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TEPCO to shut down just-restarted reactor at Niigata plant after alarm goes off
22 January 2026 @ 10:33 am
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc said Thursday that it will shut down a reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant after an alarm was triggered during control…
Rescuers search for survivors after landslide at New Zealand campsite
22 January 2026 @ 10:24 am
Rescue workers in New Zealand searched on Thursday for several people missing, including children, following a landslide at a campsite as heavy rains caused widespread damage and left…
Shooting in Australian town leaves 3 dead and 1 wounded
22 January 2026 @ 10:23 am
A shooting in a town in Australia's New South Wales state on Thursday left three people dead and another wounded, police said.
Emergency services were called to an…
British man arrested for biting police officer who asked him his occupation
22 January 2026 @ 10:12 am
Many residents would say that Japan is, by a lot of objective metrics and subjective judgments, a pretty great place to live. One unpleasant annoyance of life in…
Weather agency warns of heavy snow, partial highway closures planned
22 January 2026 @ 7:43 am
Parts of Japan were hit by heavy snow on Wednesday, with the weather agency urging caution over traffic and transport disruptions as snowfall may intensify in areas stretching…
All Lotteria fast food restaurant outlets to become Zetteria by March
22 January 2026 @ 7:43 am
Major restaurant chain Zensho Holdings, which owns hamburger chain Lotteria, plans to convert all outlets to Zetteria by the end of March.
The Lotteria name will be gone…
Japan records 5th straight yearly trade deficit
22 January 2026 @ 7:42 am
Japan posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025, according to government data released Thursday, as concerns continued to grow over U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
Trump reversal on Greenland followed push by aides against military option, sources say
22 January 2026 @ 6:11 am
President Donald Trump's retreat from threats of force as an option for acquiring Greenland capped weeks of policy chaos, as top aides scrambled both to accommodate the president's…
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
22 January 2026 @ 4:41 am
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The…
Trump backs down on Greenland tariffs, use of force; says deal framework in sight
22 January 2026 @ 3:55 am
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force and suggested a…