LOS ANGELES (AP) — An 11th-hour deal was reached Saturday, averting a strike of film and television crews that would have seen some 60,000 behind-the-scenes […]
WACO, Texas (AP) — Abram Smith ran for 188 yards with three touchdowns, Baylor linebacker and part-time fullback Dillon Doyle scored on both of his […]
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Norrie beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday in an 86-minute semifinal at the BNP Paribas Open, which will […]
Paul Salata, who created the Mr. Irrelevant Award that honors the last selection of the NFL draft after playing football at Southern California and in […]
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela’s government said Saturday it would halt negotiations with the country’s opposition in retaliation for the extradition to the U.S. of a […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Aidan O’Connell threw for 375 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, David Bell had a career-best 240 yards receiving, and […]
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — With Georgia playing its first game as the nation’s No. 1-ranked team since 2008, Stetson Bennett tossed three touchdown passes and […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Henry Columbi thew for a touchdown, ran for another as Texas Tech had four rushing touchdowns in a 38-7 win over […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina grad assistant turned quarterback Zeb Noland threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Legette with 37 seconds left […]
MIAMI (AP) — A top fugitive close to Venezuela’s socialist government has been put on a flight from Cape Verde to the United States to […]
Tsubetsu, Hokkaido – Lake Chimikepp lies deep in the forested mountains of northeastern Hokkaido, well inland from the rugged coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk. […]
The all-new 2022 Nissan Pathfinder and Nissan Frontier picked up a pair of Sobre Ruedas Awards on Saturday at the 2021 Miami International Auto Show. […]
Police in Oita City, Oita Prefecture, have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of killing a 79-year-old woman and her 51-year-old son in Usa, Oita […]
Prosecutors in Tachikawa, Chiba Prefecture, have decided to send a 19-year-old male suspect, arrested over the murder of a 31-year-old sex worker at a hotel, […]
Around 2,500 cases of nonconsensual sexualized images objectifying athletes being taken or shared have been reported to a website set up by the Japanese Olympic […]
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday visited Japan’s northeastern region for the first time since taking office to check on the progress of reconstruction in […]
The Atlanta Braves have added right-hander Chris Martin and infielder Johan Camargo to their 26-man roster for the NL Championship Series against the Los Angeles […]
The International Olympic Committee said on Saturday it has “concerns” about FIFA’s push for soccer World Cups every two years. Though IOC President Thomas Bach […]
Manchester United succumbed to a first away league defeat for 30 games by losing 4-2 at Leicester as Liverpool thrashed Watford 5-0 on Saturday. Chelsea […]
A man with an AR-15-style rifle ambushed three constable deputies outside a Houston bar early Saturday, killing one and leaving two others wounded, authorities in […]
A woman was raped by a stranger on a commuter train in suburban Philadelphia in the presence of other riders who a police official said […]
Assailants fatally shot two non-local workers in two targeted attacks in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday night, police said, days after five people were killed in […]
A top fugitive close to Venezuela’s socialist government has been put on a plane to the U.S. to face money laundering charges, a senior U.S. […]
Russia on Saturday recorded 1,000 deaths over 24 hours for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with the country’s jab drive […]
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 people and wounded scores […]
Framed by the Capitol, President Joe Biden paid tribute Saturday to fallen law enforcement officers and honored those who fought off the Jan 6 insurrection […]
Republican Rep. Ken Weyler was known around the New Hampshire Statehouse for dismissing the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines and opposing tens of millions of dollars […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville plans to retire the No. 8 jersey of former Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson, the school’s first Heisman Trophy winner. Jackson’s […]
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. remembers the hours of boredom watching television and the rain in Texas, then coming so close to […]
ROME (AP) — Tens of thousands of union members and other Italians gathered in Rome to stand up against rising fascism Saturday, a week after […]
BEIRUT (AP) — The families of the victims of Beirut’s massive port blast last year reaffirmed Saturday their support for the judge leading the investigation […]
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The United States said it will send a delegation to Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia next week as part of efforts […]
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — More than 200 Indigenous languages in the United States have gone extinct in the last 400 years, according to the Language […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Saturday were set to approve redrawn U.S. House maps that would shore up their eroding dominance as voters […]
Special: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported from outside the mainland, the National Health […]
China’s meteorological authority on Saturday renewed a blue alert for a cold wave, forecasting low temperatures and gales in vast regions of the country. From […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Mask rules, vaccination mandates and business shutdowns have all landed in the courts during the COVID-19 outbreak, confronting judges with questions […]
Removing the flipping obscenities from license plates on Maine’s roads and highways isn’t going to happen overnight, even though a law banning such profanities in […]
MOSCOW — Russia’s daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1,000 for the first time as the country faces a sustained wave of rising infections. […]
BERLIN (AP) — The leader of outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party urged supporters Saturday to emulate the unity and discipline of their victorious opponents, […]
