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Kishida marks 78th anniversary of World War II end without mentioning Japan's wartime aggression
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida renewed his peace pledge Tuesday as Japan observed the 78th anniversary of its World War II defeat, but he did not mention the country’s wartime aggression in Asia, while three of his former and serving ministers visited a controversial shrine seen by neighboring countries as… Read
Kishida sends offering to Yasukuni shrine on WWII anniversary
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, seen by some as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, as the nation marked the 78th anniversary of the end of World War II, a ruling lawmaker said. Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi,… Read
Trains, flights canceled as typhoon makes landfall over western Japan
Slow-moving Typhoon Lan made landfall on the Kii Peninsula in western Japan on Tuesday, bringing heavy rainfall, disrupting air, road and train services and causing havoc for domestic and international travelers during the summer holidays. Around 650 people were forced to stay overnight at Kansai airport, located on an artificial… Read
7 Japanese nationals in Cambodia arrested over alleged fraud
Cambodian authorities said Monday they have arrested seven Japanese nationals who are allegedly members of a fraud group. Japanese police suspect that two of the men are involved in several fraud cases in Japan, Kyodo News reported. They plan on dispatching investigators to Cambodia while procedures are under way to… Read
Attendance and ticket records keep growing at 2023 Women's World Cup
With Matildas’ matches becoming hot tickets, Australia’s run to the Women’s World Cup semifinals and the expanded 32-team format have helped set records for attendance at the tournament. Soccer’s international governing body said Tuesday that 1.77 million tickets have been sold for the tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New… Read
Australian police charge man over bomb threat on Malaysia Airlines flight
A 45-year-old man was charged on Tuesday with allegedly threatening to blow up a plane during a flight from Australia to Malaysia that returned to Sydney. Police arrested the Canberra resident and took him from the Airbus A330 on Monday, almost three hours after Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 returned to… Read
Georgia charges Trump, former advisers with illegally trying to overturn 2020 loss
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit with a sweeping fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The charges, brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, add… Read
2 men alleging abuse at Japanese talent agency interviewed by company investigators
Two men who say they were sexually abused as teenagers by a Japanese entertainment mogul were interviewed Monday by a special team set up by the talent agency to look into the allegations. Junya Hiramoto and Shimon Ishimaru, both former members of a boys’ dance-and-song group called Johnny’s Junior, said… Read
Family arrested for murder of decapitated man found in Sapporo hotel
A woman and her parents were served fresh arrest warrants on Monday for allegedly murdering a man who was found decapitated in a hotel in Sapporo, northern Japan, last month, according to local police. Runa Tamura, 29, and her father, Osamu, a 59-year-old psychiatrist, were first arrested on July 24… Read
Ukraine says it stopped air attacks on Odesa, while British and Dutch jets go after Russian bombers
Russia launched three waves of drones and missiles against the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa, officials said Monday, though the Ukrainian air force said it intercepted all the airborne weapons fired during the nighttime attacks. Falling debris from the interceptions of 15 Shahed drones and eight Kalibr missiles damaged… Read
