Latest News
-
CompaniesNissan to OK Biggest Pay Hike
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday showed its readiness to approve the bigg...
March 9, 2023
-
ReutersFox News’ Tucker Carlson Is Not Credible, White House Says After Jan. 6 Coverage
WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday that Fox News anchor Tucker Carlso...
March 9, 2023
-
Crime & Courts5 Arrested in Japan over Gene-Altered Killifish Breeding
TOKYO, March 8 (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police have arrested five people for allegedly breeding killifi...
March 9, 2023
-
ReutersGeorgian Police Use Water, Tear Gas in Move to Break Up Second Day of Protests
TBILISI, March 8 (Reuters) - Police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi used tear gas, water cannon and ...
March 9, 2023
-
ReutersUkraine Defiant as Russians Claim Control over Bakhmut’s East
KYIV, March 8 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Wednesday his fighters...
March 9, 2023
-
General NewsJapan Remains 2nd from Bottom in Glass-Ceiling Rankings
LONDON (Jiji Press) — Japan remained 2nd to last for the 7th straight year in the 2022 rankings of 2...
March 9, 2023
-
Associated PressTaiwan suspects Chinese ships cut islands’ internet cables
NANGAN, Taiwan (AP) — In the past month, bed and breakfast owner Chen Yu-lin had to tell his guests ...
March 9, 2023
-
AFP-JIJIIran Arrests Suspects in Poisoning of Schoolgirls
TEHRAN (AFP-Jiji) — Iran announced Tuesday it had made the first arrests in a spate of mystery poiso...
March 9, 2023
-
AFP-JIJIRussia Vows to Capture Bakhmut, Advance Further into Ukraine
KYIV (AFP-Jiji) — The Russian army vowed on Tuesday to capture the east Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, a...
March 9, 2023
-
AFP-JIJIPentagon Chief Visits Iraq to Strengthen Ties
BAGHDAD (AFP-Jiji) — Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he hoped to “strengthen and broaden” r...
March 9, 2023
-
ReutersNYT: Pro-Ukraine Group Sabotaged Gas Pipelines
KYIV (Reuters) — Intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials indicates that a pro-Ukrainian group sabota...
March 9, 2023
-
AFP-JIJI
Cathay Pacific Reports First Operating Profit Since 2019
HONG KONG (AFP-Jiji) — Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday reported its first annual opera...
March 9, 2023
-
Associated PressWHO Fires Director in Asia Accused of Racist Misconduct
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has fired its top official in the Western Pacific after ...
March 9, 2023
-
General NewsNine Influencers Fail to Report ¥300 Mil. in Earnings
Nine social media influencers have failed to report earnings totaling some ¥300 million over the six...
March 9, 2023
-
Asia-PacificTaiwan Fears Isolation If Undersea Cables to Main Island Cut
MATSU ISLANDS, Taiwan – In early February, the two undersea internet cables linking Taiwan’s main is...
March 9, 2023