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The Japanese government recently announced plans for the construction of bomb shelters on the outlying islands of Okinawa prefecture, spurred by the growing potential for conflict between mainland China and Taiwan.
Such misbehaviour has been coined baito tero, a combination of arubaito, the Japanese version of the German word for “work”, and an abbreviated form of the English term “terrorism”.
Marine biologists are trying to determine why whales are swimming into the enclave of Osaka Bay, where they are becoming disoriented and stressed before apparently starving to death.
“Japan is thinking that it should not antagonise Russia as any retaliation could be very damaging,” said Hiromi Murakami, a professor of political science at the Tokyo campus of Temple University. “Kishida and his cabinet members are keeping their distance because they fear a potential backlash.”
A move by Japan to abolish prison slang among guards and inmates to encourage rehabilitation has been criticised by activists as “largely cosmetic” and ineffective in addressing deep-rooted issues within the country’s notoriously harsh detention system.
As a critical bilateral agreement nears expiry in 2028, Japan and South Korea face renewed tensions over Block 7, an underexplored zone in the East China Sea that could hold vast oil reserves, presenting a serious challenge to their recent diplomatic progress.
More than 80 years after the sinking of the “hell ship” the Suez Maru off the coast of Java, Jacquelyn Frith-Crofts is demanding to know why one of the worst war crimes of World War II was not prosecuted and eventually covered up by successive British governments.
“Biden wants to build on the existing relationship with Tokyo and help the regional security alliance, while Kishida knows that the support of Washington is important for his chances of retaining power in the party and when he calls the general election.” Toshimitsu Shigemura, a professor of international relations at Tokyo’s Waseda University, told This Week in Asia.