A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Hokkaido on September 6th, 2018, turning the lives of thousands of people into total chaos and resulting in the deaths of 41 people.Unexpected Disasters in Hokkaido Shortly after it was hit by heavy rains from Typhoon Jebi, which was the strongest storm
Since August, Turkey has faced a financial a crisis because of a conflict with the United States (US) and this seems to be influencing other countries’ economies as well.A Conflict Between Turkey and the USTurkey and the US have been in dispute over Turkey detaining an American pastor for nearly two
Mass protests demanding safer roads took place for nine days from late July to early August in Bangladesh.Dangerous Roads in BangladeshOn July 29th, two teenage students were struck and killed by a speeding bus in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Roads in Bangladesh were dangerous with lots of
As the 7th local election will be held on June 13th, campaigning through viral marketing, a marketing method focused on spreading information through “word of mouth,” is expected to be used by many candidates. In addition, a viral marketing company has actually mentioned that currently there are a l
From May 1st, a quota system, which were agreed during the KOR-US FTA renegotiation, will be enforced to limit exports of Korean steel, focusing the attention of society on the KOR-US FTA renegotiation which took place from March 15th to 16th. Since the outcome of renegotiation will have a direct im
The eruption of an illegal oil well in Aceh, Indonesia, burned down nearby houses and resulted in the death count of over 20 people, on April 25th.Oil Well Eruption in Aceh Aceh is the northern-most province of Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra. On April 25th, an oil well explosion in Peur
As reported on April 26th, archeologists in Peru have discovered more than 140 children killed ritually in a single event 550 years ago, which may have been the largest child sacrifice in history.Discovery of the Sacrifice The remains of 140 ritually-sacrificed children were found in Trujillo, a nor
The third inter-Korean summit is scheduled at the end of April, and a North Korea-United States (US) summit is also expected to take place for the first time in succesion. 2018 Inter-Korean Summit News of the 2018 inter-Korean summit was initially reported on March 6th when the special delegation of
Since the early 20th century, countries such as the United States (US), Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland have been working to improve the status of women who have not had the opportunity to protect their rights for a long time in history. To commemorate these efforts and protect the rights
The Syrian government’s assault on East Ghouta has accumulated over 300 civilian casualties in four days since its initial bombardment on February 18th, 2018. East Ghouta, SyriaThe Syrian Civil War has continued to result in deaths of unrelated civilians in East Ghouta. Located near Damascus, Syria’
Staff and students of Majory Stoneman Douglas High School suffered from a school shooting resulting in 17 casualties and 15 injuries on February 14th, 2018. Massacre at Majory Stoneman Douglas High SchoolNikolas Cruz, a former student of the Majory Stoneman Douglas High School who was expelled for d
On October 1st, 2017, FC Barcelona’s league match against Las Palmas took place inCamp Nou, the home stadium of FC Barcelona, but was oddly played without anyspectators. The reason why the game was played behind closed doors is that the 2017 Catalan Independence referendum took place in the Catalan