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Abe resigns as Giants manager after arrest over alleged assault
26 May 2026 @ 10:01 am
Shinnosuke Abe -- manager of the Yomiuri Giants, Japan's oldest and most storied professional baseball team -- stepped down Tuesday following his arrest over an altercation with his…
Quad ministers announce new Indo-Pacific initiatives on maritime security and energy
26 May 2026 @ 9:58 am
The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States announced new initiatives Tuesday on maritime security, port infrastructure and energy, as the group known as the…
Asian shares and oil prices mixed after U.S. launches strikes in southern Iran
26 May 2026 @ 7:39 am
Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia after the U.S. military said it carried out what it called “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and…
Gov't to compile over ¥3 tril extra budget: Takaichi
26 May 2026 @ 7:36 am
The Japanese government will compile a supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 totaling more than 3 trillion yen ($19 billion) to brace for higher energy prices amid prolonged tensions…
2 men, both 19, arrested over gold bar robbery on street in Tokyo
26 May 2026 @ 7:36 am
Two 19-year-old men have been arrested for allegedly robbing four men of a backpack containing gold bars and injuring them on the street in Tokyo last month, police…
Gov’t honors war dead at Chidorigafuchi cemetery
26 May 2026 @ 7:34 am
The government on Monday held a ceremony to honor the nation's war dead at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo, where the unidentified remains of Japanese soldiers are interred.…
Gov't OKs ¥500 bil use from reserve fund for energy bill subsidy
26 May 2026 @ 7:33 am
The Japanese government decided Tuesday to use 513.5 billion yen ($3.2 billion) from reserve funds for the current fiscal year to resume subsidies for energy bills during the…
Inquiry into antisemitism in Australia condemns online hatred and bigotry targeting witnesses
26 May 2026 @ 7:03 am
The head of an inquiry into antisemitism in Australia on Tuesday said Jewish witnesses who appeared before it are facing online harassment and bigotry and issued a condemnation.…
North Korea fired several missiles, South Korean military says
26 May 2026 @ 6:03 am
North Korea fired several missiles including at least one short-range ballistic missile toward waters off the country's west coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said.
The missiles were…
Astros starter Tatsuya Imai and 2 relievers throw combined no-hitter against Rangers
26 May 2026 @ 4:10 am
Houston Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai and relievers Steven Okert and Alimber Santa combined to throw a no-hitter in a 9-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.…