A Wendy Wu tour to Japan promises a unique and dynamic culture that effortlessly combines ultra-modern with deep tradition. Japan Holidays offers a wealth of wonderful sights and experiences. What better way to explore them, then on a Wendy Wu tour? Source
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Extremely rare footage shows sea creature off the coast of Japan Yosuke Tanaka encountered an 8-foot-long giant squid while diving with his wife off the western coast of Japan. 00:45 – Source: CNN Source
Read MoreBANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Wednesday, with Tokyo gaining more than 2% after Japan’s central bank kept its lax monetary policy unchanged, dispelling speculation it would yield to pressure to tighten credit to counter rising inflation. Oil prices rose and U.S. futures edged higher. The Bank of Japan shook markets in December with a…
Read MoreIntrepid is committed to making travel widely accessible, regardless of ability or disability. That’s why we do our best to help as many people see the world as possible, regardless of any physical or mental limitations they might have. We’re always happy to talk to travellers with disabilities and see if we can help guide…
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When Haruhiko Kuroda delivered what was probably his last press conference as governor of the Bank of Japan on Wednesday, he claimed success for an institution that now holds a monstrously distended portfolio of government bonds, domestic stocks and unanswered questions.Critically, after his decade-long adventures in the borderlands of monetary policy, we still do not…
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The CAT rates Japan’s policies and action as “Insufficient”. The “Insufficient” rating indicates that Japan’s climate policies and action need substantial improvements to be consistent with the 1.5 °C temperature limit. If all countries were to follow Japan’s approach, warming would reach over 2°C and up to 3°C.We project that Japan’s implemented policies will lead…
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TOKYO — Japan welcomed an estimated 3.83 million visitors in 2022, over 15 times more than the 245,900 it logged in 2021, thanks to a full border reopening.Preliminary statistics released by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) on Wednesday showed that the industry still has a long way to go to repeat the boom seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Three former executives from the company that operates the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have had their not-guilty verdicts upheld by a court in Japan, dealing a blow to campaigners demanding the firm take legal responsibility for the disaster in March 2011.The Tokyo high court on Wednesday cleared Tsunehisa Katsumata, the former chairman of Tokyo…
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Pacific Island nations are urging Japan to delay the release of water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant over fears fisheries will be contaminated.Key points:The Fukushima nuclear disaster occurred after an earthquake and tsunami near Japan in 2011The Japanese government intends to release more than 1 million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the…
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