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s health indicators are “trending in the right direction,” but he will continue to receive treatment at a Southern California hospital […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president on Saturday paid her respects at a morgue to the dozens of people killed in a deadly inferno that […]
Tokyo reported 66 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, down by 16 from the week before and holding below 100 for the eighth straight day, along with […]
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 66 new coronavirus cases, up nine from Friday and 16 down from last Saturday. The average for Tokyo […]
Special: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,414,571 cases as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease […]
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Friday slammed reported “vile” U.S. practice of hiring paid posters to spread rumors to discredit China. Zimbabwe’s media have […]
The China-Rwanda Agriculture Technology Demonstration Center (C-RATDC) has supported Rwandan farmers to scale up agricultural production and led to improved lives and incomes. C-RATDC located […]
China has made great progress in terms of human rights protection, and the Communist Party of China (CPC) will continue its efforts in advancing the […]
No matter how the international and regional situation changes, China will make efforts for greater development of the China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership, Chinese State Councilor […]
Special: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus The cumulative number of child COVID-19 cases in the United States has surpassed 6 million, according to a report by […]
Special: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus Another 44,932 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19 as the country recorded more than 40,000 COVID cases on […]
The three Chinese astronauts onboard the Shenzhou-13 spaceship entered the country’s space station core module Tianhe on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Agency […]
Coupons, hotel vouchers and even a brand new car: Municipalities across Japan are offering an array of incentives to encourage their residents to get jabbed. […]
MOSCOW, Russia: The Russian government has issued a statement saying it disagreed with the comments of new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida affirming Japan’s sovereignty […]
Swans stand on the shore of the Kaidu River, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 13, 2021. (Photo/Bai Kebin) As the weather turns cool, about 30 […]
A 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death on Friday in the compound of her apartment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, with a suspect apparently fleeing on […]
Playing a tambourine on someone’s naked body, experiencing Japanese rope bondage – but, most importantly – getting in touch with one’s feelings. I went to […]
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese astronauts began Saturday their six-month mission on China’s first permanent space station, after successfully docking aboard their spacecraft. The astronauts, two […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds Saturday on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids. […]
Sapporo – Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama, who orchestrated Shohei Ohtani’s development as a two-way star and won the most games in franchise history, […]
LONDON (AP) — Leaders from across the political spectrum came together Saturday to pay tribute to a long-serving British lawmaker who was stabbed to death […]
Houston – Japanese right-hander Hirokazu Sawamura made his major league postseason debut for the Boston Red Sox on Friday, struggling to get one out in […]
Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 16, 2021 shows China’s Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship docking with the radial […]
KOBE – Police on Saturday apprehended the ex-husband of a 28-year-old woman who was stabbed to death a day earlier at her apartment complex in […]
SINGAPORE – Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) decided on Friday to exclude the military leadership of Myanmar from the regional […]
MOSCOW – If you lived in Putin’s Russia, what compromises would you make? Dmitry Muratov, a Moscow newspaper editor, has made his choice. He accepts […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers have agreed to downgrade Myanmar’s participation in an upcoming summit in their sharpest rebuke yet of […]
The leaders of Japan and South Korea spoke by phone on Friday, saying they would look to deepen ties in the face of regional security […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 […]
BEIRUT (AP) — The most powerful men in Lebanese politics have been in charge for decades, some since the early 1970s. They’ve survived civil war, […]
VELIKA KLADUSA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Their toys brighten the muddy field and their cries at play fill the air. So, increasingly, do their coughs at […]
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI/PNN): Known for its expertise in the out of home advertisements, LeafBerry’s Supernova has been chosen to carry out a […]
Washington – The most powerful part of U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate agenda — a program to rapidly replace the nation’s coal— and gas-fired power […]
A 45-year-old man was arrested on Friday on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed two men, apparently at random, outside a ticket gate at […]
Japan on Friday called on international financial institutions to continue supporting natural gas projects in developing countries if they are deemed in each case to […]
The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched U.S. drone attack in Afghanistan in […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Moscow said Friday that one of its warships chased away a United States navy destroyer after it attempted to violate Russia’s territorial […]
Japan’s fifth wave of COVID-19 rapidly subsided in recent weeks and a health ministry panel of experts has yet to find a clear answer as […]
Three people were killed Saturday when an earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island Bali, the disaster agency said. The 4.8 magnitude quake struck at 4:18 […]
