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Prosecutors seek 23 years for Japanese doctor in consensual killing case

[ad_1] Prosecutors on Thursday sought a 23-year jail term for Yoshikazu Okubo, 45, a doctor accused of the consensual killing of a woman with a fatal neurological disease.Okubo is accused of conspiring with former doctor Naoki Yamamoto, 46, in administering a fatal dose of a sedative drug through a gastric feeding tube to Yuri Hayashi, then 51, at her request in her apartment in Kyoto on Nov. 30, 2019. The Kyoto District Court is scheduled to deliver its ruling on […]

February 2, 2024

Japan

Curtain falls on Abe faction’s 45-year history but scrutiny to continue

[ad_1] The Liberal Democratic Party's largest political faction formally met Thursday for what was likely to be the final time, as the group, previously headed by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, announced it was bringing down the curtain on its 45-year run.But with questions still swirling about the involvement of Abe faction members, especially faction leaders, in an LDP political slush funds scandal, the decision to dissolve the faction — formally known as the Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai — may not […]

February 2, 2024

Japan

No injuries as wing tips of passenger jets touch at airport in Osaka

[ad_1] The wing tips of two passenger jets "scratched" each other at a Japanese airport Thursday, an airport operator said, in the latest in a string of aviation recent mishaps in the country. Reports said no one was injured in the incident involving the two All Nippon Airways aircraft at Osaka's Itami airport for domestic flights. "We've been told wing tips of two ANA planes scratched each other" shortly after 10:00 am, said a spokesman for Kansai Airports, which operates […]

February 2, 2024

Japan

¥17 billion raised for quake-hit Ishikawa

[ad_1] Donations to quake-hit Ishikawa have reached around ¥17 billion ($116 million), prefectural officials said Thursday. According to the officials, 223,365 donations totaling ¥16,925 million had been made as of Tuesday. A committee made up of members of related organizations will decide how to allocate the funds, which will be distributed to those affected by the quake via local municipalities. Satofull, a Tokyo-based operator of a website for the central government's furusato nozei (hometown tax donation system), allows users to […]

February 2, 2024

Japan

U.S. and Japan conduct joint naval drills

[ad_1] On board the USS Carl Vinson – The U.S. and Japanese navies held joint exercises in the Philippine Sea this week, in a show of force as tensions with China and North Korea rise.Washington and Beijing are at loggerheads over a raft of issues, from chips to tariffs, but both have been alarmed by the growing assertiveness of China's military in the Pacific.China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own and has vowed to seize the island, by force if […]

February 2, 2024

Entertainment

Gambia: Janjanbureh Celebrates 7th Kankurang Festival in Grand Style

[ad_1] The 7th Edition of the Janjanbureh Kankurang Festival which was celebrated from the 26th to 28th of January 2024 has been described as one of its kind in the historic Island of Janjanbureh also known as McCarthy Island and Georgetown. The three-day festival that brought together thousands of visitors, tourists, and lovers of culture allowed everyone to mingle, and enjoy themselves while it also created chances of business opportunities for investors especially those who want to invest in the […]

February 1, 2024

Japan

Jera to check two thermal power plants in Japan after fire

[ad_1] Jera, Japan's biggest power generator, will check two thermal power plants that are using woody biomass fuel similar to the Taketoyo thermal power station which was hit by a fire on Jan. 31, it said in a statement.Japan is the world's second biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and any disruptions at its domestic power plants — be that thermal or nuclear facilities — are closely watched by traders for indications of a demand increase.The Taketoyo No.5 unit […]

February 1, 2024

News

Tanzania: Ruthless Yanga Delight Gamondi

[ad_1] DAR ES SALAAM: YOUNG Africans Head Coach Miguel Gamondi acknowledged his team's performance after an outstanding 5-1 win over Hausung FC. The Kariakoo-based club progressed to the third round of the Azam Sports Federation Cup (ASFC) after outclassing the Njombe-based side at Azam Complex in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday. On the day, Yanga's striker Clement Mzize secured a hat-trick. At the same time, Jonas Mkude and Mahlatse Makudubela contributed one goal each to help the defending champions advance […]

February 1, 2024

News

Kenya: History Makers 3×3 Basketball Team Headline 2023 Soya Sports Team Women Nominees

[ad_1] Nairobi — The national basketball 3X3 squad has made the cut to the top five nominees of the 2023 Sports Personality of Year Awards (SOYA) Sports Team Women category, ahead of the 20th anniversary celebrations scheduled for February 23. Other nominees are the national women's volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) basketball team, Roll-Ball and Nairobi Water Handball team. Speaking ahead of the annual awards set to be hosted in Nairobi, SOYA Founder, Paul Tergat said, "We […]

February 1, 2024

Prosecutors seek 23 years for Japanese doctor in consensual killing case

Curtain falls on Abe faction’s 45-year history but scrutiny to continue

No injuries as wing tips of passenger jets touch at airport in Osaka

¥17 billion raised for quake-hit Ishikawa

U.S. and Japan conduct joint naval drills

Gambia: Janjanbureh Celebrates 7th Kankurang Festival in Grand Style

Jera to check two thermal power plants in Japan after fire

Tanzania: Ruthless Yanga Delight Gamondi

Kenya: History Makers 3×3 Basketball Team Headline 2023 Soya Sports Team Women Nominees

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