Month: February 2024

[ad_1] In the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of the most affected areas by the Jan. 1 earthquake, manholes protrude from the ground. Houses are tilted or buried halfway underground, while roads have caved in or risen up.This is all because of liquefaction, in which the strength of soil is reduced by an earthquake, and it is hampering relief efforts aimed at restoring infrastructure in the affected areas.Continued aftershocks […]

[ad_1] Seoul – Jurgen Klinsmann was fired as manager of the South Korean men's national soccer team Friday in the wake of a disappointing exit from the Asian Cup in Qatar. The Korea Football Association announced the sacking of the 59-year-old German barely a year into a tenure racked by criticism of his leadership. South Korea arrived as one of the favorites for the Asian Cup but lost 2-0 in […]

[ad_1] Japan and the United States have taken note of remarks by the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader hinting at the possibility of a visit to Pyongyang by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, with Washington offering its blessings to the potential summit.Kishida has repeatedly pledged to meet “unconditionally” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a call that had been met largely with silence from Pyongyang — until the late […]

[ad_1] Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department sent Kenichi Hosoya and his wife, Shiho, of the capital’s Taito Ward to prosecutors on Friday after their arrest Wednesday for allegedly killing their 4-year-old daughter, Yoshiki, by administering psychotropic drugs and antifreeze.Yoshiki had been placed in a total of six child care facilities over a period of around three and a half years starting after she was a couple of months old, according to […]

[ad_1] A bill aimed at bolstering measures to tackle Japan's declining birthrate was adopted at a Cabinet meeting on Friday.The bill, which amends related laws, includes plans to expand child benefits and establish a system allowing any child to enroll in day care establishments regardless of whether their parents work or not.In order to secure the funds necessary for such measures, the government will collect "support funds" from the general […]

[ad_1] Seoul – About 20% of South Korea's trainee doctors said on Friday they would resign effective Tuesday to protest a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, saying this would hurt the national health insurance system.Representatives of the trainees, who work at the country's five biggest hospitals, all in Seoul, have decided to leave their posts on Tuesday, the head of the Korea Interns and Residents Association […]