New Zealand health care workers administered a record number of vaccine jabs Saturday as the nation held a festival aimed at getting more people inoculated […]
Carlos Correa paused a few seconds at the plate, tapping the spot on his wrist where a watch would be, after hitting a tiebreaking home […]
A long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death Friday during a meeting with constituents at a church in England, in what police said was […]
The opposition parties’ plans to throw their combined support behind the same candidates has the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito on edge just over two […]
Tokyo [Japan], October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper that the national security strategy should include the possibility to […]
The crewed spaceship Shenzhou-13, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gobi Desert, Oct. 16, […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An endorsement by former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race isn’t backing down rival Republicans, with one […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix said Friday that it had fired an employee for disclosing confidential financial information about what it paid for Dave Chappelle’s […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei passed for 181 yards and one touchdown, Kobe Pace rushed for 76 yards and another score, and Clemson held […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 20 of her 22 points in the first half and Chicago used a dominant defensive effort to reach a […]
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday said it would ask the Supreme Court to block a ban on most abortions in Texas, in the latest […]
Police departments around the U.S. that are requiring officers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are running up against pockets of resistance that some fear could […]
A congressional committee investigating the Jan 6 Capitol insurrection has moved aggressively against close Trump adviser Steve Bannon, swiftly scheduling a vote to recommend criminal […]
Just weeks ago, Singapore seemed like a poster child for pandemic management. With more than 80% of its population fully vaccinated and a road map […]
Eleven students drowned and 10 others were rescued during a school outing for a river cleanup in Indonesia’s West Java Province, officials said Saturday. Local […]
Energy traders weighing the probability of a revived nuclear accord between Iran and world powers might do better to train their gaze on Beijing rather […]
Former No. 1 overall draft picks and college teammates Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield will square off for the second time in three years when […]
Seoul – South Korea plans to test its first domestically produced space launch vehicle next week, a major step toward jump-starting the country’s space program […]
The health ministry has decided to let men under 30 who received Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine for their first shot switch to Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine […]
BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Formula 1 has released its provisional calendar for the 2022 season consisting of a record 23 races, but the Chinese […]
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored his second goal of the game less than a minute into overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller scored shootout goals and Vancouver scored four times in the second period to lead the Canucks past […]
KOBE – A 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death near her apartment Friday, with a suspect fleeing on motorbike in the western Japan city of […]
Orange, California – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s health is improving but he will remain in a California hospital for at least another night to […]
Washington – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late Friday that it will accept mixed-dose coronavirus vaccines from international travelers, a boost […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An advisory board on redistricting endorsed several plans for realigning the boundaries of political districts across New Mexico on Friday, […]
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — A police chief in the San Francisco Bay Area has been put on administrative leave after her 18-year-old daughter accused her […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California judge tentatively ruled Friday that state prison officials acted with deliberate indifference when they caused a deadly coronavirus […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department said Friday that it is committed to offering condolence payments to relatives of the 10 people who were […]
It is one of the longest and most profitable relationships in sports. Nearly three decades after soccer’s global governing body licensed its name to a […]
U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel ordered a review of police security for members of Parliament after Conservative lawmaker David Amess was fatally stabbed at a […]
Beijing – Three astronauts successfully docked with China’s new space station Saturday, state media said, on what is set to be Beijing’s longest crewed mission […]
Jordan Lemos, a writer for video games, has lived in three different cities over the past five years. He moved from Los Angeles to Quebec […]
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged South Korean President Moon Jae In Friday to take the initiative to resolve a bilateral spat over wartime compensation. Speaking […]
OSAKA – Low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. will offer an unlimited travel pass that will allow holders to take any of the airline’s domestic flights […]
Temperatures are dropping. Dark green trees are beginning to speckle with flecks of gold. And piles of kabocha pumpkins have made their appearance in grocery […]
London – Raheem Sterling admitted Thursday he “would be open” to moving away from Manchester City to get more playing time, with even a switch […]
The documentary “I Am Greta,” about Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, opens in Japan later this month, about a year after it was released in […]
The gorgeous green-eyed Chii needs a chance and he hasn’t gotten one since he was picked up off the streets as a kitten. He’s been […]
Is your boss a dictator? Are you? “Dictator” seems the wrong word. It is reserved for harsher milieus than the corporate. Names like Hitler, Stalin […]
