Japanese actor dropped from beer ad campaign after drunken escapade
[Japan Today] - 01/7/2025
A popular Japanese actor hired to be the face of a low-alcohol beer has been fired after getting drunk and breaking into his neighbor's home, officials said. Drinks…
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Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off
President-elect Donald Trump was denied Tuesday in his second attempt to delay this week's sentencing in his hush (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Getty Images buying Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion visual content company
Getty Images is buying Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion visual content company. The merger comes at a time when (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Sony-Honda venture debuts Afeela EV from $89,900 in U.S.
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[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Japan braces for heavy snow with traffic disruption warning
Japan's weather agency warned Tuesday of possible traffic disruptions and avalanches as heavy snow is expected to (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Despite Nippon Steel rift, U.S. and Japan say ties stronger than ever
The foreign ministers of Japan and the United States said their countries' ties were stronger than ever on Tuesday, (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end U.S. fact-checking
Tech giant Meta's shock announcement to end its U.S. fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
U.S. investment firm KKR mulls sale of major Japan supermarket Seiyu
U.S.-based global investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is considering selling its stake in major (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Osaka splits with rapper boyfriend ahead of Australian Open
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka says she and her American rapper boyfriend Cordae have split up just days ahead of (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Ex-PM Suga to attend former U.S. President Carter's funeral
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will attend the state funeral of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
