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TEPCO plans to restart reactor as early as Monday after alarm trouble
6 February 2026 @ 7:04 am
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc plans to restart a reactor at a nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture as early as Monday, after it was halted over…
TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan
6 February 2026 @ 7:01 am
Taiwan’s chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it will be manufacturing some of the world's most cutting-edge semiconductors in Japan to meet booming artificial intelligence-related demand, in a boost for…
Trump endorses Takaichi before election; announces her March 19 visit
6 February 2026 @ 7:01 am
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his full endorsement to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of the country's general election and said he would welcome her…
337 cases of disciplinary action taken against police personnel in 2025
6 February 2026 @ 7:00 am
The National Police Agency said this week that 337 police officers and other police personnel nationwide received disciplinary action in 2025 (an increase of 98 from the previous…
Takaichi's push for counter-espionage law splits parties
6 February 2026 @ 7:00 am
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's resolve to enact a counter-espionage law has become a campaign issue, dividing parties into supporters who want to protect national security and opponents concerned…
Man pardoned in U.S. Capitol riot pleads guilty to threatening Hakeem Jeffries
6 February 2026 @ 6:37 am
A New York man accused of threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pleaded guilty Thursday, a year after President Donald Trump pardoned him for storming the…
In show of support, Canada, France open consulates in Greenland
6 February 2026 @ 6:12 am
Canada and France, which both adamantly oppose Donald Trump's wish to control Greenland, will open consulates in the Danish autonomous territory's capital on Friday, in a strong show…
Savannah Guthrie's demand for mom's 'proof of life' is complicated in this era of AI and deepfakes
6 February 2026 @ 5:57 am
When Savannah Guthrie made a heart-wrenching plea to the kidnapper of her 84-year-old mother to send “proof of life,” she addressed the possibility of people creating deepfakes.
"We…
AI tools fabricate Epstein images 'in seconds,' study says
6 February 2026 @ 3:27 am
AI tools can easily fabricate convincing images of Jeffrey Epstein with world leaders, a study showed Thursday, following a surge of manipulated photos falsely linking prominent politicians to…
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats' ICE demands
6 February 2026 @ 2:35 am
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland…