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Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub
19 January 2026 @ 11:27 am
U.S. President Donald Trump linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought "purely of…
TEPCO postpones 1st reactor restart since Fukushima due to alarm trouble
19 January 2026 @ 9:42 am
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc said Monday it will postpone until an unspecified date the restart of its nuclear reactor northwest of Tokyo -- its first since…
Japan's new opposition party unveils pledges to fight 'divisive' politics
19 January 2026 @ 9:41 am
Japan's new opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, unveiled its party platform on Monday with pledges to ease economic pressures and offer an alternative to "divisive" politics as…
62-year-old man arrested for abandoning body of 87-year-old mother at home
19 January 2026 @ 7:35 am
Police in Shizuoka City have arrested a 62-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning the body of his 87-year-old mother.
According to police, Naoki Sano is suspected of not…
Takaichi's talks with Trump in U.S. eyed for around March 20
19 January 2026 @ 7:34 am
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may visit the United States around March 20 for talks with President Donald Trump, diplomatic sources said Sunday, as she aims to reaffirm…
Bullet train hits person while passing through station in Yamaguchi Prefecture
19 January 2026 @ 7:31 am
Some shinkansen bullet train services between southwestern and western Japan were temporarily suspended on Monday morning due to an incident involving a casualty, the railway operator said.
The…
Top Ukrainian negotiator says talks with U.S. to continue in Davos
19 January 2026 @ 7:25 am
Ukraine's top negotiator Rustem Umerov said on Sunday that talks with U.S. officials on a resolution of the nearly four-year-old war with Russia would continue at the World…
Gauff, Medvedev advance in Australian Open as Djokovic begins record Slam quest
19 January 2026 @ 7:23 am
Erratic title contender Coco Gauff and three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev reached the Australian Open second round Monday ahead of a defiant Novak Djokovic launching his latest bid to…
Toll in Spain train collision rises to at least 39 dead as rescuers search for more bodies
19 January 2026 @ 7:20 am
Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people died in the high-speed train collision Sunday in southern Spain and rescue efforts were continuing.
The collision occurred when…
U.S. futures sink after Trump warns of higher tariffs for 8 countries over Greenland issue
19 January 2026 @ 7:15 am
U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries due to their opposition to…