Outlook for Japan's politics set to hinge on small opposition party
[Japan Today] - 01/3/2025
The outlook for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government is likely to hinge on a small opposition party that in an electoral breakthrough secured 28 seats in the 465-member…
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Starbucks Japan to switch to green plant-based straws
Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd will replace paper straws with plant-derived biomass alternatives at its outlets from (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
63-year-old man arrested for failing to pay for food, drink, room fee at karaoke bar
Police in Fukuoka City have arrested a 63-year-old man on suspicion of fraud for failing to pay the room fee and (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Lion dance
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[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Missing surfer in Australia believed dead in shark attack
A surfer missing in Australia is believed to have died in a shark attack, authorities said Friday, as they searched (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Israeli airstrike hits Gaza humanitarian zone as Netanyahu OKs a delegation to talks in Qatar
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 26 people across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hitting Hamas security officers and (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Soldier shot himself in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel, officials say
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[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
NTT Docomo reports system glitch after cyberattack
NTT Docomo Inc said Thursday it suffered a cyberattack that caused a website failure and some service disruptions (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Swiatek battles back to take Poland into United Cup semis
Battling Iga Swiatek took Poland into a United Cup semifinal against Kazakhstan as last year's runners-up beat (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Tesla sales drop 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years
Tesla posted its first annual sales drop in more than a dozen years Thursday, sinking a stock that has soared since (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone, was '100%' inspired by Islamic State group
The U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers acted alone, the FBI said (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Sales surge in 2024 for Chinese EV giant BYD
Leading Chinese electric car maker BYD's vehicle sales surged in 2024, the company said in a statement, as the firm (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
