Palau had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Peace Boat, a Japan-based international non-government organization, for the collaboration in the hosting of Our Oceans Conference on August 3-4, 2020. Under the MOU signed by President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. and Peace Boat Co-founder and Director Tatsuya Yoshioko on July 16 in New York, Peace Boat […]
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Man shouting ‘You die!’ kills 33 in Japan anime studio fire
(Latest update at 12:20pm, Palau Time) TOKYO (AP) — A man screaming “You die!” burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the country and brought an outpouring of grief from anime fans. Thirty-six others were […]
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Japan, US and Australia push back on China’s South Pacific expansion
Tokyo advocates ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ and promises economic aid By Susumu Kuronuma, Nikkei staff writer TOKYO, 04 JULY 2019 (NIKKEI REVIEW) — A war of nerves involving Japan, the U.S., Australia and China is underway over island nations in the South Pacific Ocean such as Palau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, with attention focused […]
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Three Palauans attend JICA KCCP training in Japan
Three Palauans identified as Andrea Naivana, Josiah Perez Emmanuel, and Zachary Remengesau are now participating in the JICA KCCP training held in Japan. Andrea Naivana from Angaur State Government is attending a training on Ecotourism for Officials on Nature Conservation. Through this training, participantswillunderstandhow topromoteand developconservation and project plansincorporating ecotourismin andaround naturereserveswithmechanismsand techniquesshewilllearn during thetraining. […]
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Japan resumes commercial whaling, seen as face-saving end
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has resumed commercial whaling after 31 years, meeting a long-cherished goal of traditionalists that’s seen as a largely lost cause. Whaling boats embarked Monday on their first commercial hunts since 1988, when Japan switched to so-called research whaling, but will stay within the country’s exclusive economic waters. Japan’s six-month notice to […]
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Japanese drama “BLOOM” airs June 26 on PNCC DTV channel 25
Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC) will air a new Japanese TV drama called “Bloom” on PNCC Digital TV Channel 25 starting June 26 at 5pm. Through a grant from the Japan Foundation coordinated by the Embassy of Japan in Palau, the popular TV series is available for free to all DTV Basic viewers. “Bloom” (156 […]