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Spurs edge Knicks 115-111 in NBA Finals as Trump booed
9 June 2026 @ 11:58 am
Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points to inspire the San Antonio Spurs to a 115-111 victory over New York in the NBA Finals on Monday, snapping the Knicks' 13-game…
Bear captured in Utsunomiya as schools shut for second day
9 June 2026 @ 10:04 am
Police and hunters in the city of Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture captured a wild black bear on Tuesday after a dramatic multi-day search that gripped the nation, as…
Japan captain Endo in race to be fit for World Cup opener
9 June 2026 @ 7:40 am
Japan captain Wataru Endo is in a race to be fit for their World Cup opener against the Netherlands on Sunday, leaving coach Hajime Moriyasu "praying" he makes…
LDP seeks defense funding boost, citing 3.5% GDP benchmark
9 June 2026 @ 7:39 am
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday called for securing funding to transform the country's defense capabilities within five years, citing moves by other nations to raise defense…
Major parties back draft proposal on Japan's imperial family law revision
9 June 2026 @ 7:39 am
Most of the major ruling and opposition parties on Monday showed support for a draft proposal by Japan's lower and upper house speakers for a law revision to…
Man found dead in container on Kobe company premises with knives stuck in his abdomen, eye
9 June 2026 @ 7:38 am
A man was found dead Monday in a container on the premises of a civil engineering company in Kobe City with knives protruding from his abdomen and left…
Iran announces end to attacks on Israel after Trump says shooting must stop
9 June 2026 @ 5:37 am
Iran's military announced on Monday that its first wave of attacks on Israel since a ceasefire in April was now over, although it threatened to resume the strikes…
Rescuers race to reach trapped after powerful quake in southern Philippines
9 June 2026 @ 4:35 am
Rescuers searched the rubble on Tuesday of a collapsed building in the southern Philippine city of General Santos, the worst hit by a powerful earthquake that has killed…
Republican senators warn surveillance program may lapse after Trump intel pick backlash
9 June 2026 @ 3:24 am
Republicans are warning the White House that a critical surveillance authority is likely to lapse this week amid bipartisan backlash over President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the…
OpenAI makes move to go public one week after rival Anthropic
8 June 2026 @ 10:32 pm
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Monday took the first step toward going public, one week after arch-rival Anthropic announced its own filing, as both companies look to raise the massive…