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Takaichi vows 'breakthrough' with N Korea over abduction issue
30 May 2026 @ 9:16 pm
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday expressed her determination to achieve a "breakthrough" in resolving the longstanding issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, vowing to weigh…
Oscar-winning 'Star Wars' editor Marcia Lucas dies at 80
30 May 2026 @ 9:14 pm
Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar as editor of the original 1977 “Star Wars" has died, a lawyer for her family said Friday.
Lucas, who was married to…
Int'l group urges Japan to respect human rights under anti-espionage law
30 May 2026 @ 9:14 pm
The international group Human Rights Watch has urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to ensure its envisioned laws for counterespionage and foreign agents' registration be consistent with…
Anesthesiologist get suspended sentence over death of 2-year-old boy in hospital
30 May 2026 @ 9:13 pm
The Tokyo District Court has found an anesthesiologist guilty over the death of a 2-year-old boy at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital in 2014.
Toru Kotani and another…
85-year-old minibus driver arrested over fatal hit-and-run accident in Nagoya
30 May 2026 @ 9:12 pm
An 85-year-old driver was arrested Saturday on suspicion of fatally hitting a man and a woman at an intersection while driving a minibus in central Japan and fleeing…
Japan CBN ban: What residents and tourists need to know
30 May 2026 @ 9:11 pm
Japan will ban CBN (cannabinol), a hemp-derived wellness ingredient, effective June 1 If that sentence surprised you — either because you didn’t know cannabinoids were legal here, or…
SoftBank to spend $87.5 bil on AI centers in France: Son
30 May 2026 @ 9:09 pm
Japanese tech investor SoftBank will spend 75 billion euros ($87.5 billion) on artificial intelligence infrastructure in France, its founder Masayoshi Son told a French newspaper in an interview…
White Sox place slugger Munetaka Murakami on IL
30 May 2026 @ 9:08 pm
Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami is expected to miss four to six weeks with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain.
Manager Will Venable shared details on Murakami's…
Fonseca fever sparks tennis boom in Brazil
30 May 2026 @ 9:08 pm
The rise of teenage tennis star Joao Fonseca -- who pulled off a stunning win over Serbian great Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros -- has fueled a tennis…
Arne Slot fired as Liverpool manager a year after winning Premier League title
30 May 2026 @ 9:08 pm
Liverpool fired manager Arne Slot on Saturday at the end of his second season in charge, and a year after leading the team to the Premier League title.…