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[ad_1] Kura Sushi USA is a sensation in the stock market and on social media, soaring to a billion-dollar market value and winning a cult following with robot servers and toy prizes at its restaurants. Yet a recent rocky stretch for the shares suggests that investors are starting to wonder whether Kura can live up to the excitement.The U.S.-based offshoot of the famous Japanese chain that uses touchscreen menus, robots […]

[ad_1] Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit earthquake-devastated areas in Ishikawa Prefecture on Sunday to assess the damage firsthand, the government said, as the death toll in the prefecture hit 220, with 24 people still missing Saturday. In his first trip to the quake-hit region on the Sea of Japan coast since a magnitude-7.6 temblor occurred on New Year's Day, Kishida will speak with local residents staying at evacuation centers […]

[ad_1] With COVID-19 outbreaks being whipped up for a fifth year, testing has emerged as a source of frustration once again.Whereas obtaining a test was often difficult in early 2020, now the abundance of cheaper rapid kits in grocery stores and home medicine cabinets has led to a new concern — they don’t seem to work."When people tell me that their rapid antigen tests never turn positive, they’re usually talking […]

[ad_1] Taipei – One of Asia’s most consequential elections this year has kicked off in Taiwan, as the self-ruled island’s 19.5 million eligible voters head to polls to choose their next president and legislative representatives in a pivotal election that could have significant geopolitical consequences for the Asia-Pacific region.The three main parties contesting what some have framed as a vote of “change versus continuity” are the ruling Democratic Progressive Party […]

[ad_1] Pressing his gloved hands together and bowing his head, Seiji Yoshimura, helmeted and sporting a bright orange jacket over his jumpsuit, offers a silent prayer toward a crushed home from which he helped recover the body of an elderly woman. She was among the now 215 casualties of the giant earthquake that rocked the Noto Peninsula in central Japan at 4:10 p.m. on Jan. 1. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Doha – Takefusa Kubo was tipped for stardom after joining Barcelona's academy at age 10 and the Japanese attacking midfielder now looks poised to realize his potential by taking the Asian Cup by storm.The 22-year-old, who was once signed by Real Madrid, has found his feet at Real Sociedad this season, scoring six goals and helping the club top its Champions League group.His eye-catching form has seen him linked […]

[ad_1] The U.S. has launched a fresh airstrike on a Houthi rebel radar instillation, in what was described as a follow-up attack to an earlier barrage across Yemen intended to degrade the group’s ability to target commercial shipping in the Red Sea.Unlike the previous operation, in which the U.K. took part with support from several other nations, this one was conducted solely by the U.S., two officials said Friday night, […]

[ad_1] Donald Trump is yearning for a blowout victory in Monday’s Iowa Republican caucus as Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis aim to get close enough to the front-runner to prolong their 2024 presidential bids. Old man winter has emerged as an obstacle for all three.Caucus-time temperatures on Monday are forecast to be as low as minus 27 degrees Celsius, which would be the coldest ever for the event, which has […]

[ad_1] SBI Holdings' brokerage arm was temporarily banned from some trades related to initial public offerings after Japan’s financial regulator said it manipulated stocks, in the country’s second major trading scandal in recent years.The Financial Services Agency on Friday instructed the nation’s biggest online broker SBI Securities not to solicit trade orders from clients for shares on the day they list. The curbs are effective through Jan. 18. Officials also […]