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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for a meeting in Rome on Friday.
WORLD
Jan 12, 2025

Ukraine questioning two captured North Korean soldiers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would provide media access to the prisoners of war because "the world needs to know what is happening."
Olaf Scholz, Germany's chancellor, during the SPD party congress in Berlin on Saturday
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2025

Scholz steps up criticism of Trump’s expansionist rhetoric

In power since 2021, Scholz’s SPD party has slumped as an early election looms for Europe’s largest economy on Feb. 23.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 12, 2025

Blue Origin rocket set to debut in crucial SpaceX challenge

New Glenn, originally intended to launch as early as 2020, is set to lift off as soon as Monday out of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left) shakes hands with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto after giving a press statement following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2025

Ishiba hopes diplomacy will give boost to parliamentary management

As the Ishiba administration will have to go into the parliamentary session leading a minority government, he is hoping diplomacy will give his administration a boost.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (right) and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia, on Saturday
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2025

Ishiba turns to Southeast Asia amid growing international uncertainty

Experts say that Ishiba's decision to prioritize Malaysia and Indonesia was a sign of the importance of the two major regional economies.
Palestinians pass through an Israeli checkpoint as they make their way to Jerusalem's al-Aqsa compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in the West Bank, in March 2024. Israeli forces have frequently used disguises to infiltrate Gaza and target Hamas operatives.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 12, 2025

In the art of war, mimicry runs the gambit from disguises to deepfakes

Impersonation is one of the oldest tactics in war, because it exploits our social nature and persists because humans are dependent on identities for cooperation.
U.S. Vice President-elect JD Vance following a meeting with Republican Senators in Washington on Jan. 8
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2025

JD Vance predicts hostage deal before Trump’s return to White House

JD Vance says a hostage deal with Hamas is likely before Trump’s inauguration, crediting tough rhetoric for pushing negotiations forward.
Climate scientists say that global warming is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 13, 2025

2024 hottest recorded year, crossed global warming limit

Excess heat is supercharging extreme weather, and 2024 saw countries all over the world suffer disasters that cost more than $300 billion.
By selling video content to AI companies, YouTubers have a way to diversify their income beyond advertising deals with brands.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 13, 2025

YouTubers are selling their unused video footage to AI companies

Unused video created for networks like YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, is selling for somewhere between $1 and $2 per minute.
People shop at a mall in the town of al-Dana, near Sarmada, in the northern Syrian province of Idlib on Dec. 13.
WORLD
Jan 13, 2025

'It was a mafia': Syrian businesses hope for revival after Assad

Syria's new caretaker government has told business leaders it will adopt a free-market model and integrate the country into the global economy.
Alexander Gauland (center), honorary chairman of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party, is flanked by party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla as they stand on stage during a party congress in Riesa, eastern Germany, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2025

German far right emboldened by Austria

Long shunned by the political establishment, the Freedom Party is on the brink of power after being invited to try to form a government with the People's Party.
Marriage boosts men’s health, but women’s outcomes depend on having an egalitarian partner, with caregiving gaps revealing ongoing gender inequalities.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2025

Equitable marriages could save lives (and love)

Husbands live longer than single men. For wives, the calculation is more complex.
Robots sit on display at the Richtech Robotics booth during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 9.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 13, 2025

Robots set to move beyond factory as AI advances

Recent breakthroughs in generative AI have given more credibility to predictions of billions of humanoid robots in everyday life.
Police arrested former chancellor of Tokyo Women's Medical University on Monday on suspicion of breach of trust involving fictitious payments of construction consulting fees by the university, according to people familiar with the investigation.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 13, 2025

Ex-Tokyo medical university chancellor arrested for breach of trust

The former chancellor was dismissed in August last year over allegations about illegal expenditures linked to the university's alumnae association, Shiseikai.
The sky over Los Angeles is filled with smoke from wildfires on Thursday evening.
SPORTS
Jan 14, 2025

Los Angeles sports teams donate $8 million to wildfire relief efforts

The teams and the Fanatics store will also distribute $3 million worth of sports merchandise to evacuated residents.
Smoke plumes rise from explosions above destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2025

Final draft of Gaza truce deal shown to sides after 'breakthrough'

