1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (531+ words) May 18, 2026 at 17: 25 JST MANILA, Philippines--The Philippine Senate convened an impeachment court Monday for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte over criminal charges, in a time of deep divisions that erupted into an exchange of gunfire last week in…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (328+ words) By KOHEI MORIOKA/ Staff Writer May 18, 2026 at 16: 56 JST Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a gathering of government and ruling coalition officials on May 18. (Takeshi Iwashita) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said May 18 she is considering a supplementary budget to resume a…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (640+ words) May 18, 2026 at 16: 54 JST In the U. S. -China summit on May 14, Beijing placed the bilateral ties under the new rubric of "constructive strategic stability." U. S. President Donald Trump visited China for the first time in nine years and met with Chinese President Xi…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (479+ words) By TOMOYUKI IZAWA/ Staff Writer May 18, 2026 at 16: 39 JST A news release from Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. (The Asahi Shimbun) Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. announced that 20 individuals who took its vasculitis treatment drug Tavneos have died in Japan, including cases'where a causal relationship…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (570+ words) May 18, 2026 at 14: 40 JST TAIPEI, Taiwan--Taiwan's president on Sunday stressed that arms purchases from the United States are "the most important deterrent" of regional conflict and instability, after President Donald Trump called into question continued U. S. support of Taiwan following his…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago  (618+ words) By NOZOMI MATSUI/ Staff Writer May 18, 2026 at 14: 34 JST Sixty-five percent of voters favor allowing female members of the imperial family to remain in the family after marriage, far outnumbering the 19 percent in opposition, a new survey showed. In the nationwide…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago  (102+ words) By TAKESHI SHIMAWAKI/ Staff Writer May 16, 2026 at 07: 00 JST While being treated for pediatric cancer on June 12, 2014, Nagi Tanaka, far right, is given a chance to experience work as a nursery teacher at Kobe University Hospital. Her doctor, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, is…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago  (460+ words) May 18, 2026 at 13: 09 JST "Those most sensitive to the changing seasons are, among plants, grasses; among animals, insects; and among human beings, solitary people, travelers and the poor." This reflection appears in one of Taneda Santoka's (18821940) essays, a glimpse into the…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago  (103+ words) By MANABU UEDA/ Staff Writer May 16, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Crimson glory vine patterns molded into the ceiling of the building's basement in the capital's Minato Ward on March 18 (Manabu Ueda) In the shadow of the sleek glass-and-steel towers that dot the…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago  (65+ words) May 14, 2026 at 13: 50 JST U. S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. (Reuters/ Pool) Security guard, 72, behind design of Nike's new Shinjuku store Video obtained of…...