David Mcneill
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Erstwhile China advocate Liz Truss now singing from a different hymn sheet
Former British prime minister raises the alarm about Beijing’s sabre rattling towards ‘renegade’ Taiwan → Read More
Tokyo Letter: Birth policies seek to bolster waning population
Japanese people are having fewer children but, in the face of the climate crisis, should larger families be encouraged? → Read More
Tokyo Letter: Japan tools up for conflict in Asia
Defence strategists in Japan are increasingly explicit about ‘threat’ posed by China → Read More
Killer of Nicola Furlong in Tokyo returns to US after release from prison
The man convicted of murdering Irish exchange student Nicola Furlong in a Tokyo hotel room has returned to his home in the United States. Richard Hinds was released on November 19th after serving 10 years in prison. He was found guilty in 2013 of strangling the 21-year-old Co Wexford woman the previous year. Hinds was transferred to Japanese immigration officials and deported back to his family… → Read More
Planning review set to make building homes easier for young people, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin laments ‘shockingly high’ house prices and rules out serving in government with Sinn Féin → Read More
‘This idea of retiring at 66 has to go’: Micheál Martin signals radical shake-up of Ireland’s pension system
Taoiseach says legal changes to pension system on the way during a visit to Japan → Read More
Visa restrictions on refugees described by Taoiseach as ‘wise’
Temporary measures necessitated by huge rise in numbers and threat of further escalation due to nature of ongoing war Ukraine, says Martin → Read More
Taoiseach to discuss growing trade links on official visit to Japan
Micheál Martin to turn sod on construction of Ireland House in central Tokyo and offer condolences on recent assassination of Shinzo Abe → Read More
High-profile rape case raises questions for Japanese society
Shiori Ito has become an icon amid a landmark case with a whiff of political conspiracy → Read More
Irish men held on drugs charges in Tokyo could face deportation
Arrests among several incidents involving fans attending Rugby World Cup in Japan → Read More
Japanese emperor Akihito abdicates to end 30-year reign
Eldest son Naruhito (59) will ascend to chrysanthemum throne → Read More
'Liv': The truth of war in a pair of cornflower-blue eyes
In the landmark Western "The Searchers" (1956) directed by John Ford, John Wayne plays embittered Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards, in obsessive pursuit of → Read More
Japanese attack victim worked at call centre in Dundalk
Yosuke Sasaki (24) had been living in town for the past year → Read More
No evidence Dundalk attack linked to international terrorism
Yosuke Sasaki (24) had been living in Dundalk and working in call centre → Read More
Defiant Cambodia Daily is down but not out
Tokyo-based publishing family hopes to resurrect paper that was forced to shut last month amid claims it owes Cambodia a huge tax bill. → Read More
Unknown to most Americans, the US ‘totally destroyed’ North Korea once before
In its Korean War bombing campaign, the US ‘burned down every town in North Korea’ → Read More
Japanese wrestler on a mission: peace with North Korea
Antonio Inoki heading to Pyongyang in pursuit of ‘world peace through sports’ → Read More
In Fukushima, a land where few return
The evacuation orders for most of the village of Iitate have been lifted. But where are the people? → Read More
Enjoy your stay: Japan’s robot-run hotel
The bots at Tokyo's Henn-na Hotel could be a taste of our automated future → Read More
Tillerson says America’s approach to North Korea has ‘failed’
US secretary of state discusses ‘ever-escalating threat’ on first official visit to Japan → Read More