Both sides are "closer than we've ever been" to a deal, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
International Gymnastics Federation chief Morinari Watanabe in Tokyo on Thursday
OLYMPICS
Jan 14, 2025

IOC long shot Watanabe hopes 'crazy' Olympic idea sparks debate

Morinari Watanabe is proposing to host the Games simultaneously in five cities across five continents.
A firefighting helicopter flies past downtown Los Angeles as it goes back and forth dropping water on the Eaton Fire near Altadina, California, on Monday. At least two rounds of vicious, dry Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California early this week, bringing powerful gusts that will challenge fire crews struggling to contain two destructive blazes and likely force thousands more residents to evacuate.
WORLD
Jan 14, 2025

Fire-scarred Los Angeles braces for more extreme winds

Extreme fire conditions are forecast across a wide region, whipping flames with gusts that could reach speeds similar to those that caused last week's fires.
SoftBank's Arm Holdings may be interested in taking over chip designer Ampere Computing.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2025

SoftBank's chip designer Arm considers acquiring Ampere Computing

Oracle-backed Ampere makes processors for data center machinery using Arm’s technology.
Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino has said that the central bank will raise rates if its outlook continues to be realized.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2025

BOJ deputy chief signals chance of rate hike next week

Most BOJ watchers see an interest rate hike coming in either January or March.
Participants observe a minute of silence for the victims of the Jan. 17, 1995, earthquake during an event for the the Coming-of-Age Day in Kobe on Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2025

20-year-olds celebrated in Kobe 30 years after earthquake

A minute of silence was observed for the victims of the Jan. 17, 1995, earthquake.
Staff Sgt. Akihiro Yamamoto reflects on the Great Hanshin Earthquake while looking at materials at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Itami base in city of Itami, Hyogo Prefecture in December.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 14, 2025

How the SDF has earned trust through disaster relief efforts

Public sentiment toward the SDF was markedly colder during the Great Hanshin Earthquake, service personnel recall.
Epidurals during childbirth have long been uncommon in Japan, though they have been growing more popular in recent years.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 14, 2025

Tokyo plans to subsidize epidurals, but are hospitals ready?

If all goes to plan, Tokyo will be the first to offer prefecture-level financial support for epidurals.
People hold an anti-Japan rally in Seoul in July 2019 following Tokyo's decision to tighten controls on exports to South Korea.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2025

North Korea incited anti-Japan sentiment in the South

North Korea aimed to fan the flames of anti-Japanese sentiment over issues like wartime labor and the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party (left), and Komeito Secretary-General Makoto Nishida (right) meet with Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of China's Communist Party, in Beijing on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2025

LDP executive urges China to resume fishery imports from Japan

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary-general of the LDP, also requested Beijing to secure the safety of Japanese nationals in China.
Mitsubishi Corp. will stop buying and selling refined metals and mineral resources in the Chinese spot market after a suspected fraud by one of its copper traders caused a huge loss.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2025

Mitsubishi Corp. quits China metal trading after copper fraud

Mitsubishi announced a ¥13.8 billion loss "in its Chinese trading business” in its quarterly earnings in November.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (center) throws a pass against the Vikings during the first half of an NFC wild-card game in Glendale, Arizona, on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 14, 2025

Rams dominate Vikings in NFL playoff game moved because of LA fires

"To come out here and play like we did in really all phases, I'm really proud of this group," said Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford.
A mirror reflects a collapsed house in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 10, nearly one year after a major earthquake struck nearby on New Year's Day in 2024.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 14, 2025

Miyazaki quake falls short of triggering Nankai Trough megaquake advisory

Though Monday's temblor struck a similar area to one in August that sparked the first advisory, no such alert was issued.
The entrance gate to Arakura Sengen Shrine in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, with Mount Fuji in the distance.
JAPAN / History / The Living Past
Jan 15, 2025

From wrath to radiance: Why the 'Manyoshu' feels like paradise lost

While the Bible’s God demands obedience and punishes sin, the 'Manyoshu' radiates innocence, joy and harmony with nature.
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2025

U.S. and Egyptian leaders focus on 'coming hours' in Gaza cease-fire talks

Officials say an agreement for a truce in the besieged enclave and release of hostages was closer than ever.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.

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