AARHUS, Denmark, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — China took the revenge on Thailand by claiming the victory 3-0 here in Ceres Arena on Friday to reach […]
DAMASCUS — Two Turkish soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Friday evening by a roadside bomb in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, a […]
American Taylor Fritz survived two match points to come from behind and eliminate third seeded Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) in the quarterfinals of […]
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed efforts to vigorously advance reform and opening-up, promote high-quality development, maintain stable economic operation and ensure people’s basic livelihoods. […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday it is necessary for China and the European Union (EU) to strengthen strategic communication, and jointly promote the […]
The United States should refrain from deploying nuclear weapons in the South Pacific or spreading nuclear weapons to regional countries. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the […]
The former Sony Music Australia boss Denis Handlin has been stripped of his Aria “icon” status – the second award to be revoked this week […]
U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev joined fellow New York Grand Slam title winner Emma Raducanu in withdrawing from the Kremlin Cup in Moscow on Friday. […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday defended his plan to hold the World Cup every two years during a visit to Venezuela, a country that […]
Next year’s Formula One season will feature 23 races and open in Bahrain rather than its traditional start in Australia, with Singapore and Canada returning […]
The leader of Komeito, the smaller coalition partner of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, voiced doubt Friday over the LDP’s plan to increase defense spending, […]
China on Saturday launched a rocket carrying three astronauts to its new space station on what is set to be the country’s longest crewed mission […]
A high level panel of U.S. medical experts voted unanimously Friday to recommend authorizing a second shot of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine. The […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit the indigenous community of Kamloops where the remains of 215 children were found in May at a […]
New data out Friday showed $590 million in ransomware-related payments were reported to U.S. authorities in the first half of 2021, setting a pace to […]
France on Friday stopped offering COVID tests free of charge for everyone, in the government’s latest effort to incite holdouts to get vaccinated against the […]
Russia’s Defense Ministry said a Russian warship on Friday prevented a U.S. Navy destroyer from what it described as an attempt to intrude into Russia’s […]
The United States will reopen its land and air borders on November 8 to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19, ending a more than 18-month […]
Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 47 people and wounding 70, a Taliban […]
A shop in Asakusabashi, Tokyo, gets an early start for Christmas. © Japan Today
South Carolina trustees approved a seven-year, $22.4 million deal with Dawn Staley, making her one of the highest-paid coaches in women’s college basketball. She also […]
Taipei [Taiwan], October 16 (ANI): A threat looms around the US about a danger of war with communist China over Taiwan, reported local media. Recently, […]
Shoppers will soon be able to soak in the spirit of washoku, the tradition of Japanese cuisine, thanks to a brand-new premium grocery store set […]
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Simranjeet Singh was among the star performers for India in their medal-winning campaign at the Tokyo Olympics. The dynamic […]
BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — Japan and host nation China split the four titles at the 2021 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy here on Friday. […]
ROME (AP) — Italy’s new national airline ITA flew its inaugural flights Friday and unveiled its brand and logo, recycling the red, white and green […]
LONDON (AP) — British police say a man has been arrested after a stabbing in eastern England on Friday. Multiple media reports say the victim […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is quietly advancing controversial settlement projects in and around Jerusalem without making major announcements that could anger the Biden administration. Critics […]
Britain has selected six curlers to compete in the men’s and mixed doubles at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, the British Olympic Association announced […]
South Korea’s top nuclear envoy will visit Washington this weekend for talks with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts about the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, Seoul’s […]
The U.S. administration is in the hot seat, as prices for food and multiple consumer items are rising at a rapid clip and a massive […]
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – For Asma, spending a day on the beach with her boyfriend was unthinkable until recently in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia. Now, […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday there must be no rush in officially recognizing the Taliban as the new rulers of Afghanistan, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in September despite rising prices and snarled global supply chains that are limiting […]
REMEMBER the name: Keijiro Ogawa. It’s a confident message from Western Sydney Wanderers’ new signing which will excite the home fans of his new club, as […]
South Korea plans to ship almost 1.6 million doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine to Vietnam and Thailand this week, the foreign ministry announced Tuesday, as […]
Tokyo [Japan], October 15 (ANI): Two people were injured at the Ueno station of the Tokyo City Railroad after a knife-wielding man attacked them, Sputnik […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh’s capital Friday clashed with police, as security forces used tear gas and batons against demonstrators angry […]
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A teenager in Liberia who has become a national hero after finding $50,000 and returning it to its rightful owner said […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily tolls of coronavirus infections and deaths surged to another record on Friday, a quickly mounting figure that has put a […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union reiterated Friday that anti-Semitism “has no place” in the 27-nation bloc after Slovenian Prime minister Janez Jansa posted a […]
