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Japanese companies turn to paper products to reduce plastic waste
TOKYO (Kyodo) - A number of Japanese companies have recently turned to paper as a greener alternative to plastic products, from water-resistant cardboard boxes to small hangers.
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Reviews | Religious beliefs and abortion laws
The Bible teaches us that in an ideal world, "mercy and truth meet, justice and peace are embraced." Instead, Texas has become the barometer of a world where justice spits on mercy. We can and must do better.Rosemary C. McDonoughNarberth,…
Japanese prime minister’s candidates differ on same-sex women’s rights issues
TOKYO, Sept. 18 (Reuters) - Candidates for Japan's next prime minister all said they would have better policies to tackle the pandemic and narrow the income gap during Friday's televised debates, but they were divided on diversity issues,…
These warships leave Japan after more than two decades abroad
US Navy warships John S. McCain and Curtis Wilbur relocate to new home ports on the west coast after more than two decades of advanced deployment in Japan, the Navy announcement this week.John S. McCain has been based with the U.S. 7th…
The problem of the Kuril Islands as a sticking point between Russia and Japan
The problem of territorial sovereignty over the Southern Kuril Islands or the territorial dispute between Russia and Japan has not been resolved since the end of World War II and remains as it is until today, writes Alex Ivanov,…
Cyprus recovers 18th-century church doors looted in Japan
The Orthodox Church of Cyprus officially took charge on Thursday of two richly decorated 18th-century doors stolen from a church in the north of the ethnically divided island and recovered from a Japanese art school after a long legal…
Alex Murdaugh shooting: a former client accused of “assisted suicide”
Alex Murdaugh, the prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were shot dead in June, has asked a former client to kill him this month so his other son can collect insurance payment $ 10 million but survived a bullet to the head,…
Why it’s not always what it seems
A selection of Japanese whiskey
Photo, courtesy of Liam McNulty
Over the past decade, Japanese whiskey has been one of the most preforming sectors of the international whiskey market. Between 2010 and 2019, US…
US warship sails near man-made islet in South China Sea, flouting new Chinese law
The US Navy sailed a warship on Wednesday near a Chinese-controlled island in the disputed South China Sea for the first time since Beijing began implementing a law requiring foreign ships to give notice before entering the waters it…
Lesson is lost in coverage of immigrant death
Since Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali's death in a Nagoya detention center on March 6, the Japan Immigration Service Agency has come under heavy criticism for the way it allowed the 33-year-old Sri Lankan to perish in detention…