David Mcneill
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Coronavirus hangs over Tokyo as it limbers up for Olympics
- Asia-Pacific
- February 14, 2020, 14:56
Built on reclaimed land in a soulless landscape of tickertape roads and container warehouses, Daikoku Pier has been temporary home to the Diamond Prin(...)

High-profile rape case raises questions for Japanese society
- Asia-Pacific
- December 22, 2019, 11:00
It was not hard to understand this week why Shiori Ito has become something of a feminist icon in Japan. Four years after unleashing claims of rape ag(...)

The Rugby World Cup A-Z: What to see, eat and do in Japan’s host cities
- Rugby
- September 13, 2019, 14:23
A: About the event: The world’s top 20 rugby squads will duke it out over six weeks at 12 venues in Japan, from the opening match in Tokyo on Septembe(...)

Trade, borders and climate key sticking points at G20 summit
- Asia-Pacific
- June 30, 2019, 16:29
No G20 summit would be complete without the final communique, a diplomatic art form designed to paper over the cracks exposed during the previous two (...)

Japan’s nuclear export business shaken to the core
- Innovation
- January 24, 2019, 05:15
Just two years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, was gamely trying to make a virtue out of a catastrophic liab(...)

Japan’s heatwave puts its traditions to the test
- Asia-Pacific
- August 1, 2018, 01:00
The dawn air in Tokyo is still and thick, like a heavy wet overcoat. By early morning, the thermometer is at 28 degrees and starting its climb to a su(...)

Rugby World Cup 2019: Getting ready to see Ireland meet the world in Japan
- International
- July 21, 2018, 06:30
Nearly 10,000 kilometres separate Dublin from the small Japanese city of Fukuroi and, sad to say, it shows. Puzzled looks and mumbled replies greet yo(...)

No evidence Dundalk attack linked to international terrorism - Garda
- Crime & Law
- January 4, 2018, 12:17
Gardaí have found no evidence that yesterday’s attack by an Egyptian teenager is related to terrorism. And it has said that in the wake of the attack(...)

Japan may push for oil embargo after ‘intolerable’ nuclear test
- Asia-Pacific
- September 3, 2017, 17:44
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called North Korea’s sixth nuclear test “absolutely intolerable”, but there are conflicting signals from (...)

Three go on trial over 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster
- Asia-Pacific
- June 30, 2017, 09:48
Three former executives with Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) have gone on trial for failing to prevent the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. Tepco(...)