Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature who was also referred to as a campaigner for the pacifist Constitution and towards nuclear energy, has died of previous age, writer Kodansha stated Monday. He was 88.
One of essentially the most celebrated authors in Japan within the post-World War II period, Oe in his late 70s spearheaded a civic motion calling for the elimination of nuclear crops, within the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear catastrophe triggered by a large earthquake and tsunami.
Kenzaburo Oe, Japanese Nobel literature laureate, dies at 88
Nikkei – Mar 13
Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature who was also referred to as a campaigner for the pacifist Constitution and towards nuclear energy, has died of previous age, writer Kodansha stated Monday. He was 88.

World’s first flying bike goes on sale on Japan
The Telegraph – Mar 11
The world’s first flying bike has hit the market in Japan for practically £500,000 as creators of the XTURISMO “luxury air cruiser” say it’ll deliver science fiction to life.

Japan parliament endorses Kazuo Ueda as subsequent BOJ governor
Nikkei – Mar 10
Japan’s parliament on Friday accredited tutorial Kazuo Ueda as the subsequent Bank of Japan governor, entrusting him with the formidable process of minimizing the side-effects of the central financial institution’s protracted financial easing and getting ready the bottom for an exit technique as soon as its inflation goal is inside attain.
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