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Trump draws criticism over fiery Easter message on Iran
6 April 2026 @ 3:55 am
US President Donald Trump did not take a break from his polarizing rhetoric on Easter Sunday, delivering an expletive-laden attack on Iran that sparked criticism on Capitol Hill…
Trump, in expletive-laden message, threatens to rain 'hell' on Iran if Strait of Hormuz stays shut
6 April 2026 @ 3:55 am
U.S. special forces rescued an airman in a high-risk mission deep inside Iran while President Donald Trump threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it did not reopen…
South Korea president says he regrets 'reckless' drones sent to North
6 April 2026 @ 3:38 am
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret to Pyongyang Monday over drones sent into North Korea earlier this year, actions he called "irresponsible".
Seoul initially denied any…
Woman sprayed with a liquid by man in Sapporo park
5 April 2026 @ 9:32 pm
Police in Sapporo are looking for a man who sprayed a liquid on a woman on Saturday night.
The incident occurred at around 11 p.m. near a bridge…
AI at war: Five things to know about Project Maven
5 April 2026 @ 9:32 pm
A Pentagon AI program called Project Maven is at the center of the U.S. strikes against Iran and potentially one of the most consequential transformations of modern warfare.…
Defense chief Koizumi eyes visiting Philippines in early May
5 April 2026 @ 9:31 pm
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is arranging a visit to the Philippines in early May to advance talks with his counterpart Gilberto Teodoro on Japan's export of decommissioned…
PM's cabinet support flat at 63%; half discontent with oil response
5 April 2026 @ 9:31 pm
The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet has fallen 0.3 percentage point from the March survey to 63.8 percent, with nearly half of the respondents…
Revelers parade giant penises to dash stigma in Japan's fertility festival
5 April 2026 @ 9:30 pm
Showcasing phallus-shaped portable shrines and pink penis candies, Japan's annual fertility festival teemed Sunday with tourists, couples and families elated by its open display of sex.
The spring…
Rewards for reporting illegal foreign workers in Ibaraki spark controversy
5 April 2026 @ 9:30 pm
A local government's plan to reward people with around 10,000 yen for reporting businesses hiring illegal foreign workers has sparked controversy, with some concerned that it could foster…
OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas
5 April 2026 @ 9:30 pm
The OPEC+ oil cartel agreed on Sunday to again increase oil production quotas, while warning that repairing energy facilities, such as those damaged in the Middle East war,…