LONDON (AP) — British health officials said Friday that 43,000 people may have been wrongly told they don’t have the coronavirus because of problems at […]
MOSCOW – Russia and China held joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan on Friday and practiced how to operate together and destroy floating […]
Tokyo – A Japanese government panel Friday advised culture minister Shinsuke Suematsu to register a traditional way of making sake using koji, a type of […]
Show Caption Hide Caption Class on Japanese cuisine in comics and animation at Indiana Comic Con Mori Lemau Willhite, owner of Katsumi’s Teaching Kitchen in […]
Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang (C), Wang Yaping (R) and Ye Guangfu will carry out the Shenzhou-13 spaceflight mission, and Zhai will be the commander, announced […]
Toyota Motor Corp. cut its global car production target for November by around 15% from an earlier plan, as a shortage of parts continues to […]
Pedestrians walk past the venue of the 130th session of China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. (Photo/Xinhua) 130th session of the trade […]
Police had previously flagged suspected killer of five as having been radicalized Investigators in Norway are searching for a motive after a bow-and-arrow attack left […]
The United States is making a big mistake when it uses the dollar as a sanction instrument, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a forum […]
Tourists take photos of Buddha statues at Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province, Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Peng) Fascinating night view in […]
A Long March-2D rocket carrying China’s first solar exploration satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province, Oct. 14, […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses a central […]
The approval rate for new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet stood at 40.3%, a Jiji Press opinion poll for October showed Friday. The figure was […]
TOKYO, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — Tokyo stocks finished sharply high on Friday, as the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen rose over the 114 yen […]
Special: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported from outside the mainland, the National Health […]
The junior partner in Japan’s ruling coalition raised doubt on Friday about Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s plan to double defense spending, saying the public would […]
Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, said on Thursday that President Joe Biden is not defending […]
Back in the cockpit after time off recovering from COVID-19, an airline pilot forgot to start his plane’s second engine for takeoff, a mistake that […]
Political observers bristled and buzzed earlier this month when Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First) — a regional party founded in 2017 by Tokyo Gov. […]
Nairobi – Kenyan police said Thursday they had arrested the husband of distance runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time World Championship bronze medalist who was found […]
Widely considered the “father” of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program, Abdul Qadeer Khan died last week at the age of 85. His efforts made him a […]
On Thursday, the recently inaugurated Fumio Kishida Cabinet decided to dissolve the Lower House. This decision itself was not unexpected: When his administration began, Prime […]
Some NTT Docomo Inc. mobile phone customers continued to have difficulty making calls and data connections on Friday, a day after Japan’s largest mobile carrier […]
Athens – The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will come into sharp focus with the ceremonial torch-lighting ceremony in Greece’s ancient Olympia on Monday, but opposition […]
The Oct. 26 news conference by Princess Mako and Kei Komuro following their marriage will be held at a Tokyo hotel, the Imperial Household Agency […]
Tokyo reported 57 new coronavirus infection cases Friday, down by 81 from a week before and below 100 for the seventh straight day. The latest […]
TOKYO, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced an outline of COVID-19 countermeasures at a panel meeting on Friday, and the government […]
The Immigration Services Agency (ISA) is set to open COVID-19 vaccination centers in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka specifically for foreign residents in order to give […]
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has appeared to criticize the global lack of action on climate change in comments caught on microphone. The 95-year-old […]
Asian shares were higher Friday after technology companies powered the biggest gain on Wall Street since March. All major regional indexes advanced, with Tokyo gaining […]
by Xinhua writers Shen Feng, Li Guoli JIUQUAN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — Ye Guangfu, a new face in China’s Shenzhou-13 mission, will live and work […]
An 11-year-old boy died after falling from the balcony of the 10th-floor apartment where he lived in Kumamoto on Thursday morning. According to police, another […]
A 24-year-old woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for parental neglect resulting in the starvation death of her 10-month-old daughter. The Chiba […]
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 57 new coronavirus cases, down five from Thursday and 81 down from last Friday. The number of infected […]
Some NTT Docomo Inc mobile phone customers on Friday continued to face difficulties in making calls and data connections, a day after Japan’s largest mobile […]
Political observers bristled and buzzed earlier this month when Tomin First no Kai — a regional party founded in 2017 by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike […]
SOLTVADKERT, Hungary (AP) — Zoltan Sztojka, by his own account Hungary’s last Roma fortuneteller, lays 36 weathered tarot cards on a table at his home […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka is vaccinating 18- and 19-year-olds against the coronavirus as it expands the shots to students. After beginning with older […]
NEW YORK (AP) — To Charlotte Bennett, the new book that arrived at her Manhattan apartment this week — Anita Hill’s “Believing” — was more […]
