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Vehicles shift through a flooded street in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, southern Japan Monday, July 10, 2023. Torrential rain is pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides Monday as weather officials issued emergency heavy rain warning in parts of on the southern most main island of Kyushu. (Kyodo News via AP)

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Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, leaving 2 dead and at least 6 missing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Sun,07/09/23-9:37PM , 140 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Torrential rain pounded southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving two people dead and at least six others missing, officials said Monday.
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The U.N.’s nuclear chief is visiting Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant after the agency affirmed the safety of a contentious plan to release treated radioactive water into the sea. AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports.

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UN nuclear agency chief says he's satisfied with Japan's plans to release Fukushima wastewater
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Tue,07/04/23-8:19PM , 165 Reads
FUTABA, Japan (AP) — The head of the U.N. atomic agency toured Japan's tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Wednesday and said he is satisfied with still-contentious plans to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.
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The U.N. nuclear agency is submitting a final report on Japan's plan to release treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the sea. (July 4)

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UN nuclear agency endorses Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Mon,07/03/23-9:02PM , 137 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency gave its endorsement on Tuesday to Japan’s planned release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, saying it meets international standards and its environmental and health impact would be negligible.
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Japanese lawmakers stand as they approve an amended criminal law at the upper house in Tokyo Friday, June 16, 2023. Japan's Parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13. (Kyodo News via AP)

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Japan raises the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, which was among the world's lowest
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Fri,06/16/23-10:33AM , 266 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit which had remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world's lowest, amid calls for greater protection of children and women.
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