Somalia says its army, allied militias repel al Shabaab attacks, kill more than 130
[Japan Today] - 02/20/2025
Somalia said on Thursday its army and allied clan militias have fought off coordinated raids on villages by the Islamist al Shabaab armed group in the country's south,…
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Hamas frees 6 hostages but questions cloud future of Gaza ceasefire
Hamas on Saturday released the last six living hostages under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a (…)
[Japan Today] - 22/02/2025
Germans vote under shadow of far-right surge, Trump
German voters head to the polls on Sunday, with the conservatives the strong favorites after a campaign rocked by a (…)
[Japan Today] - 23/02/2025
Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week or resign
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been given little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished (…)
[Japan Today] - 23/02/2025
Japanese anime wins 2nd prize at Berlin film festival
Japanese animated film "Ordinary Life" (Futsu no Seikatsu) won the runner-up jury prize in the short film (…)
[Japan Today] - 23/02/2025
Police officer killed after responding to shooting at Pennsylvania hospital
A police officer was killed Saturday after responding to a shooting at a central Pennsylvania hospital, officials (…)
[Japan Today] - 22/02/2025
Starbucks Japan unveils new matcha cherry blossom Frappuccino for sakura season
As we prepare for this year’s blossoming of the sakura trees, forecast to begin around March 21 in Tokyo, Starbucks (…)
[Japan Today] - 22/02/2025
Cholera kills 58 and sickens about 1,300 others over 3 days in a Sudanese city, health officials say
A cholera outbreak in a southern Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last (…)
[Japan Today] - 22/02/2025
Prendergast leads Ireland to victory over Wales in Six Nations
Sam Prendergast kicked 17 points as Ireland won the Triple Crown in Cardiff on Saturday with a closely-fought 27-18 (…)
[Japan Today] - 22/02/2025
Man found dead in waterway after leaving restaurant to go to toilet
A 26-year-old doctor was found dead, lying in a waterway in Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Saturday morning, (…)
[Japan Today] - 22/02/2025
Arsenal title bid rocked by West Ham; Man Utd and Everton draw
Arsenal's Premier League title bid suffered a huge blow as West Ham earned a shock 1-0 win over the 10-man Gunners, (…)
[Japan Today] - 22/02/2025
Man arrested for threatening food court employee with gun-shaped lighter
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of threatening an employee at a food court with a (…)
[Japan Today] - 22/02/2025
