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Takaichi talks tough on immigration on eve of vote
8 February 2026 @ 11:26 am
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Saturday to make Japan "more prosperous and safer", including through tougher immigration screening, in a final appeal to voters on the eve of…
Takaichi aims for blizzard of votes in rare winter election
8 February 2026 @ 11:24 am
Japanese voters trudged through snow on Sunday to cast their ballots in an election predicted to hand Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a resounding win, though record dumps in…
Takaichi heading for big election win, exit poll shows
8 February 2026 @ 11:21 am
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party is set to secure a big majority in Japan's lower house in an election on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK forecast, based on…
Heavy snow hampers voting in Japan as some question midwinter election
8 February 2026 @ 10:11 am
Voting for the general election took place Sunday amid heavy snowfall across large parts of Japan, with some voters struggling to reach polling stations and criticizing Prime Minister…
Japan's Kimura and Kimata take gold and silver in men's snowboarding big air
8 February 2026 @ 7:37 am
Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata led a Japanese gold and silver medal grab in men’s big air on Saturday, underlining the growing dominance of their country in snowboarding…
Man pulled from car, beaten in convenience store parking lot
8 February 2026 @ 7:37 am
A 51-year-old man was pulled out of his car by a gang of men who punched him and then stole his car in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on…
Australia's right-leaning opposition parties reunite
8 February 2026 @ 4:54 am
Australia's right-leaning opposition coalition reunited Sunday after splitting in a public spat over the legislative response to the Bondi Beach mass shooting.
The center-right Liberal Party and the…
If U.S. attacks, Iran says it will strike U.S. bases in the region
8 February 2026 @ 3:48 am
Iran will strike U.S. bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by U.S. forces that have massed in the region, its foreign minister said on Saturday,…
U.S. pushes Russia and Ukraine to end war by summer, Zelenskyy says
8 February 2026 @ 2:43 am
The United States wants Moscow and Kyiv to find a solution on how to end the war in Ukraine before summer, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
In remarks to…
Matsuyama shoots 68 to take 1-shot lead at Phoenix Open with top-ranked Scheffler lurking
8 February 2026 @ 1:59 am
Hideki Matsuyama was thrilled to play with fellow Japanese player Ryo Hisatsune in the final pairing at the Phoenix Open and hoped they could do it again.
Hisatsune’s…