Latest News
-
Washington PostHow Israel and Hezbollah Stepped Back from the Brink of All-out War
JERUSALEM – For 26 days after an Israeli missile slammed into a seventh-floor apartment in south ...
August 27, 2024
-
General NewsJapan’s NHK Apologizes for Chinese News Presenter’s ‘Inappropriate’ Remarks on Senkaku Islands, Other Sensitive Issues
NHK issued an apology Monday for “inappropriate” remarks regarding the Senkaku Islands and other ...
August 27, 2024
-
PerspectivesTyphoon Shanshan May Cause Downpours Even in Faraway Areas in Japan; Weather Agency Calls for Vigilance in Wide Swaths of Nation
Typhoon Shanshan, which is approaching Japan, may cause torrential rains even in areas far away f...
August 27, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentJapan Strongly Condemns Airspace Violation by Chinese Military Aircraft; Plane Flew Off Danjo Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday strongly condemned the violation of Japanese...
August 27, 2024
-
ScienceJAXA Ends Operations of SLIM Lunar Lander
Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Monday that i...
August 27, 2024
-
ReutersMore than 70 Dead after Militant Attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least 73 people were killed in Pakistan's province of Balochistan...
August 27, 2024
-
ReutersRussia Pounds Ukraine with Missiles, Drones for Second Day in Row, Kyiv Says
KYIV, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Russia launched several waves of missile and drone attacks overnight tar...
August 27, 2024
-
Manga & AnimeMobile Suit Gundam in New York; Bandai Promotes Popular Anime Series with 2-Meter-High Statue in 14 U.S. Locations
NEW YORK — Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. has launched a promotional event for the “Mobile Suit Gunda...
August 27, 2024
-
General News2nd Unit of Satellite-Carrying Rocket to Be Launched in Dec.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese space development venture company Space One Co. said Sunday it will...
August 27, 2024
-
Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (August 27)
....
August 27, 2024
-
ReutersTop US General Says Risk of Broader War Eases a Bit after Israel-Hezbollah Exchange
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - The near-term risk of a broader war in the Middle Eas...
August 27, 2024
-
ReutersChina Spent $15.3 Billion on Pacific Exercises in 2023
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China spent about $15 billion, or 7% of its defense budget, on exercises in th...
August 27, 2024
-
ReutersIsrael Says Situation on Lebanon Border ‘Not Sustainable’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli officials and media reacted with satisfaction on Monday after a lon...
August 27, 2024
-
ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rebounds as Softer Yen Trumps Tech Losses (Update 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded on Tuesday, as a pause in the yen's push...
August 27, 2024
-
Associated PressRussia’s Deadly Overnight Barrage of Missiles and Drones Hits over Half of Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia battered much of Ukraine on Monday, firing scores of missiles and dro...
August 27, 2024