Meeting, the Southeast Asian group decides not to refer to a tribunal ruling on chinese claims in the south china sea. Under the wire. The International Olympic committee decides against a complete ban on russians from the rio olympics 11 days before the games are to begin. The story of hiro onada caused an International Sensation when it broke. The special forces officer hid out in the pill peeps jungle for 30 years refusing to believe world war ii was over. Nhk has gained access to declassified documents about his eventual return to japan. The record showed the government at the time was worried that the former soldier could have sparked diplomatic and political problems. Nhk reports. Reporter h receid a heros welme when he returned to japan in 1974 three decades after the war. People saw him as the last example affair good japanese soldi soldier. Reporter onoda was 22 years old when he wa taken to the island japane soldiers went into the jungle during the battle. U. S. Forces left t
Allowed six groups of japanese to visit the suburbs of the capital and other cities since august of last year. The Korean Peninsula was once under japanese clone yalt rule. Many japanese died in what is now north korea as the war came to an end. More than 20,000 remains are believed to be buried there. A North Korean Foreign Ministry official told nhk exclusively that the visits by relatives could end this year. The official said the planned construction of housing and other projects in the area could halt the program. The official revealed north korean leaders want the japanese government to agree to hold talks on what to do quit the remains. They in turn want to get back the remains of North Koreans who died in japan during the war. Those individuals were conscripted by the Japanese Military and private companies. Some experts say north korean leaders are trying to improve relations by making the remains issue a priority. Astronauts aboard the International Space station have a big u
More than half of the world s population lives in urban areas, a trend that s expected to expand in coming years, according to the United Nations. The urbanization movement is especially stark in Japan, where only 8% of the country s population lives in rural areas.
UNCONVENTIONAL forms of misconduct are gaining recognition in Japanese workplaces, with even sighing and body odour being labelled as potential offenc.