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Actor Anthony Head, known for ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' has died at 72
5 June 2026 @ 8:52 pm
Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso," has died, his family said Friday. He was 72.
Head’s…
Actors' union approves 4-year contract with studios and streamers
5 June 2026 @ 8:52 pm
Television and movie actors on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services, a month after their union leaders negotiated a deal they…
2 U.S. men fined ¥300,000 for trespassing at enclosure of monkey Punch
5 June 2026 @ 8:50 pm
Two U.S. nationals were fined 300,000 yen each on Friday over a trespassing incident at the enclosure of Punch, a Japanese macaque that went viral for clinging to…
Japan to begin talks on exporting destroyers to Indonesia
5 June 2026 @ 8:49 pm
Japan and Indonesia agreed Friday to begin working-level talks on the possible export of Asagiri-class destroyers to Jakarta as Tokyo accelerates defense cooperation with like-minded countries.
Japanese Defense…
Panel drafts consensus on imperial family law revision
5 June 2026 @ 8:49 pm
Japan's lower and upper house speakers on Friday compiled a draft consensus on a law revision to maintain the number of imperial family members, the lower house speaker…
Japan seeks to replace up to 5 nuclear reactors by 2040s, 14 by 2050s
5 June 2026 @ 8:48 pm
Japan's industry ministry on Friday proposed replacing two to five aging nuclear reactors by the 2040s, and a total of 11 to 14 by the 2050s, setting such…
Women account for record 41.9% of Japan central government employees
5 June 2026 @ 8:48 pm
Women accounted for a record 41.9 percent of central government employees hired on April 1, up 1.5 percentage points from the previous year, the Cabinet Bureau of Personnel…
Toyota to 'reverse-import' Camry sedans made in U.S., possibly from fall
5 June 2026 @ 8:47 pm
Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it will start "reverse-importing" U.S.-made Camry sedans to Japan as early as this fall, in a bid to demonstrate efforts to reduce the…
U.S. job market is strong but many Americans still frustrated by prospects and rising prices
5 June 2026 @ 8:46 pm
The American job market continues to show surprising strength — good news for President Donald Trump who has taken a beating in the polls over the surging gasoline…
SpaceX signs pre-IPO deal to provide AI computing to Google
5 June 2026 @ 8:45 pm
SpaceX on Friday signed a blockbuster cloud computing agreement under which Google will pay the Elon Musk-founded rocket company $920 million per month for access to a massive…