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Invincible Japan edges Australia to win Women's Asian Cup
21 March 2026 @ 12:10 pm
Maika Hamano scored the only goal as a formidable Japan battled past Australia to clinch a third Women's Asian Cup title on Saturday in a front of a…
U.S. allows 30-day sale of Iran oil at sea in bid to tame prices
21 March 2026 @ 12:00 pm
The Trump administration waived sanctions on the purchase of Iranian oil at sea for 30 days on Friday in its latest attempt to ease oil prices that have…
Officials say 14 were killed in fire at South Korean auto parts plant
21 March 2026 @ 10:35 am
South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where…
Officials say at least 10 people were killed in a South Korean factory fire
21 March 2026 @ 10:34 am
South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered 10 bodies from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where a blaze likely…
Man arrested for slashing seat on train, says he has done it ’50 to 60 times’ before
21 March 2026 @ 10:30 am
Osaka prefectural police have arrested a 56-year-old man on suspicion of causing property damage after he slashed a train seat.
The incident occurred at around 7:30 p.m. on…
Takaichi pays tribute at Arlington cemetery
21 March 2026 @ 7:13 am
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi paid tribute at the Arlington National Cemetery near Washington on Friday as she wrapped up her first U.S. visit for talks with President…
Drone video from inside a Fukushima reactor shows a hole in pressure vessel, likely fuel debris
21 March 2026 @ 7:10 am
A video taken by tiny drones sent into one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant showed a gaping hole in the thick-walled steel…
Iran war complicates Japan's task of keeping U.S. focused on Indo-Pacific
21 March 2026 @ 7:10 am
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, described by U.S. President Donald Trump as having a "very fine relationship" with him at summit talks Thursday, wants to keep Washington focused…
SoftBank CEO Son unveils $500 bil AI data center investment in Ohio
21 March 2026 @ 7:09 am
SoftBank Group Corp plans to invest $500 billion to build an artificial intelligence data center in Ohio, with construction to begin sometime this year, the conglomerate's chairman and…
Iran ready to help passage of Japanese ships in Strait of Hormuz
21 March 2026 @ 7:09 am
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran is ready to facilitate the passage of Japanese vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global energy…