Ex-Nissan Boss Ghosn in Lebanon, Left Japan Over ‘Injustice’

YURI KAGEYAMA / The Associated Press Dec 31, 2019 Criminal charges include under-reporting post-retirement compensation and diverting company money for personal use. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘A Landscape in Hell’: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Eyewitness Account of Nagasaki Bombing Aftermath

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 9, 2018 The legendary poet was in the city shortly after its destruction. This week, on the 73rd anniversary of the second atomic bombing, a top U.N. official and the city's mayor called for nuclear disarmament. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Have We Learned Anything From My Lai?

Barbara Myers / Truthdig Mar 15, 2018 The 50th anniversary of the U.S. massacre in Vietnam offers an opportunity to take stock of American culpability for the gravest of crimes. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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Olympics Dumps Wrestling to Make Way for New Sport Called Wrestling

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2013 A bizarre sequence of events has secured an ancient and original sport a place at the 2020 Olympics, but not without exposing the byzantine workings of the International Olympic Committee. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Japanese Reconstruction Minister Creates PR Disaster, Quits

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2011 After spring's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's administration created the position of minister for reconstruction and looked to appointee Ryu Matsumoto to help the recovery effort on several levels. That didn't turn out so well. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Radioactive Iodine Taints Japan’s Tap Water

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2011 Adding to safety fears for those in Japan, the government there has reportedly found trace amounts of radioactive iodine in the tap water of six areas, including Tokyo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tsunami 2011

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Nerd Alert: IBM Does ‘Jeopardy’; Scientists Invent Ambulatory Goo

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2009 Tired of making machines that beat humans at chess, IBM is prepping a computer competitor for "Jeopardy," which makes sense since Alex Trebek himself is computer-generated. Japanese researchers, meanwhile, have created walking goo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rio Gets Female-Only Subway Cars

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2006 The Brazilian city becomes the third at least the fourth worldwide (after Mexico City, Tokyo and Cairo) to mandate female-only cars during rush hour--to guard against gropers and harassment. But many consider the law a major step backward for women's rights. (thanks to reader Hilary Tate for the correction) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )