An annual memorial service for a dozen young American soldiers and a Japanese pilot who died in two separate aircraft accidents just before and after the end of World War II will resume at a small stone monument erected for them in the town of Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, at the end of August after being canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Global fast fashion brands are helping drive pollution that has dyed African rivers blue or turned their waters as alkaline as bleach, according to a report published on Tuesday.
After Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday - the 76th anniversary of Japan s surrender in World War II - and some Japanese senior politicians recently visited the shrine, China expressed firm opposition against the moves and lodged solemn representations with Japan.