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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo on Friday. Tokyo prosecutors have dropped charges against 65 current and former Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and their secretaries, including Ishiba, in relation to the party's slush funds scandal.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2024

Prosecutors drop cases against LDP lawmakers over slush fund scandal

With the decision, the LDP hopes to turn the page on the scandal, which heavily damaged public trust in the party.
Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffins of three comrades killed in recent fighting in eastern Ukraine during their funeral in the western city of Lviv on Dec. 20.
WORLD
Dec 28, 2024

Ukraine risks losing all Russian land it seized within months, U.S. says

With a more concerted effort by Moscow to push Ukrainian troops out of Kursk, possibly as soon as next month, Kyiv’s forces may only be able to hold the land until spring.
U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington earlier this month.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2024

North Koreans see mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, U.S. says

About a thousand North Korean troops were killed or wounded in the last week alone in Russia's Kursk region, U.S. officials say.
A poster depicting the characters of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" in Tokyo's Shibuya Station in 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 28, 2024

Sony's Crunchyroll finds its early lead in anime under attack

Netflix, Walt Disney and Amazon are all digging into their deep pockets to license shows, making it more expensive for anime-steaming site to compete.
China's solar industry, hit hard in 2024 by overcapacity and financial losses, is expected to recover in 2025 with tighter market conditions and a 25% revenue growth forecast.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2024

Here’s the best climate news you missed this year

There are plenty of positive trends out there once you peer past the alarmist headlines.
According to the National Police Agency, a total of 3,326 romance scam were reported in the first 11 months of this year, more than double that in the same period of last year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2024

'For our future together': The rising threat of romance scams in Japan

The prevalence of such scams, which prey on the lonely, has led authorities to step up measures to crack down on scammers who are often not even in the country.
Oil tanker Eagle S anchors outside the Port of Kilpilahti on the Gulf of Finland on Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 30, 2024

Finland finds drag marks on Baltic seabed after cable damage

Baltic Sea nations have been on high alert after a string of outages of power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Climate demonstrators protest against investments in fossil fuels during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington on Oct. 21.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 30, 2024

After a year of hard climate talks, ‘minilateralism’ is an alternative

Global environmental agreements have never been simple, but a variety of factors, such as political polarization, make countries less willing to compromise.
Some local governments are launching initiatives outside schools to support children who are bullied at school.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 30, 2024

Japan working to address school bullying through local support

"It's necessary to solve the problem in local communities rather than leaving it to schools," a senior official said.
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ESG CONSORTIUM
Dec 31, 2024

NTT’s SSPP Forum shares ideas on forming communities of future

NTT’s Sustainable Smart City Partner Program (SSPP) supports the development of communities of the future that maximize residents’ well-being. The SSPP Forum was launched in 2022 to provide an opportunity for sharing SSPP case studies on community formation, and its third session was held recently....
U.S. President Joe Biden (right) meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington on Sept. 26.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 31, 2024

Biden announces $5.9 billion for Ukraine amid final aid push

The military aid includes $1.25 billion in so-called Presidential Drawdown Authority, which pulls weapons and ammunition from U.S. stockpiles.
A woman walks past a store of Ukraine's telecommunications company Kyivstar in Kyiv on Dec.12, 2023.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 31, 2024

Starlink to roll out direct-to-cell services in Ukraine

Ukraine will be one of the first countries in the world with direct-to-cell connectivity and the first conflict zone where Starlink will roll out this technology.
Syria's new leader and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) chief Ahmed Sharaa (right) receives Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Damascus on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 31, 2024

Syria eyes 'strategic' ties with Ukraine amid waning Russian influence

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he hoped providing help to Syria would be beneficial to restoring stability in Ukraine.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24. Ishiba has, unsuccessfully, sought to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump since November, with Trump’s team saying at the time that no meetings with foreign leaders would take place before his January inauguration.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 31, 2024

Ishiba rules out pre-inauguration meeting with Trump

Ishiba had sought a mid-January meeting with Trump but said over the weekend that sooner didn't necessarily mean better when it came to talks with the incoming U.S. president.
Japan's Roki Sasaki in action against the Czech Republic in a World Baseball Classic pool game in Tokyo in March 2023
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 31, 2024

20 U.S. Major League teams eager to interview Roki Sasaki

The player wanted to meet with representatives from MLB teams at the same place and under the same conditions, his agent said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands for the national anthem during an award ceremony in Kyiv on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 1, 2025

