Guido Alberto Casanova

Wishma Sandamali, who was detained for visa violation, died from untreated medical conditions. The Public Prosecutors Office dismissed her family’s complaint, saying that it found no grounds to indict immigration officials for negligence. Her family has filed a request for a review.

In a country where 31.7 percent of households are made up of a single individual, an app that helps manage household tasks independently is trending on smartphones. While dating sites continue to propagandize the barriers between the economic elites ("golden spoon") and the lower social classes ("dirty spoon").

Under Japan’s amended Penal Code, offenders can get up to a year in prison and fines of up to 300,000 yen. The changes follow a public debate sparked by the case of Hana Kimura, a young professional wrestler who committed suicide in 2020 after she was subjected to harsh social media attacks for something she said on a TV programme.

The protest over skyrocketing fuel prices could cripple the country's economy. The government has lowered the threshold for fuel subsidies but the union also wants minimum transportation fees to be extended. President Yoon has tried to stay above the fray so far but warns that any illegal action will be prosecuted.

Faced with claims for damages from residents of the village of Miyakoji, a court in Koriyama only ruled against TEPCO, the company that ran the plant, not the Japanese government. In Shimane Prefecture, local authorities decided to restart a local nuclear plant. By 2030 the Japanese government wants 20 per cent of the country’s electricity needs to be met by nuclear plants.

The change in language in educational material for the military reflects the more belligerent attitude of South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, and the tensions fuelled by this year's long series of missile launches. For South Korea, a new nuclear test by the North is imminent.

The serious demographic crisis in the Land of the Rising Sun opens the door to foreigners. Today there are 1.72 million, but more than six million are needed. In many cases they are victims of abuse or oppressive conditions. The JP-MIRAI - in several languages - aims to help immigrants solve problems and settle disputes.

South Korea’s giant carmaker inked major investment deals in the United States during US president’s Seoul stop on his Asia tour. A new plant in Georgia is expected to open by 2025. The US administration's goal is to reach 40 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2030.

A leak in a canal dam in Aichi prefecture sent industrial plants into crisis for a few hours. By 2033, two-thirds of pipelines and road bridges will be over 50 years old, and there is a shortage of maintenance: spending on public works dropped 40 percent between 1996 and 2019.

For South Korean President Yoon, “the door is always open for humanitarian aid, regardless of the political and military considerations of inter-Korean relations.” North Korean authorities have announced more than a million cases of “fever”. The crisis comes at a delicate time following North Korea’s latest nuclear tests and reports of a new, imminent launch.

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the island's return to Japan. But residents continue to oppose the U.S. military presence in Futemna, whose complete closure they demand. Prefectural governor delivers some proposals to central government: situation "abnormal."

In his inaugural speech, President Yoon pledges to focus on economic growth to solve the country's problems. However, South Korea’s National Assembly has not yet confirmed conservative Han Duck-soo as prime minister.