The Japanese government will release additional stockpiled rice every month until the end of July to stabilize soaring prices, farm minister Taku Eto said Wednesday. The announcement comes… © Japan Today
Police in Showa-cho, Yamanashi Prefecture, have arrested a 49-year-old Brazilian man on suspicion of killing a woman in her 20s in her apartment in a housing complex. According to police, Tokio Miyakawa, whose occupation is unknown, is accused of abandoning the body of the woman, believed to be his former girlfriend, in her apartment between…
Asian and European shares slid on Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dipping more than 5%, as the latest set of U.S. tariffs including a massive 104% levy on Chinese imports took effect. Markets have been wobbly for days, with investors flummoxed over what to make of President Donald Trump’s trade war. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 dropped…
Iran is approaching weekend talks with the United States over its nuclear program warily, with little confidence in progress and deep suspicions over U.S. intentions, Iranian officials told Reuters on Tuesday. The talks were announced on Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened Washington’s old foe Iran with military action if it…
The United States will take back the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday during a visit to the Central American nation.… © Japan Today
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday rejected a new Israeli proposal to control aid deliveries in Gaza, saying it risks “further controlling and callously limiting aid down to the last calorie and grain of flour.” “Let me be clear: We will not participate in any arrangement that does not fully respect the humanitarian principles:…
