S Korean prosecutors indict controversial American streamer Johnny Somali
[Japan Today] - 11/12/2024
Controversial YouTuber and Twitch streamer Johnny Somali has been indicted for "causing a commotion" at a convenience store in South Korea, prosecutors said on Tuesday. They said American…
In Japanese newspapers
In his New Year's address, Ishiba vows effort with opposition to pass key bills in 2025
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday pledged in his New Year's address Wednesday to tackle pressing security, (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions
Protesters in Syria held a sit-in Wednesday demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Japan marks 1 year since fatal collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport
Japan on Thursday marked one year since a fatal collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport between a Japan Airlines (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Navarro stunned by wildcard as Djokovic-Kyrgios doubles run ends
Australian wildcard Kimberly Birrell stunned second seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday while the doubles act of Novak (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Doll market
People visit a New Year market selling daruma dolls, a popular talisman of good luck, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Elderly woman, man found dead in Chiba home in apparent murder-suicide
A woman in her 90s and her son, who was in his 70s were found dead in their home in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza, including children, as war grinds into the new year
Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
'It Ends With Us' director Justin Baldoni sues New York Times for libel over Blake Lively story
“It Ends With Us” director Justin Baldoni sued The New York Times for libel on Tuesday over its story on allegations (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Nippon Steel promises no cuts to U.S. Steel's output for 10 years
Nippon Steel Corp has promised it will not cut output capacity at United States Steel Corp's mills for 10 years, in (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
5-year-old boy drowns in sea in Ehime Prefecture
A 5-year-old boy drowned after he went missing from his relatives’ home on Iwaki island in Kamijima town, Ehime (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Number of New Year postcards nationwide 33% lower than in 2024
Japan Post announced Wednesday a preliminary figure for the number of New Year cards (nengajo) delivered on New (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
