Croatia's incumbent president and NATO critic leads in exit poll after presidential election
[Japan Today] - 12/29/2024
Croatia’s incumbent President Zoran Milanovic has a sweeping lead in Sunday’s election and could win the five-year presidency in the first round, according to an exit poll released…
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European and Japanese robotic explorer buzzes Mercury's north pole
A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Firefighters make progress slowing wildfires while Los Angeles grapples with scope of devastation
Firefighters began to slow the spread of deadly and devastating fires in the Los Angeles area Thursday after the (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Chinese foreign minister pledges military aid for Africa
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday pledged Beijing's full support and military aid for the world's poorest (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
U.N. predicts world economic growth at subdued 2.8% in 2025
The world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Japan's new flu cases hit record high in late December
The number of influenza patients reported at designated medical institutions across Japan at the end of the year hit (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Musk hosts German far-right leader on X, stirs angst about election meddling
Elon Musk urged Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an upcoming national election (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, officials say
More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday, with (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Inaugural Music Awards Japan announces more details, top awards
A new era for the Japanese music industry arrives on May 22 when the Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Yakuza leader pleads guilty in U.S. to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Arrested man charged with murder over McDonald's stabbings
A 43-year-old man arrested over the stabbing of a boy at a McDonald's restaurant in southwestern Japan last month (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Japan weather group hit by cyberattack; information site down
The Japan Weather Association said Thursday that it has been hit by a cyberattack, rendering an information website (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
