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2 women, one man found dead in car in apparent joint suicide
30 January 2026 @ 7:42 am
Two women and one man were found dead inside a car in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Thursday, in what police believe was a joint suicide.
According to the…
Delivery worker who claimed he was stabbed on street suspected of stabbing himself
30 January 2026 @ 7:36 am
Police in Nagoya suspect that a 36-year-old delivery man who claims that he was was stabbed on the street on Dec 28, may have stabbed himself.
Police are…
Japan child abuse cases top 220,000 for 2nd year in FY2024
30 January 2026 @ 7:34 am
Government data revealed Friday that the number of child abuse reports at Japan's child welfare centers surpassed 220,000 for the second consecutive fiscal year, with nearly 60 percent…
Takaichi hoping election will give her new clout to counter China
30 January 2026 @ 7:33 am
China may rethink its escalating pressure campaign on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi if she delivers a resounding victory in a February 8 snap election, say current and…
U.S. futures and Asian shares slip after wild day on Wall St ends with whimper
30 January 2026 @ 6:42 am
Shares slipped Friday in Asia after a day of dramatic swings on Wall Street that included Microsoft’s worst drop in nearly six years.
Oil prices dropped and the…
Trump warns Britain against getting into business with China
30 January 2026 @ 6:37 am
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Britain against getting into business with Beijing as Prime Minister Keir Starmer lauded the economic benefits of resetting relations with China during a…
Melania Trump premieres multi-million-dollar documentary
30 January 2026 @ 3:30 am
Melania Trump on Thursday premieres her new movie promising a behind the scenes glimpse at her husband's return to power -- a documentary funded by an extraordinary multi-million-dollar…
Trump says Putin agreed not to attack freezing Kyiv for a week
30 January 2026 @ 3:29 am
U.S. President Donald Trump said Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and other cities for a week, as Moscow's strikes leave Ukraine facing its…
Trump's border czar suggests possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’
30 January 2026 @ 2:24 am
The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president's border czar said Thursday, noting…
Suspects flee with ¥420 mil in robbery in Tokyo's Ueno district
30 January 2026 @ 1:06 am
A group of three suspects robbed five people on a street in central Tokyo on Thursday night, fleeing with suitcases that the victims said contained around 420 million…