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Equal Earth Map Row: Japanese Government Calls for Changes in Map & Protests Depiction of Islands Linked to Russia Dispute
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (341+ words) Equal Earth Map Row: The UN recently released a new map called the Equal Earth. Now, Japan’s government has pointed out that the map depicts Russia as well as some disputed islands in the same colour & also demanded some changes....
Japan Challenges World Map Showing Disputed Islands in Russia's Color
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (783+ words) TOKYO - Japan has asked for changes to an Equal Earth world map that depicts the Russian-controlled Northern Territories in the same color as Russia, prompting the map's creator to say the Japanese-language version will be revised while the English version…...
Russia Raps Japan's Request for Removal of Statue
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (135+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has criticized Tokyo's request to remove a new statue of a Soviet soldier destroying a stone marker bearing a chrysanthemum emblem, a symbol of Japan. Japan should not interfere in the…...
Podcast [English World] Episode 153: Nagasaki museum sheds light on untold story of Korean atomic bomb victims
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (132+ words) Is the official estimate of Korean deaths from the atomic bombing accurate?Three Kyodo News reporters -- Keinosuke Taga, Toma MochRead full story here Podcast [English World] Episode 153: Nagasaki museum sheds light on untold story of Korean atomic bomb victims Is…...
Japan's Northern Territories: The Four Islands Explained
6+ day, 10+ min ago (596+ words) Chachadake, seen from Rausu, Hokkaido. At 1,772 meters, it is the tallest volcano in the Northern Territories and is known as "Kunashiri Fuji." (©Sankei/Kenji Suzuki) The Northern Territories, which Russian President Vladimir Putin recently visited for the first time, comprise…...
Stay far from battlefield, Japanese director warns at Venice
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (158+ words) The Japan Times Venice, Italy - Modern warfare may have changed, but the suffering of victims remains the same, while those waging war will inevitably âcommit horrifying acts,â Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto said of his Vietnam War film at…...
Japan’s Prime Minister Demands Russia Remove Controversial Khabarovsk Monument
1+ week, 1+ day ago (300+ words) A wartime image unveiled in Russia has triggered a sharp diplomatic response from Tokyo, reviving disputes over history, symbolism, and contested islands. Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called on Russia to dismantle a monument installed in Khabarovsk ahead of the…...
Japan urges Russia to dismantle monument in Khabarovsk
1+ week, 1+ day ago (206+ words) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called on the Russian Federation — an aggressor state — to dismantle a war monument in Khabarovsk. The monument depicts the destruction of a Japanese national symbol, Anadolu Agency reports, citing Kyodo News. According to Japanese Foreign…...
Hiroshima co-founder Dan Kuramoto discusses upcoming performance
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Vietnam War photojournalist Bunyo Ishikawa dies at 88 | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (349+ words) August 24, 2026 at 16:28 JST Immediate family and close relatives will hold a private funeral. Born in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in 1938, Ishikawa worked for Mainichi Productions Inc. and other organizations before joining a film production company in Hong Kong where he was…...