Lawmakers brace for Trump's promised Jan 6 pardons, with some urging restraint
[Japan Today] - 01/5/2025
The fourth anniversary of the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that President-elect Donald Trump may soon pardon…
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TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting U.S. decision on potential platform ban
Will TikTok be banned this month? That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in anxious (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/01/2025
Biden's decision to block Nippon Steel takeover creates uncertainty for U.S. Steel workers
By blocking a Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden said he was protecting good jobs in the (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/01/2025
Russia says Ukraine has launched 'counterattack' in Kursk region
Russia said Sunday that Ukraine had launched a "counterattack" in the western border region of Kursk, (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/01/2025
Bodies of couple in their 70s found in Sapporo home
The bodies of a man and his wife, both in their 70s, were found in their home in Sapporo on Saturday, police said (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/01/2025
52-year-old man arrested after body of emaciated mother found at home
Police in Fukuoka City have arrested a 52-year-old man for failing to take his 78-year-old mother to a hospital or (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/01/2025
Erdogan expects support from Syria in Turkey's battle with PKK
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Syria's new leadership is determined to root out separatists (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/01/2025
Musk turns on UK's Farage and says he should quit as Reform party leader
Elon Musk said Nigel Farage should quit as leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party in an abrupt withdrawal of (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/01/2025
Osaka withdraws during final in Auckland due to injury
Naomi Osaka's Australian Open campaign has taken on an element of doubt after the four-time Grand Slam champion and (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/01/2025
Snow, ice snarls post-holiday travel in Europe
Snow and ice forced the grounding of dozens of flights in Europe on Sunday, disrupting the end of the busy New Year (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/01/2025
Melania Trump documentary from director Bruce Ratner will be released by Amazon
Incoming first lady Melania Trump will be the subject of a new documentary directed by Brett Ratner and distributed (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/01/2025
Italy's Meloni boosts ties with Trump in surprise visit to Florida
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday she was ready to work with Donald Trump after making a surprise (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/01/2025
