Experts: Planned seawalls for new base in Henoko will probably collapse even with weak quake

A group of geological experts published the results of its analysis indicating that seawalls to be built for a new U.S. base in Okinawa’s Henoko district will most likely collapse even with a weak earthquake.

JCP protests the enactment of 'Hong Kong National Security Law' and calls for its withdrawal

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo published a statement in protest against a controversial national security law on Hong Kong which China passed on June 25.

Receiving 840K votes, Utsunomiya puts up good fight but fails to win in Tokyo governor race

Utsunomiya Kenji, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, put up a good fight receiving 844,151 votes (13.8% of the total votes), but failed to win in the Tokyo gubernatorial election held on July 5.