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Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat off Nagasaki, arrests skipper
13 February 2026 @ 10:44 am
Japanese authorities seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its skipper for allegedly defying an order to stop while within Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki Prefecture, the…
Ogawa chosen as Japan's main opposition party leader after election defeat
13 February 2026 @ 7:42 am
Japan's main opposition force, the Centrist Reform Alliance, elected 54-year-old Junya Ogawa as its new head on Friday, as the newly created party embarks on a revamp after…
Oscars museum dives into world of Miyazaki's 'Ponyo'
13 February 2026 @ 7:37 am
With simulated waves, animation tables, and dozens of original sketches on display, a new exhibition in the Oscars museum offers immersion into the aquatic world of "Ponyo," Hayao…
74-year-old man found beaten to death in home in Yamaguchi Prefecture
13 February 2026 @ 7:35 am
Police in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, said that a 74-year-old man who was found dead in his home on Feb 9 had been beaten to death.
According to…
Japan, U.S. to quicken investment plans under $550 billion package
13 February 2026 @ 7:25 am
Japan and the United States agreed Thursday to speed up selection of the first round of investment projects under a $550 billion package that Tokyo committed to last…
New Zealand mosque killer's appeal causing 'distress' to victims: lawyer
13 February 2026 @ 7:24 am
Appeal hearings for a white supremacist who shot dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019 caused "immense distress" to his victims, a lawyer representing the…
Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for first-ever unionization
13 February 2026 @ 6:03 am
Nevada is the only state where people can legally purchase sex, and now sex workers at one of the state's oldest brothels are fighting to become the nation's…
Trump warns Iran of 'very traumatic' outcome if there is no nuclear deal
13 February 2026 @ 5:44 am
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran Thursday with "very traumatic" consequences if it fails to make a nuclear deal -- but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he…
Remote community grieves 8 killed in Canada's deadliest attack in years
13 February 2026 @ 3:39 am
The father of a 12-year-old victim of the mass shooting in a remote Canadian town tearfully recounted the desperate hours spent trying to learn what happened to her,…
Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
13 February 2026 @ 3:37 am
A federal judge agreed Thursday to block the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops…