Indo-Pacific Strategy has made U.S. and key region more secure, more prosperous: White House

Indo-Pacific Strategy has made U.S. and key region more secure, more prosperous: White House

Adrienne Watson. File | Photo Credit: Photo Credit: X/@NSC_Spox “The execution of Indo-Pacific Strategy has made the United States and the key region more secure and more prosperous and expanded the bilateral partnership with India in unprecedented ways,” the White House said on February 9. Addressing the media on the second anniversary of the launch … Read more

Japan launches an intelligence-gathering satellite to watch for North Korean missiles

Japan launches an intelligence-gathering satellite to watch for North Korean missiles

An H2A rocket is lifted from the launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center, in Kagoshima, southern Japan, on January 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Japan launched a rocket carrying a government intelligence-gathering satellite on January 12 on a mission to watch movements at military sites in North Korea and improve responses to natural disasters. … Read more

First phase of releasing treated waste water from Fukushima to end on September 11

First phase of releasing treated waste water from Fukushima to end on September 11

An aerial photo of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. File | Photo Credit: AP “The first phase of releasing treated waste water from Fukushima that has angered China will end on September 11 as planned,” the stricken Japanese nuclear plant’s operator said. “TEPCO added that levels of radioactive tritium … Read more

Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida sacks 3rd minister in a month

Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida sacks 3rd minister in a month

The internal affairs minister in Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government was forced into resigning over funding problems on Sunday, in a blow to the scandal-prone Cabinet that has already lost two ministers in one month. Minoru Terada has been under fire over several accounting and funding irregularities. In one, he acknowledged that one of … Read more