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Ex-SDF member Gonoi to settle with state, ex-colleague over sexual assault
9 January 2026 @ 7:04 am
Rina Gonoi, who was sexually assaulted while serving in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, is expected to reach a civil settlement with the two remaining defendants, the state and…
Man found stabbed to death at home in Tokyo
9 January 2026 @ 7:03 am
A 44-year-old man was found stabbed to death in his apartment in Tokyo on Thursday.
According to police, the victim, Akihiro Kawashima, had 10 stab wounds in five…
Koizumi vows to ease U.S. base burden on Okinawa in talks with governor
9 January 2026 @ 7:03 am
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi vowed Thursday to reduce the burden on Okinawa Prefecture of hosting U.S. military bases and strengthen the defense of the southwestern Nansei island…
Takaichi gets over ¥60 million in donations from LDP chapter
9 January 2026 @ 7:01 am
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received over 60 million yen in donations from a local chapter of the Liberal Democratic Party she heads, with the money used for election…
Israeli strikes kill 11 in Gaza after failed rocket launch
9 January 2026 @ 6:39 am
Israeli strikes killed at least 11 Palestinians in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics said, in what the military said came in response to a…
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon
9 January 2026 @ 5:48 am
Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota,…
Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join U.S.
9 January 2026 @ 5:47 am
U.S. officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States,…
Russian strikes plunge Ukraine's industrial southeast into blackouts
9 January 2026 @ 3:15 am
Ukrainian officials raced to restore power on Thursday after Russian drone attacks plunged two southeastern regions into near-total blackout overnight, strikes that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said were aimed…
Tensions in Minneapolis rise over ICE fatal shooting of woman who was U.S. citizen
9 January 2026 @ 3:07 am
Tensions between Minnesota and federal officials deepened on Thursday over a U.S. Immigration agent's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old mother of three in Minneapolis, an incident that drew…
Kyrgios to play doubles only at Australian Open
9 January 2026 @ 2:22 am
Nick Kyrgios ruled out playing singles at the Australian Open on Friday, focusing only on doubles with five-set matches "a different beast".
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist made his…