Protecting climate refugees requires a legal definition
While there is much talk about climate migration, there is still no legal framework to protect people displaced by climate disasters.
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‘One of the most important innovations in investing’: TMX CEO jumps deeper into ETFs
The Toronto Stock Exchange's parent company has already completed a major deal this year: its acquisition of ETF education company VettaFi.
Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan re-arrested days after release
Aasif Sultan, a former editor of Kashmir Narrator magazine, has been re-arrested under ‘anti-terror’ law days, two days after his release following five years in jail.
Japan sees rise of 'ramen girls'
TOKYO -- Ramen, Japan's ubiquitous noodle soup, has become one of the country's most internationally recognized dishes. In Japan, though, ramen is a dish with largely masculine connotations -- traditionally it is men who get misty-eyed about their favorite ramen restaurants, not women. Now that is changing as a new culture of "girl ramen" takes hold.
Japanese ex-soldier wins U.S. award for her fight against sexual harassment
TOKYO (Reuters) -- The United States on Friday said it would honor former Japan Self-Defense Forces soldier Rina Gonoi with the International Women of Courage Award for bringing about change in the Japanese military with her victory in a sexual harassment case.
North Korea's arms supply to Russia must be halted: Czech top diplomat
TOKYO -- The international community must block North Korea's military assistance to Russia for its war in Ukraine, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky told Nikkei during a visit to Tokyo, calling Pyongyang's arms sales to Moscow "very concerning."
Haruki Murakami unveils his new short story at a Tokyo literary event
TOKYO (AP) — Only 1,100 lucky audience members were there to hear the yet-to-be published short story “Kaho,” read aloud by bestselling Japanese author Haruki Murakami himself.
Singapore’s grant for Taylor Swift concerts ‘nowhere as high’ as speculated, minister says
It is “nowhere as high” as reports have suggested, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong said in an interview on Friday.