Japan's main opposition party fails to boost clout after Oct election
[Japan Today] - 01/3/2025
Japan's main opposition party, led by former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, has struggled to bolster its presence despite its breakthrough in the Oct 27 House of Representatives election,…
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Crowd control
A security guard holds a sign for visitors to Kawasaki Daishi temple in Kawasaki on Friday.
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Neil Young says he will play Glastonbury after all
Folk legend Neil Young has had a change of heart and will now headline at the Glastonbury music festival, the (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Osaka into first semifinal since 2022
Former world number one Naomi Osaka reached her first semifinal since 2022 after fighting back at the Auckland (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
56-year-old woman arrested over death of 80-year-old mother
Police in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, have arrested a 56-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her 80-year-old mother (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Biden blocks Nippon Steel's proposed deal to acquire U.S. Steel
President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
South Korea's impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff
South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza as ceasefire talks set to resume in Qatar
Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people in Gaza, including children, overnight and into Friday, hospital and (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Bodies of two men, one woman found in Kobe home in apparent murder-suicide
The bodies of two men and one woman were found in a house in Kobe on Thursday in what police believe was a (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
South Korea's acting president vows continued cooperation with U.S., Japan
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok vowed to continue trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Man arrested for writing graffiti inside toilet at imperial palace during New Year greeting event
Police have arrested a 46-year-old man for writing graffiti inside a toilet on the grounds of the imperial palace (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Poland takes over EU presidency with focus on security
Poland launched its presidency of the Council of the European Union on Friday mired in a diplomatic row with Hungary (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
