Many Japanese aren’t a fan of whale meat. So why expand the hunt?
Yet he insists that the hunt is a vital part of Japan’s culinary history and culture, and must go on regardless of other nations’ objections.
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Yet he insists that the hunt is a vital part of Japan’s culinary history and culture, and must go on regardless of other nations’ objections.
Didi Global's co-founder Jean Liu has stepped down from her roles as president and board director of China's biggest ride-hailing firm to take on a new role, according to an internal company memo.
Bruce W. Bennett, a senior analyst with the Rand Corporation, made the suggestion at a security forum in Seoul on Thursday, citing a proposal the US think tank first made in a joint report with the South Korean Asan Institute for Policy Studies last year.
Using armored vehicles and backhoes to shove aside charred barricades, French security forces worked Sunday to retake control of the highway to the international airport in violence-scorched New Caledonia, shuttered because of deadly unrest wracking the French Pacific archipelago where indigenous people have long sought independence from France.
Ceremony held at memorial site in Mullivaikkal village despite reports of heavy surveillance and allegations of intimidation.
Jose Deinla, secretary general of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers – a nationwide voluntary organisation of lawyers and law students providing pro bono legal services – told This Week in Asia that Marcos Jnr had everything to gain from establishing the committee as it “deodorises his administration’s odious human rights record and distracts attention from grave human rights and international humanitarian law violations”.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In a campaign ad for Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te, incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen was shown driving with Lai in the passenger seat, exchanging reflections on their years governing together. Tsai later turned over the driving to Lai, who was joined by running mate Bi-khim Hsiao.