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U.S. and Marshall Islands seek economic assistance deal this year

World / Politics Jun 19, 2022

U.S. and Marshall Islands seek economic assistance deal this year

by Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom

The announcement came in the wake of China's recent overtures to Pacific Island nations and the launch of its third aircraft carrier.

To counter China influence, U.S. names envoy to lead Pacific Island talks

Asia Pacific / Politics Mar 23, 2022

To counter China influence, U.S. names envoy to lead Pacific Island talks

The appointment of former senior diplomat Joseph Yun to lead the Pacific Island talks is a sign that countering China remains a top U.S. priority despite Russia's war in Ukraine.

'Death sentence': Low-lying nations implore faster action on climate at U.N.

World Sep 24, 2021

'Death sentence': Low-lying nations implore faster action on climate at U.N.

Faced with what they see as an existential threat, leaders from low-lying nations implored rich countries this week to act more forcefully against a warming planet.

Three missing as Japanese cargo ship collides with foreign vessel off Ehime

National May 28, 2021

Three missing as Japanese cargo ship collides with foreign vessel off Ehime

The Japanese ship had 12 crew aboard, and the missing three, including its captain, are Japanese nationals.

Japanese fisherman exposed to 1954 U.S. nuclear test dies of pneumonia at 87

National Mar 21, 2021

Japanese fisherman exposed to 1954 U.S. nuclear test dies of pneumonia at 87

Matashichi Oishi was among the fishermen exposed to nuclear fallout when the United States conducted its largest-ever nuclear weapons test at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 1954.

Pacific islands used in nuke tests urge people to remember history

National Sep 7, 2020

Pacific islands used in nuke tests urge people to remember history

The Marshall Islands were used for U.S. nuclear bomb tests in the 1940s and '50s.

Asia Pacific / Politics Nov 18, 2019

Marshall Islanders vote in election closely watched by Washington

Voters in the Marshall Islands went to the polls Monday in a general election that will determine who will lead the Pacific island nation's negotiations with the United States on the renewal of a regional security pact. The vote comes at a time of growing ...

U.S. seeks to renew Pacific islands security pact to foil China

Asia Pacific Aug 6, 2019

U.S. seeks to renew Pacific islands security pact to foil China

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday negotiations have begun with three Pacific island nations to renew a national security agreement that would help Washington counter growing Chinese influence in the region. Under the terms of the deal, known as the Compact of Free ...

Asia Pacific / Science & Health Sep 25, 2018

Marshall Islands marches toward zero greenhouse emissions by 2050

The Marshall Islands, an atoll-nation vulnerable to sea level rise from climate change, announced steps on Monday toward an ambitious plan to cut its greenhouse emissions to zero by 2050. The Pacific country became the first small island nation to present such a strategy to ...

Occupation legacy: Marshall Islands residents use Japanese term for traditional handicrafts

National Dec 20, 2017

Occupation legacy: Marshall Islands residents use Japanese term for traditional handicrafts

by Ronron Calunsod

The tradition is theirs, but the name is Japanese. Loretta deBrum of the Marshall Islands Visitors Authority said that before the Marshallese adapted the Japanese word "amimono" to refer to handicrafts, they used the local word "monakjen." The Japanese word came into use while Japan occupied ...

ICAN Nobel Peace Prize resonates in radiation-hit Marshall Islands

National Dec 20, 2017

ICAN Nobel Peace Prize resonates in radiation-hit Marshall Islands

by Ronron Calunsod

The awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is resonating in the Marshall Islands, boosting hopes there will be no repeat of its exposure to radiation from nearly 70 U.S. nuclear tests from 1946 to 1958. "I ...

Only Fukuryu Maru got health-damaging dose from 1954 H-bomb tests, ministry claims

National Jun 5, 2016

Only Fukuryu Maru got health-damaging dose from 1954 H-bomb tests, ministry claims

No other Japanese ship was exposed to health-damaging radiation from the 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific Ocean aside from the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, which was contaminated by fallout from one of the tests at Bikini Atoll, according to a recently ...

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