Daily Japan Headlines: Monday, Aug 15, 2011
Photo Source: Daily Mail.
Kan officially laid a wreath this morning…’We caused great suffering and pain to many countries, especially in Asia, in the war and we must deeply reflect, while paying our respects to the many victims and their families,’.
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BBC: The strong yen is a problem for the Japanese economy
The stage is set for Japan’s economy to roar back, but despite all the efforts of the government and corporate sector, the strong yen threatens to undo all the hard work.
Japan’s problem is that despite its recent troubles, much of the rest of the world is in an even more fractious state, facing economic slowdowns and debt crises.
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Fox News: Japan Cabinet OKs new nuclear safety agency
Japan’s Cabinet has approved a plan to expand the main nuclear regulatory agency and move it to the environment ministry from the trade ministry where it has been criticized as being too cozy with the industry it regulates.
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Fox News: Radiation From Japan Reached US West Coast, Scientists Reveal
A spike in radioactive sulfur from the damaged Japanese nuclear plant was detected in California in late March, but researchers say it posed no threat to health.
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Independent: Japan heatwave kills four, sends 900 to hospital
A blistering summer heatwave in Japan has claimed four lives and seen 900 people hospitalised this week, media said Friday, amid an energy saving campaign due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The mercury has risen above 35 degrees centigrade (95 degrees Fahrenheit) for three days in a row in much of Japan, where the thermostats of most air-conditioners have been turned down to reduce electricity consumption.
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UPI: ‘Comfort women’ bill voted down 8 times
Japanese legislators who support a bill to compensate World War II Korean “comfort women” have not given up, a former lawmaker said Saturday…Japan has admitted girls and women from other countries were forced to provide sexual services for Japanese soldiers during World War II. But the government says private groups were responsible.
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Sydney Morning Herald: Italy survive late surge by Blossoms
Cesena, Italy: Italy squeezed past Japan in a thrilling World Cup warm-up Test at the Stadio Manuzzi on Saturday.
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