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Justice Department handling of Epstein file release sparks backlash
22 December 2025 @ 11:47 pm
Bipartisan anger over the U.S. Department of Justice's slow release of Jeffrey Epstein documents grew on Monday as lawmakers threatened to launch an effort to hold Attorney General…
Actress Ryoko Hirosue summarily indicted for negligent driving injury
22 December 2025 @ 9:51 pm
Prosecutors on Monday sought summary proceedings against Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue over an injury caused by negligent driving after she rear-ended a trailer on an expressway in April,…
Spotify says piracy activists hacked its music catalogue
22 December 2025 @ 9:48 pm
Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it had disabled accounts from a piracy activist hacker group that claimed to have "backed up" millions of Spotify's music files and…
Ralph Fiennes shines in 'The Choral,' a heartfelt WWI drama about the power of music
22 December 2025 @ 9:47 pm
The best parts of the “Ocean's Eleven” movies aren't the big heists. They're when the crew, that motley assortment of raw talent, is being put together. And that's…
UK singer Chris Rea dies at 74
22 December 2025 @ 9:47 pm
British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, best known for the 1980s festive hit "Driving Home for Christmas", has died at the age of 74, his family announced on Monday.
"It…
Barry Manilow to have surgery for early-stage lung cancer
22 December 2025 @ 9:47 pm
Barry Manilow will be having surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his lung and will reschedule his January concerts, the singer announced Monday.
Manilow, 82, said doctors…
Japan convenience store sales up 2.4% in Nov on Black Friday promotions
22 December 2025 @ 9:44 pm
Convenience store sales in Japan rose 2.4 percent in November from a year earlier, helped by Black Friday promotions even as consumers grappled with rising living costs, an…
Uniqlo operator to raise starting salary in Japan to ¥370,000
22 December 2025 @ 9:43 pm
Fast Retailing Co, the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, said Monday its group will hike the starting salary of new employees in Japan to 370,000 yen from…
Emperor emeritus Akihito turns 92
22 December 2025 @ 9:43 pm
Emperor emeritus Akihito turned 92 on Tuesday after spending the past year reflecting on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, with his condition stable…
China complains about Japanese official visiting Taiwan
22 December 2025 @ 9:43 pm
China has lodged a diplomatic complaint with Japan regarding the visit by a high-ranking official of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry…