Japan

[ad_1] Kathmandu – Nepali mercenaries are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, lured to kill far from their Himalayan homeland by promises of a passport and cash. But wounded returnees warn anyone tempted to join the war: "Do not come."While Nepali soldiers-for-hire can bank in a month nearly double what they could earn in a year back home, conditions are brutal and many have been killed or wounded."I watched my friends […]

[ad_1] Donald Trump’s China trade war frayed economic ties between the two global superpowers. His second-term plans risk cutting them entirely.The former president is pitching a 60% tariff on all Chinese imports. That would shrink a $575 billion trade pipeline to practically nothing, Bloomberg Economics analysis shows. And it’s not the only escalation Trump has in mind if he converts a narrow poll lead over incumbent Joe Biden into victory […]

[ad_1] Manila – The Philippine Coast Guard on Sunday accused Chinese vessels of "dangerous" maneuvers during a nine-day patrol near a reef off the coast of the Southeast Asian country.The Philippine vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua was deployed in early February to patrol the waters around Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground in the South China Sea, and "ensure the safety of Filipino fishermen in the area."The reef has been a […]

[ad_1] Las Vegas – Pop superstar Taylor Swift chugged a drink, bit her nails, buried her face in her hands and hugged her friends throughout a nerve-shredding Super Bowl LVIII.At the end, it was hugs and kisses for her and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, on a field covered with glitter and ticker tape as the world digested an epic Super Bowl.Swift was central to the […]

[ad_1] SENDAI – People with disabilities accounted for more than 20% of deaths caused by physical and mental strain following major earthquakes in the 2010s in Japan, a recent Kyodo News study showed.The survey of local governments showed 21% of deaths linked to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan involved people with disability certificates, while the comparable figure from the 2016 quakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, stood at […]

[ad_1] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency — also known as JAXA — plans to launch the second unit of its H3 new liquid fuel rocket Thursday after failing to launch the first unit in March 2023.JAXA finished its preparations for the second H3 launch in less than a year, working out measures to prevent any such failure through investigations into the cause of the incident mainly with partner Mitsubishi Heavy […]

[ad_1] With just a few days left before Indonesia’s national election, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is closing in on a goal he has long sought: to become the president of Southeast Asia’s largest and most populous state.Despite his checkered military past, surveys have consistently shown Prabowo as the candidate to beat, with polls indicating that he might get over 50% of votes in the first round and avoid a run-off.Should […]

[ad_1] Naomi Osaka may have lost three straight matches following her successful return from a maternity break, but the former world No. 1 said the only the direction left to go is up ahead of the Qatar Open.The four-time Grand Slam champion, who gave birth to her daughter Shai in July, won her first match after 15 months away from the game at the Brisbane International last month before falling […]

[ad_1] Las Vegas – San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan absorbed his third agonizing Super Bowl defeat Sunday, but vowed the 49ers would bounce back after being denied in overtime by the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday."We all hurt," Shanahan said after the 49ers fell 25-22 against the Chiefs — who won it with a Patrick Mahomes touchdown pass with three seconds left in overtime."Everyone knows how it feels. […]