Starmer praises sacrifice of British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq in oblique rebuke to Vance
[Japan Today] - 03/5/2025
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday praised the hundreds of British troops who died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq “alongside our allies,” in an oblique rebuke of…
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Good manners
A manners poster on the wall of a Tokyo subway station asks commuters to be considerate of others when coughing or (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk 's Department of (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
Zelenskiy says Ukraine fully committed to constructive dialogue with US
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukraine is "fully committed" to having a constructive (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
Japanese firm's rover ends mission on moon, gives up surface exploration
Japanese startup Dymon Co said Saturday its ultra-compact, lightweight rover, which reached the moon aboard a U.S. (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
Iran will not negotiate under U.S. bullying, Supreme Leader says
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday Iran will not be bullied into negotiations, a day (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
Trump will lead task force preparing for 2026 World Cup
President Donald Trump created a task force Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which will bring the globe's (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
LDP to revise draft budget after PM Ishiba's policy turnaround
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided to revise the draft budget for the next fiscal year starting in (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
Japan ranks 3rd worst place for working women in 2024 int'l ranking
Japan ranked the third worst place among developed nations for working women for the second year in a row, according (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/03/2025
Protesters rally on International Women's Day, fearing far right
Protesters took to the streets across the world Saturday to mark International Women's Day, demanding equal pay, (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
Germany's Merz and SPD clear first hurdle to forming coalition
German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) concluded preliminary talks on (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
Ayumu Hirano, the Olympic champion snowboarder, has a new, more important title: dad
The biggest life-changer in snowboard champion Ayumu Hirano's life since he won an Olympic gold medal: He became a (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
