The comments come after Israel continued an indiscriminate bombing campaign of the blockaded coastal enclave, in retaliation to a s…[Read more]

A person can only be born in one place. However, he may die several times elsewhere: in the exiles and prisons, and in a homeland transformed by the occupation and oppression into a nightmare,” said Mahmoud Darwish, the prominent Palestinian poet and author, in 2004 in an award acceptance speech in the Netherlands.

These profound words resonate t…[Read more]

The most important public holiday
German reunification is celebrated every year on 3 October. Discover five facts about the Federal Republic’s most important public holiday.

Germany celebrates the reunification of East and West on 3 October.
On 29 September 1990, the decision made by the then People’s Parliament of the German Democratic Rep…[Read more]

More than 9 billion US dollars for Green Climate Fund

Industrialised countries make far-reaching pledges to developing countries at conference in Bonn.

Bonn (dpa) – For the battle against climate change and its impacts, poorer states are to receive at least 9.322 billion US dollars (8.9 billion euros) from industrialised countries over the…[Read more]

The German forest is a habitat for numerous animal and plant species, an economic and recreational zone for people and, last but not least, an important climate factor.

1. The forest in Germany is largely man-made. It is used sustainably, but also has many monocultures. This is mainly owing to the fact that after the world wars, it was often…[Read more]

The Development Road Project, a collaborative effort between Türkiye and Iraq, holds substantial promise as a cornerstone for fostering stability within the Iraqi state.

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has restored several mosques in the Balkans, reviving their original identities and reinforcing awareness of unity and solidarity in the region. These efforts underscore Türkiye’s role in promoting regional peace.

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on Friday the imminent launch of the “gray code” application, a proactive measure designed to prevent violence in health care settings.

The gray code system is part of an innovative approach to address potential threats before they escalate into violent incidents, ultimately ensuring the safety of health…[Read more]

A sea mine that is believed to have been one of many scattered by the U.S. military at the end of World War II was blown up off the coast of Kitakyushu on Sept. 25.

The U.S. military is believed to have laid more than 10,000 mines in ports and straits in Japan to disrupt sea lanes. Although most of them have been removed, the one blown up off…[Read more]

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a group of people living in Europe who have challenged Japan’s ban on its citizens also holding foreign nationality.
The decision by the Supreme Court’s First Petty Bench, dated Thursday, will let stand lower court rulings that acknowledged the constitutionality of a legal requirement that Japanese who…[Read more]

advertising campaigns.

Kitagawa was one of the Japanese entertainment industry’s most powerful figures, propelling numerous groups such as SMAP and Arashi to stardom before his death in 2019.

After a BBC documentary aired in March featuring interviews with multiple people who claimed to have been sexually abused by the pop mogul, several former…[Read more]

Mitsuru Claire Chino is managing executive officer at Itochu.

For years, many in Japan saw the country’s general trading companies, known as sogo shosha, as obsolete artifacts of a bygone era in the country’s economic development.

These days, though, the sogo shosha are trendy. American investor Warren Buffett has taken significant stakes in…[Read more]

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has embarked on a vital initiative to tackle the proliferation of invasive Atlantic starfish in Turkish seas, encompassing the Marmara and Black Sea.

These predatory starfish species are increasingly threatening marine biodiversity in the region.

Scientific research conducted by the UNDP has…[Read more]

Air strikes in northern Iraq destroy Kurdish targets after the bombing in the capital, says the Turkish interior ministry.

Turkey says its warplanes have carried out raids on Kurdish targets in northern Iraq following a suicide attack on a government building in capital Ankara.

A Turkish interior ministry statement on Sunday said about 20…[Read more]