83-year-old man arrested over death of wife says he was worn out from caring for her
[Japan Today] - 03/2/2025
Police in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested an 83-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 80-year-old wife at their apartment sometime between the night of Feb 25 and…
In Japanese newspapers
Facing competition from Big Tech, U.S. states dangle incentives and loosen laws to attract power plants
Facing projections of spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants faster as (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/03/2025
Takeda equals course record in dominant China LPGA win
Japanese rookie Rio Takeda equalled the course record on her way to a dominant victory at the Blue Bay LPGA in China (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/03/2025
England overpowers Italy 47-24 in Six Nations rugby to keep alive title chances ahead of final round
England kept alive its Six Nations rugby title hopes by running in seven tries in a bonus-point 47-24 win over Italy (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/03/2025
Robert Pattison sci-fi ‘Mickey 17’ opens in first place, but profitability is a long way off
“Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s original science fiction film “Mickey 17” opened in first place on the North (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/03/2025
India wins Champions Trophy to extend white-ball dominance in men's cricket
India won another global cricket tournament with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/03/2025
PM tells ruling LDP to unite, be humble to bring election success
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday called for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to unify ahead of two crucial (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/03/2025
7-Eleven to explore sell-offs with Couche-Tard ahead of potential merger
The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said Monday it had agreed to jointly explore store sell-offs with Alimentation (…)
[Japan Today] - 10/03/2025
Japan logs 1st current account deficit in 2 years in January
Japan posted a current account deficit of 257.6 billion yen in January, marking the first red ink in two years, as (…)
[Japan Today] - 10/03/2025
Chinese army says it will tighten 'noose' around Taiwan if separatism escalates
China's military vowed Sunday to tighten its "noose" around Taiwan if separatism on the island escalated, (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/03/2025
China consumption slump deepens as February prices drop
Consumer prices in China fell last month for the first time in a year, with authorities in the world's (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/03/2025
Syrian leader scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years
Syria's leader vowed on Sunday to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of deposed (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/03/2025