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Japan real wages rise for 3rd straight month but outpaced by price rises
8 May 2026 @ 7:40 am
Japan's real wages in March rose 1.0 percent from a year earlier for the third straight monthly increase, reflecting firms' robust profits and their efforts to offer competitive…
Man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting teenage girl in apartment in Chiba
8 May 2026 @ 7:37 am
Chiba prefectural police have arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl in an apartment.
Police said Makoto Takayanagi, a company executive, is…
U.S. trade court rules against Trump's 10% global tariffs
8 May 2026 @ 7:35 am
The U.S. trade court on Thursday ruled against President Donald Trump's latest 10% global tariffs, finding they were not justified under a 1970s trade law. However, the court…
Police arrest bus driver in fatal highway crash; search operator
8 May 2026 @ 7:34 am
Police arrested a bus driver Thursday on suspicion of negligent driving after a crash on a Fukushima expressway killed a high school student the previous day, as investigators…
Sony reports declining profit but expects a record for this year
8 May 2026 @ 7:34 am
Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Group Corp reported a 3.4% drop in its annual profit but projected Friday a comeback to record profits for the current fiscal…
Nuclear reactor in central Japan halted after steam leak near turbine
8 May 2026 @ 7:34 am
The operator of a nuclear power plant in the central Japanese prefecture of Fukui said it halted its reactor Friday morning after discovering steam leaking from near a…
Global perceptions of U.S. under Trump worse than Russia, survey finds
8 May 2026 @ 5:35 am
Global perceptions of the U.S. have deteriorated for a second consecutive year and are now worse than views of Russia, an annual study on democracy published on Friday…
3 Australian women back from Syria charged with slavery and terrorism over alleged IS links
8 May 2026 @ 3:21 am
Three Australian women were charged on Friday with slavery and terrorism offenses after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 others whom police allege are linked to…
Zelenskyy warns against attending Russia's parade as Moscow repeats threats
8 May 2026 @ 3:08 am
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday warned allies of Russia against attending its May 9 WWII victory parade, as Moscow doubled down on its threat to strike Kyiv…
Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional
8 May 2026 @ 3:08 am
The Trump administration's cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency…