North Korea unveils nuclear-powered submarine for first time
[Japan Today] - 03/8/2025
North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the U.S.…
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At least 12 injured in shooting at pub in Toronto
At least 12 people were injured in a shooting at a pub in Toronto and the suspect remained at large, police said (…)
[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
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
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
Ishiba drops plan to hike medical costs as opposition mounts
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has reversed course on his government's controversial plan to raise medical (…)
[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
South Korea's President Yoon free; trials continue after court quashes detention
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention centre in Seoul on Saturday after prosecutors decided (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
Drugs to blame in Liam Payne's death, close friend says
Drugs are the only thing to blame in the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne, according to a close friend (…)
[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
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
Vatican sends letter to Japanese man acquitted of 1966 murders
The Vatican has sent a letter to a Japanese man acquitted of a 1966 quadruple murder in a retrial, expressing the (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025