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Tokyo, JAPAN — Japan has agreed to delay the discharge of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean until Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) experts verify it is safe to do so.
This comes as incoming Forum chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown travelled to Japan as part of the PIF...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata in a Wednesday speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives supported Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, and filed a longer Statement for the Congressional Record.
In her speech to the House she said the case of US Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis,...
Eugene, OREGON — See a container of Cup Noodles at a convenience store and you might think of dorm rooms and cheap calories.
But there was a time when eating from the product’s iconic packaging exuded cosmopolitanism, when the on-the-go meal symbolized possibility – a Japanese industrial food with...
In response to Japan’s announcement that it would begin dumping nuclear waste in the Pacific Ocean, the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is appealing to Japan to hold off from discharging nuclear waste from the Fukushima power plant that was destroyed by a tsunami in 2011....
Apia, SAMOA — Anticipating the arrival of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, the Government of Japan this past week announced a humanitarian grant of US$140,000 (more than $300,000 tala) to support the Samoa’s efficient deployment of COVID-19 vaccines.
The National Emergency Operation Center...
Tokyo, JAPAN — The Head of State, His Highness Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II and Her Highness Masiofo Faamausili Leinafo Tuimaleali’ifano attended the Ceremony of Enthronement for His Majesty Emperor Naruhito of Japan.
The ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo where Their...
Yamagata, JAPAN — Samoan players will wear skin suits to keep traditional Pacific islander tattoos under wraps during the World Cup in Japan to avoid offending their hosts.
For the Japanese, tattoos have long been associated with members of 'yakuza' crime syndicates, and inked tourists may be met...