'Dangerous new era': Climate change spurs disaster in 2024
[Japan Today] - 12/27/2024
From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters…
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Senegal says it's closing all foreign military bases
Senegal's prime minister said Friday the government was closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement (…)
[Japan Today] - 27/12/2024
Iran, South Africa, 2 others withdraw from 2025 World Expo in Osaka
Four countries, including Iran and South Africa, have decided to withdraw from the World Expo scheduled for next (…)
[Japan Today] - 27/12/2024
Ex-Olympus CEO gets suspended sentence on drug charge
The Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced the former president and CEO of Olympus to 10 months in prison, (…)
[Japan Today] - 27/12/2024
Azerbaijani and U.S. officials suggest plane that crashed may have been hit by weapons fire
Russian air defense systems may have brought down an Azerbaijani airliner this week, a U.S. official said Friday (…)
[Japan Today] - 27/12/2024
Ishiba to visit Malaysia, Indonesia Jan 9-12
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Malaysia and Indonesia from Jan 9 to 12, to deepen cooperation (…)
[Japan Today] - 27/12/2024
Influenza cases soar in Tokyo
The number of influenza patients reported in Tokyo in the week ending Dec 22 has doubled from the previous week, (…)
[Japan Today] - 27/12/2024
TSMC begins mass production at 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co has started mass production at its first factory in Japan, as the government (…)
[Japan Today] - 27/12/2024
Aeon Bank receives business improvement order for inadequate anti-money laundering measures
The Financial Services Agency has issued an order to Aeon Bank to improve its business practices after it judged the (…)
[Japan Today] - 27/12/2024
U.S. base construction in Okinawa
Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday, for the relocation (…)
[Japan Today] - 27/12/2024
Malaysia man flogged in mosque for crime of gender mixing
A man was flogged inside a Malaysia mosque on Friday after being convicted of an Islamic offense for spending time (…)
[Japan Today] - 27/12/2024
Japan unemployment rate, job availability ratio unchanged in November
Japan's unemployment rate was unchanged from the previous month at 2.5 percent in November, government data showed (…)
[Japan Today] - 27/12/2024