Zelenskyy vows Ukraine will do everything in 2025 to stop Russia

The Ukrainian leader's address caps a difficult year for the war-battered country, which has been fending off a better-resourced Russian army.
Pipework at a Russian gas storage facility operated by Gazprom
WORLD / Politics
Jan 2, 2025

Russia and Ukraine end five decades of gas transit to Europe

The stoppage means central European countries that have relied on the flows will be forced to source more expensive gas elsewhere.
U.S. star Ilona Maher has the largest social media following of anyone in rugby.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Jan 2, 2025

World Rugby chief says U.S. star Ilona Maher will help fuel World Cup fever

The versatile American back — a breakout star at the 2024 Paris Olympics —  is the world's most popular rugby player on social media
A policeman stands near where people were killed by a man driving a truck in an attack during New Year's celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2025

Trucks in New Orleans attack and Las Vegas explosion were rented using the same app

Renters of both vehicles had used Turo, a peer-to-peer app. Officials are investigating possible connections between the two cases.
BYD electric vehicles outside one of the company's dealerships in Beijing
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 2, 2025

BYD chalks up new record as it narrows EV sales gap with Tesla

China’s BYD enjoyed a year-end surge to push total sales to 4.25 million passenger cars last year, as the two seek to be the top-selling electric-vehicle maker of 2024.
Kenichi Tatsumi, 74, chairman of an association for people with visual impairment in the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, speaks during an interview in November.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 2, 2025

App helping visually impaired in disasters gains traction one year on

The service, which uses the app to read out the names of evacuation centers and other necessary information, was launched in April this year.
New Orleans' French Quarter following an early-morning attack on Jan. 1
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2025

‘No terrorist to me’: Relatives and friends saw few signs before attack

The violence appeared to explode out of nowhere to those who had known Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar as a quiet and caring person. But there were also signs of growing instability.
Carlos Sainz sits inside his car after a practice session ahead of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 1.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jan 2, 2025

'El Matador' Carlos Sainz ready to defend Dakar Rally crown

Sainz's fourth title came when he was 61 — making him the oldest winner of the race — and was the first Dakar victory for German outfit Audi.
Justin Thomas hits a shot during a practice round ahead of the British Open in Troon, Scotland, on July 15, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jan 2, 2025

Justin Thomas 'fully capable' of year like Scottie Scheffler had in 2024

The 31-year-old University of Alabama alumnus enters the season-opening event, The Sentry at Kapalua, Hawaii, this week, looking to have the best year of his career.
Elon Musk speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, in November.
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2025

As Musk gains influence, questions hover over U.S. probes into his empire

Musk’s potential to have extraordinary clout with the new administration raises questions about the fate of federal investigations affecting his business empire.
Smoke rises from an Israeli strike inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 3, 2025

Israeli emigration more than doubles in 2024 amid raging war

Some 82,700 Israelis left in 2024 compared with an average 36,900 for the years 2018 through 2022, Israel's statistics bureau says.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Nomura Holdings Inc. and SBI Holdings Inc. are among at least 20 companies that have invested in X&KSK Fund, which is set up by former national soccer star Keisuke Honda.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 3, 2025

Soccer star Honda’s venture capital AI fund raises $98 million

Keisuke Honda, who has scored goals in three World Cups, seeks to create a so-called decacorn in Japan — a closely held company with a market value of more than $10 billion.
Head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa (right), meets with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (left) and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (center) in Damascus on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2025

Europe tries to build ties with Syria and cut Putin’s influence

A visit by the German and French foreign ministers to Damascus was part of attempt to persuade Syria's new rulers to reduce Russia’s influence over the country.
An underground passage in a small town in the Moscow region in November.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2025

Are Russian sanctions working? Debate takes new urgency with Trump.

The president-elect has said he will use sanctions sparingly while vowing to end the war in Ukraine, renewing questions over their efficacy.
Recovering Ukrainian soldiers pray at the Holy Cell of Saints Archangels Falakrou in Mount Athos, Greece
WORLD
Jan 4, 2025

Wounded Ukrainian soldiers find solace in Greek monasteries

They arrived with marks of war — one with a head scar, another with both legs amputated above the knee, and some with invisible mental wounds.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla-creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

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