The Japanese government will release additional stockpiled rice every month until the end of July to stabilize soaring prices, farm minister Taku Eto said Wednesday. The announcement comes… © Japan Today
Police in Showa-cho, Yamanashi Prefecture, have arrested a 49-year-old Brazilian man on suspicion of killing a woman in her 20s in her apartment in a housing complex. According to police, Tokio Miyakawa, whose occupation is unknown, is accused of abandoning the body of the woman, believed to be his former girlfriend, in her apartment between…
Asian and European shares slid on Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dipping more than 5%, as the latest set of U.S. tariffs including a massive 104% levy on Chinese imports took effect. Markets have been wobbly for days, with investors flummoxed over what to make of President Donald Trump’s trade war. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 dropped…
Iran is approaching weekend talks with the United States over its nuclear program warily, with little confidence in progress and deep suspicions over U.S. intentions, Iranian officials told Reuters on Tuesday. The talks were announced on Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened Washington’s old foe Iran with military action if it…
The United States will take back the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday during a visit to the Central American nation.… © Japan Today
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday rejected a new Israeli proposal to control aid deliveries in Gaza, saying it risks “further controlling and callously limiting aid down to the last calorie and grain of flour.” “Let me be clear: We will not participate in any arrangement that does not fully respect the humanitarian principles:…
Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister slammed U.S.-led efforts to take away North Korea’s nuclear weapons, saying the idea of denuclearizing the country was a "daydream". Her remarks come… © Japan Today
A U.S. political science scholar accused by the Thai military of insulting the Southeast Asian nation’s monarchy — an offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison — was jailed on Tuesday pending trial. Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in the northern province of Phitsanulok, was first summoned by police last week…
The United States said on Tuesday that 104% duties on imports from China will take effect shortly after midnight, even as the Trump administration moved to quickly start… © Japan Today
Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s administration and said it was harming national security, after Reuters reported the firing of U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, who held a senior position in NATO. Reuters first reported on Monday that Chatfield, the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee and one of…
