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Takaichi, Meloni agree to beef up critical minerals supply chain
16 January 2026 @ 10:19 am
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni agreed Friday to cooperate in strengthening economic security including supply chains of critical minerals as they aligned…
Asian shares mixed and U.S. futures edge higher after Wall Street steadies
16 January 2026 @ 7:46 am
Asian shares were mixed Friday after Wall Street broke a two-day losing streak and edged back toward record levels, helped by advances for Big Tech companies like Nvidia.…
Thieves steal Pokemon cards in armed robbery at U.S. store
16 January 2026 @ 7:38 am
Several valuable Pokemon cards were stolen in a gunpoint robbery at a New York store, U.S. police said Thursday, with about $100,000 worth of merchandise reportedly taken.
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Thai woman arrested in Japan for brokering in 12-year-old girl sex work case
16 January 2026 @ 7:37 am
A Thai woman has been arrested in connection with a high-profile Tokyo case alleging that she arranged for a then 12-year-old Thai girl to engage in sex work,…
Train services resume in Tokyo after power outage disrupts morning commute
16 January 2026 @ 7:37 am
A railway power outage in Tokyo disrupted the morning commute for thousands of people on Friday as two main lines with some of the world's busiest stations were…
Koizumi, Hegseth exercise together, confirm 'unshaken' alliance
16 January 2026 @ 7:37 am
The defense chiefs of Japan and the United States on Thursday agreed that the bilateral alliance is "unshaken" and pledged to reinforce its deterrence capabilities amid concerns in…
Japan ready to take decisive action to address yen's fall: finance chief
16 January 2026 @ 7:36 am
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama expressed concern about the yen's recent depreciation on Friday, saying the government is ready to take "decisive action" to stem the currency's continued…
South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 5 years in prison for obstruction
16 January 2026 @ 6:18 am
A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him following his failed…
UK, Canadian watchdogs press on with probes into Elon Musk's Grok chatbot
16 January 2026 @ 5:47 am
Britain and Canada have both said they are pushing forward with probes into xAI's Grok chatbot, signaling official scrutiny of the program will persist even as xAI says it…
Moscow agrees with Trump that Ukraine is holding up peace deal, Kremlin says
16 January 2026 @ 3:46 am
Moscow agrees with U.S. President Donald Trump’s view that Ukraine is holding up a peace deal to end the almost four years of fighting since Russia invaded its…