World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil and Trump
[Japan Today] - 12/31/2024
Crowds will marvel at fireworks and toast champagne to greet 2025 on Tuesday, waving goodbye to a year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return, and…
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Appeals court upholds $5 million award in sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury’s finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a (…)
[Japan Today] - 30/12/2024
Year-end shopping
The Ameyoko shopping road in Tokyo's Ueno district is crowded with shoppers buying food and other items ahead of the (…)
[Japan Today] - 30/12/2024
Trinidad and Tobago enact a state of emergency in the face of gang violence
A spike in deadly gang violence prompted the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago to implement a country-wide (…)
[Japan Today] - 30/12/2024
Ishiba seeks talks in U.S. with Trump at early date after inauguration
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is seeking to visit the United States to meet with Donald Trump after his (…)
[Japan Today] - 31/12/2024
South Korean court issues warrants to detain impeached President Yoon and search his office
South Korea's anti-corruption agency said Tuesday that a court has issued warrants to detain impeached President (…)
[Japan Today] - 31/12/2024
South Korea orders airline safety probe after plane crash kills 179
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered on Monday an emergency safety inspection of the country's (…)
[Japan Today] - 30/12/2024
Ishiba mourns death of Carter; praises his 'historic achievements'
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday mourned the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, crediting (…)
[Japan Today] - 30/12/2024
Tokyo stocks to test further gains in 2025 amid global risks
Tokyo stocks are likely to test new highs in 2025 backed by hopes for an economic recovery with wage growth, but (…)
[Japan Today] - 30/12/2024
Five years on, WHO urges China to share COVID origins data
The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how COVID-19 (…)
[Japan Today] - 30/12/2024
Eel chosen as Japan's 'Dish of the Year' in 2024
Eel has been selected as Japan's "Dish of the Year" in 2024, reflecting its popularity among inbound (…)
[Japan Today] - 30/12/2024
Scores of Ukrainian and Russian POWs head back home after swap
Ukraine and Russia carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war on Monday, with the two sides bringing home a (…)
[Japan Today] - 30/12/2024
