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Chaos marks Venice Biennale after jury quits over Israeli and Russian participation
9 May 2026 @ 12:25 pm
Geopolitical tensions spilled over into the Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition, which opens its most chaotic and contested edition in memory Saturday with no Golden Lions after the…
Japan to send business delegation to Russia in late May
9 May 2026 @ 12:19 pm
Japan is preparing to send an economic delegation to Russia later this month in a move aimed at laying the groundwork for expanded business activity after the war…
Japan baseball considers punishment for dangerous swings after umpire hit
9 May 2026 @ 7:06 am
Japanese baseball is considering punishing players for dangerous swings, reports said Friday, as an umpire remains unconscious three weeks after being accidentally hit on the head by a…
Japan general waste output hits record low in FY2024
9 May 2026 @ 7:05 am
Japan's general waste output fell to a record low of 38.11 million tons in fiscal 2024, a government survey showed Friday, due to a population decline and the…
Yokozuna Onosato, ozeki Aonishiki withdraw from sumo tournament
9 May 2026 @ 7:05 am
Yokozuna Onosato and Ukrainian-born ozeki Aonishiki have withdrawn from the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, it was confirmed Friday after neither was named in the list of bouts…
Woman found dead in hotel room in Osaka
9 May 2026 @ 7:05 am
Police in Osaka are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a hotel room on Saturday morning.
According to police, at around 5 a.m.,…
Japan confirms year's first fatal bear attack; two more suspected
9 May 2026 @ 7:03 am
Japan confirmed Friday the first fatal bear attack of 2026 after a record 13 deaths last year, with reports pointing to a jump in sightings as the animals…
Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for 3-day ceasefire and prisoner swap
9 May 2026 @ 6:19 am
President Donald Trump said Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that…
Starmer vows to fight on after Labour punished in polls across Britain
9 May 2026 @ 3:13 am
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to stay in office to "deliver change" after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses in English local elections and parliamentary…
Iran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares
9 May 2026 @ 3:13 am
Efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in the Gulf on Friday, while a U.S. intelligence…