Germany's Merz races to win support for major financial package
[Japan Today] - 03/5/2025
The parties hoping to form Germany's next government have agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund and overhaul borrowing rules, a tectonic spending shift that jolted…
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Drum support
Members of the Ryukyukoku festival drum band perform outside the Okinawa Cellular baseball stadium, where the (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
Trump grants one-month exemption for U.S. automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada
President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada (…)
[Japan Today] - 6/03/2025
U.S. tax agency weighs firing half of its 90,000 employees
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is considering letting go up to half of its approximately 90,000 employees, (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
Germany's Merz races to win support for major financial package
The parties hoping to form Germany's next government have agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
Philippine defense chief warns allies will fight if China restricts flights over South China Sea
The Philippines and its security allies would take measures to counter any attempt by China to impose an air defense (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
Japan ready to lead int'l talks on Myanmar scam operations: Ishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba proposed Wednesday that Japan take the lead in organizing an international conference (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
Romania expels two military officials attached to Russian embassy for breaching diplomatic rules
Romania said on Wednesday it had expelled two military diplomats from the Russian embassy in Bucharest as tensions (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
China to hike defense spending by 7.2% this year
China's defense spending will rise by 7.2 percent in 2025, the same as last year, Beijing said on Wednesday, as its (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
Court rejects suit requesting halt of western Japan nuclear reactor
A Japanese court on Wednesday rejected a request to halt the operation of a nuclear reactor run by Shikoku Electric (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
U.S. confirms direct talks with Hamas as Israel warns it is not done in Gaza
The United States on Wednesday confirmed unprecedented direct talks with Hamas on hostages, as Israel threatened to (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
Judge denies Musk's request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion but welcomes trial
A federal judge has denied Elon Musk's request for a court order blocking OpenAI from converting itself to a (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
