Man Dressed as Joker Attacks Tokyo Train Passengers
On Sunday October 31, a man dressed in a Joker costume stabbed passengers riding a train in Tokyo, injuring 17, reports NHK World-Japan.
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Japan
Suga to Step Down as Japanese Prime Minister
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that he will not seek reelection after serving in office for almost exactly a year, reports The New York Times. The decision came after numerous attempts to try to salvage an administration that has become highly unpopular.
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Japan to Dump Water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is on track to release over a million tons of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as part of its cleanup efforts. The first release is anticipated to begin in 2023, with the total process expecting to last over a decade. The move comes as water continues to accumulate, despite the plant being decommissioned following a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
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Japan’s Prime Minister Resigns
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest serving prime minister, has resigned due to health reasons, reports CNN. For the past eight years, Mr. Abe has struggled with colitis, a non-curable inflammatory bowel disease. During a press conference on August 28, he apologized to the Japanese people as he stepped down from his role one year before the end of his term.
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Japanese Supreme Court Upholds Law Requiring the Sterilization of Transgender Citizens
Japan’s Supreme Court recently upheld a law passed in 2004 that requires the sterilization of citizens who identify as transgender.
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Japan and Pakistan Struggle to Help Afghan Refugees
As the result of everything from invasion to regime changes, Afghanistan is almost unable to recover without foreign aid, and now Japan and Pakistan are suffering from unexpected blowbacks from different directions due to their desire to assist.
Read moreAbe Unable to Give Timeline for Amending Constitution
Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzō Abe, is attempting to bring about a constitutional armed forces to Japan’s current military, but his recent address of the constitution failed to include a timeline for this revision process.
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U.S. Tensions Cause North Asian Superpower Synergy: Political tensions with the U.S bring North Asian superpowers closer together
The Asian superpowers, China, Japan, and South Korea, have strengthened diplomatic ties in response to the Trump administration. Japan, specifically, hopes to create a stable relationship with both superpowers by securing economic ties with China and security ties with the United States.
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President Trump Pushes for Stronger Ties with Japan
The historic trip sees the president and his administration move to strengthen ties in Asia.
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Japan Holds Early Election to Determine Prime Minister
The results of Japan’s early election did not come as a surprise to many with Prime Minister Abe keeping his position. But Abe’s re-election comes at a time of great uncertainty in Asia.
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