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Takaichi to propose three energy security principles at G7 summit: source
21+ min ago (317+ words) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to propose three principles aimed at strengthening global energy security at next week's Group of Seven summit in France as renewed tensions in the Middle East raise concerns about oil supplies, a government source…...
Trump has new take on higher cost of living: 'I love the inflation"
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (620+ words) President Donald Trump on Wednesday showed how he had learned to stop worrying about inflation and simply, in his own words, "love" it. Asked about the new report that the consumer price index in May had jumped 4. 2% over the last…...
Japan Today
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (217+ words) Posted in: Yohei Kono, who apologized for Japan's wartime sexual abuses of 'comfort women,' dies at 89 See in context Anyone who keeps saying that Japan never apologized for Japan's wartime abuse, please read this article. Also, statement by Prime Minister…...
Canada introduces legislation to ban social media for children under 16, regulate AI chatbots
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (641+ words) The Canadian government introduced a digital safety bill on Wednesday that would ban social media for children under 16 with exemptions for platforms that "meet certain safety standards, months after Australia enacted the world's first social media ban for young people....
Prince Hisahito enjoying student life, but lack of preparedness for his future role raises concerns
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (449+ words) September 6 will mark the 20th birthday of Prince Hisahito of Akishino, second in line to succeed Emperor Naruhito. Currently, the list of potential successors to the throne is down to three: the emperor's younger brother, Crown Prince Fumihito, who turns 60 this…...
Man arrested over supermarket robbery in Tottori Prefecture
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (244+ words) Police in Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture, have arrested a 47-year-old temp worker on suspicion of robbing a supermarket in February. The incident occurred at around 8: 40 p. m. on Feb 19, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police said Ryuji Komatsu is accused of breaking into the…...
Yohei Kono, who apologized for Japan's wartime sexual abuses of 'comfort women,' dies at 89
10+ hour, 3+ min ago (899+ words) Yohei Kono, a veteran Japanese politician who as top government spokesperson offered a historic apology to Asian women over sexual abuses by Japan's wartime military, has died, officials said. He was 89. Kono had placed great importance on promoting friendly ties…...
Thai woman in custody after American diplomat found dead in Myanmar
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (245+ words) An American diplomat was found dead in Myanmar's largest city, the U. S. State Department said, and members of the diplomatic community in Yangon say a Thai woman has been detained by police in connection with the investigation. American officials in Thailand…...
Stabbing suspect appears in court after anti-immigrant protests in Northern Ireland
10+ hour, 24+ min ago (1773+ words) A 30-year-old man from Sudan appeared in a Belfast court Wednesday charged with attempted murder over a stabbing attack that left a man seriously injured and triggered anti-immigrant violence in several parts of Northern Ireland. Hadi Alodid, 30, was ordered held…...
Pope honors Barcelona's Sagrada Familia as masterpiece of stone, color and light on Gaud" centenary
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (989+ words) Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Sagrada Familia Basilica as a masterpiece of "stones, colors and light," as he marked the centenary of the death of its architect, Antoni Gaud, with a Mass on Wednesday to inaugurate its final soaring sandcastle…...