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[ad_1] Melbourne – Naomi Osaka said Wednesday that crashing out of the Australian Open was "bittersweet" but vowed not to mope as she headed home in time to see new baby Shai crawl for the first time.The Japanese star, who has won four Grand Slams, including two in Melbourne, hadn't played a match since September 2022 and gave birth to her daughter in July.She returned for the 2024 season only […]

[ad_1] Manila – The Philippines hopes to sign in the first quarter of the year an agreement with Japan allowing the deployment of military forces on each other's soil, Manila's defense minister said Tuesday.The Philippines is strengthening its ties with neighbors and other countries to counter what it calls an increasingly aggressive Beijing in the South China Sea.The Philippines and Canada are also working on a memorandum of understanding for […]

[ad_1] Los Angeles – Josh Allen threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another as the Buffalo Bills defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-17 in their weather-delayed NFL wild-card battle on Monday.In freezing conditions at Buffalo's Highmark Stadium, Allen and the Bills advanced to a home playoff showdown with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs next weekend after torching the Steelers' with a devastating first-half offensive display.Monday's playoff game had […]

[ad_1] On Jan. 8, a cargo drone carrying a box of medicines traveled 3 kilometers from a cultural center in the city of Wajima, in Ishikawa Prefecture, touching down on the snow-covered grounds of Konosu Elementary School.The medicines were then delivered to three people who had sought refuge at the school after losing their homes following the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that hit the Sea of Japan coast on Jan. 1.The […]

[ad_1] Davos, Switzerland – China will put on a show of force Tuesday, represented by Prime Minister Li Qiang together with a large delegation at the annual meeting of global elites in Davos despite shadows cast by wars raging in Ukraine and Gaza.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) in person for the first time since Russia's invasion in 2022, hoping to drum up more […]

[ad_1] Nagasaki – The first Marriott hotel in Japan's southwestern Kyushu region opened Tuesday adjacent to Nagasaki Station amid hopes of boosting local tourism. Along with a new shinkansen service connecting Nagasaki and the Takeo Onsen resort in neighboring Saga Prefecture launched in September 2022, the new luxury hotel is expected to help attract visitors and revitalize the economy. The Nagasaki Marriott Hotel, which is Marriott's ninth in Japan, offers […]

[ad_1] TAIPEI – The U.S. official who heads the body that handles unofficial ties with Taiwan on Tuesday decried Nauru's "unfortunate" decision to break ties with Taipei shortly after an election and warned that Beijing's promises often go unfulfilled.The Pacific, where tiny Nauru is located, has become a source of intense competition for influence between Washington which has traditionally viewed it as its backyard, and Beijing, which has targeted Taiwanese […]

[ad_1] Tokyo prosecutors will not indict seven senior members of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s faction over a political slush funds scandal, Japanese media reported Tuesday.The decision comes after investigators decided that proving a criminal conspiracy between the faction leaders and the faction’s treasurer to not report excess income from political fundraising parties would be too difficult.It also comes as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida convened a meeting of a Liberal […]

[ad_1] BEIJING – China's muted response to the weekend victory by Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te signals what some analysts see as the start of an uneasy four months before he takes office, with Beijing treading carefully before then.Lai, from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), will not replace outgoing Tsai Ing-wen until May 20 — but Beijing has little appetite to break a delicate balance that has settled over its […]