Families across China are being torn apart by the cruel and sometimes brutal trade of kidnapped children. A businessman has come up with a special way to help victims of child trafficking at a time of year that’s usually marked for celebration. A liquor company executive has arranged for information on 1,000 missing children to be printed on the containers… Read more »
China has acknowledged that it has detained an employee of the major Japanese trading house Itochu over alleged illegal activities. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang told reporters on Friday that authorities are taking steps to penalize a Japanese citizen who is suspected of breaking Chinese law. But Geng did not specify what the person is accused of, only saying that… Read more »
The Japanese government has mapped out a bill to officially recognize the Ainu ethnic minority as an indigenous people of Japan. The bill, which was endorsed at a Cabinet meeting on Friday, legally stipulates for the first time that the Ainu are an indigenous people and calls for the creation of a society in which they can take pride in… Read more »
The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea have held talks amid worsening bilateral relations over wartime issues. Taro Kono and Kang Kyung-wha met in the German city of Munich on Friday on the sidelines of an international conference. At the start of the meeting, Kono said bilateral ties face difficulties but that he hoped for candid exchanges with Kang…. Read more »