6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (253+ words) A Tokyo hospital that allows people to anonymously drop off newborns they cannot raise themselves says it has accepted 20 babies since the service started over a year ago. San-ikukai Hospital set up its "baby hatch" in March last year. It…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago  (260+ words) Weather officials in Japan say bands of heavy rain clouds formed over the northern Kyushu region in the country's southwest early on Thursday morning. Torrential rainfall has caused landslides and flooding. The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for vigilance. It…...

7+ hour, 40+ min ago  (203+ words) A member of a Japanese non-governmental organization who is supporting people affected by the strong earthquakes in Venezuela warns that they are facing a shortage of all relief supplies. Poorman Mariko at Peace Winds Japan arrived in Venezuela on Saturday....

8+ hour, 8+ min ago  (170+ words) Russia has launched large-scale missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens. The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russian forces had launched 74 missiles and 496 drones overnight from Wednesday through Thursday targeting Kyiv…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago  (239+ words) US and Iranian negotiators have held separate meetings with Qatari and Pakistani mediators over the two sides' memorandum of understanding. Qatar's Foreign Ministry says the talks produced "positive progress." A ministry spokesperson wrote in a social media post on Wednesday…...

7+ hour, 17+ min ago  (125+ words) Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has wrapped up summit talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. She announced around 12 billion dollars in investments to launch new businesses in India. Takaichi said: "Japan and India will leverage each other's strengths to…...

7+ hour, 49+ min ago  (113+ words) Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index fell on Thursday as traders took profits. The negative result ended a three-day winning streak. The Tokyo benchmark finished at 68, 733, down nearly 2. 5 percent. Investors unloaded AI- and chip-related issues. In contrast, the broader TOPIX rose almost…...

8+ hour, 46+ min ago  (120+ words) Takaichi, Modi end Japan-India summit talks nhk. or. jp Japan and India have wrapped up Thursday's summit talks Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae sat down with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi This is Takaichi's first visit to India as she aims…...

13+ hour, 48+ min ago  (174+ words) Inflation in the eurozone cooled down in June as energy prices began to stabilize. Crude oil futures fell after the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the fighting. The European Union's statistics office reported that…...

12+ hour, 45+ min ago  (88+ words) Nikkei 225 slumps as AI and chip-related stocks sold nhk. or. jp Nikkei 225 slumps as AI and chip-related stocks sold The Nikkei 225 stock index fell sharply on Thursday as investors sold off AI and semiconductor-related issues to lock in profits. Tokyo's…...