Tag: Japan
Ground zero Nagasaki
It’s essential for us to remember such grim details, not just for the sake of history, but for our future.
Tell Japan to stop commercial whaling for good
Please help us to tell Japan to rejoin the IWC and cease commercial whaling for good.
Greenpeace condemns Japan’s announcement to resume commercial whaling
“Their decision to withdraw is regrettable and Australia urges Japan to return to the Convention and Commission as a matter of priority.”
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 11
Native American tribes sue Trump over Keystone XL. Japan aims to overthrow whaling ban, and more.
73 years after US dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki, survivor warns...
In 1954, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, killing 74,000 people and forever changing the lives of those who survived the nuclear attack.
‘Earth will be annihilated:’ On 73rd anniversary of Hiroshima bombing, a...
In remembrance, we turn to the words of a Hiroshima survivor, or hibakusha.
Historic floods in Japan kill more than 100, force millions to...
"We've never experienced this kind of rain before."
An urgent message to Europe, Canada, Mexico, and Japan
An open letter from the United State of America.
Conservation organizations question Japan’s controversial ‘scientific whaling’ program after killing 333...
“The continued killing of any whale is abhorrent to modern society, but these new figures make it even more shocking.”
Another 333 minke whales killed by Japanese fleet
Conservation organizations are calling on international governments to do more to stop the slaughter of the whales.
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How 77 tons of radioactive waste ended up in Brooklyn
A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.
Israel declares permanent military zones in Gaza, vows to block humanitarian aid despite mass...
Defense minister confirms indefinite occupation of seized territory and continuation of full blockade as humanitarian agencies warn of catastrophic collapse and forced displacement.