Japan

[ad_1] SEOUL – North Korean state media said on Wednesday that around 1.4 million young people have applied to join or return to the army this week, accusing Seoul of a provocative drone incursion that it says had brought the "tense situation to the brink of war."The young people, including students and youth league officials who had signed petitions to join the army, are determined to fight in a "sacred […]

[ad_1] Japan is grappling with a significant shortage of private-sector volunteer probation officers, known as hogoshi, who work with the government to assist in the rehabilitation of offenders.The shortage has been exacerbated by the aging of current officers, creating an urgent need to recruit new personnel.In late September, a panel of experts appointed by the Justice Ministry to review the probation officer system released a final report outlining several proposed […]

[ad_1] Nearly 70% of laws made in China this year feature language explicitly affirming the party’s authority. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The divide could bolster Narendra Modi's image as a hawk on national security while taking the spotlight off of Justin Trudeau reportedly being asked to step down. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Efforts are being made to restore the right to vote of Iwao Hakamata, the world's longest-held death row prisoner, who has been exonerated over a 1966 murder case, for the first time in 44 years to allow him to cast his ballot in the Oct. 27 Lower House election.When Hideko Hakamata, his older sister, checked with the election committee in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, last week, an official told her […]

[ad_1] Japan and the U.S. have condemned large-scale Chinese military exercises around Taiwan, after Beijing wrapped up the drills late Monday with a vow never to renounce the use of force to take control of the island — a hint that more shows of force are to come.The daylong Joint Sword-2024B exercises, which took place in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan, were […]

[ad_1] The risk of intervention has swung back into sharp focus for investors as they ready for the yen to weaken back to ¥150 against the dollar and beyond.The Japanese currency dropped as far as ¥149.98 on Monday after two consecutive weeks of declines. It had the worst loss since 2009 in the five days through Oct. 4. The prospect of further depreciation in the currency is prompting strategists to […]

[ad_1] Chugoku Electric Power said its nuclear reactor will restart in early December, a move that will boost the nation’s power supply this winter. The Shimane No. 2 reactor — which was shut in 2012 following the Fukushima disaster — will be connected to the grid by the end of December, according to a statement on Tuesday. The unit will enter commercial operations in January, the statement said. The plan […]

[ad_1] Some of the world’s biggest banks are about to gather for talks, with the goal of monetizing a theme that until now has left much of Wall Street drawing blanks: nature and biodiversity.JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Standard Chartered are among lenders sending representatives for the first time to the United Nations’ COP16 biodiversity summit, which starts next week in the Colombian city of Cali. Other banks that plan […]