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A tragedy upends a couple’s dynamic in this elegant, sensitive drama by the director of Cannes prize-winning Harmonium

One of the interesting items we have this week is a study by Greenpeace in which various organisms from the sea near Fukushima were sampled for radioactive isotopes. Let's take a closer look. The data in the table provided (see the first item in Ana's feed for the link) show the amount of radiation (radioactive decay) by isotope type per kilogram of plant or animal tissue from various samples. On the higher end is a fish with 357 bq/kg of radiation and some seaweed with 190 bk/kg.

With the return of the Shandong aircraft carrier group and other warships, the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) has seemingly wrapped up its five-day blitz exercise around the island of Taiwan, which analysts said on Saturday was characterized by its large scale, joint operations and short duration in what could be a new tactic.

A record number of bear attacks occurred across Japan from April to July this year, local media reported, according to The Xinhua News Agency

Many of the hot springs have spectacular views, like a “secret” spring surrounded by a virgin beech forest or an open-air bath.

Police in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of voyeurism after he placed a miniature camera in a cubicle in the girls toilet at a junior high school. According to police, Yuji Hishita, worked for a company doing reconstruction work at th...

Square Enix has announced SaGa Emerald Beyond for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS, and Android. It will launch worldwide [...]

Secondly, local elections are being held one after another in Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate, the three prefectures most affected by the...

China’s military sent scores of ships and planes near Taiwan for a fifth day Thursday, its largest show of force since April, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense.

Local specialties from the land and sea in the northeastern Sanriku region are being served fresh not only for people, but their pet canines.