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'One Battle After Another' and 'Hamnet' take top honors at Golden Globes
12 January 2026 @ 7:04 am
Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” took top honors at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chloé Zhao's Shakespeare drama “Hamnet”…
Defense Minister Koizumi takes part in GSDF parachute training exercise
12 January 2026 @ 7:01 am
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Sunday inspected the annual New Year military drill by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade at its Narashino base in Funabashi, Chiba…
Forest fire in Gunma extinguished after burning for over 24 hours
12 January 2026 @ 7:01 am
A forest fire in Gunma Prefecture was extinguished Monday after burning for more than 24 hours, with no injuries or damage to homes reported, the local government in…
Man arrested for violating Japan’s 1889 anti-dueling law in Tokyo
12 January 2026 @ 7:00 am
The late 19th century’s Meiji Restoration, in which Japan abolished the shogunate and warrior castes, is often treated with a sense of bittersweetness by history enthusiasts and entertainment…
Japan advises citizens to avoid travel to Iran amid growing turmoil
12 January 2026 @ 7:00 am
Japan has raised its travel alert for Iran and is advising citizens to refrain from visiting the Middle East nation, according to Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, as the…
Foreign Minister Motegi urges 'robust' implementation of Gaza peace plan
12 January 2026 @ 7:00 am
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Sunday visited Israel and urged the Middle Eastern nation to steadily implement a U.S.-brokered peace plan aimed at ending the conflict in…
Cuba defiant after Trump says island to receive no more Venezuelan oil or money
12 January 2026 @ 5:44 am
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington,…
Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting
12 January 2026 @ 5:44 am
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country…
Australia recalls parliament early to pass hate speech, gun laws
12 January 2026 @ 5:23 am
Australia's parliament will reopen two weeks early to crack down on hate crimes and gun ownership following the mass shooting at Bondi Beach, the government said Monday.
Australia…
Homeland Security to send hundreds more officers to Minnesota, Noem says
12 January 2026 @ 2:20 am
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is sending "hundreds" more officers to Minnesota a day after tens of thousands of people marched through Minneapolis to protest the fatal…