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[ad_1] SHANGHAI/BEIJING – For Chinese businessman Han Changming, disruptions to Red Sea freight are threatening the survival of his trading company in the eastern province of Fujian.Han, who exports Chinese-made cars to Africa and imports off-road vehicles from Europe, said the cost of shipping a container to Europe had surged to roughly $7,000 from $3,000 in December, when Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement escalated attacks on shipping."The disruptions have wiped out […]

[ad_1] In late November, the Hiroshima High Court dismissed a suit for damages filed by a woman in her 40s against her father, who had sexually abused her since childhood. What stood in the way of her claim was the limitation period under the Civil Code, which prescribes the maximum time after a crime within which legal proceedings may be initiated — in this case 20 years."I feel like I […]

[ad_1] Japan’s successful touchdown on the lunar surface not only made it the fifth country to soft land a spacecraft on the moon but may have also demonstrated critical technologies for future space missions.Dubbed “Moon Sniper,” the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) spacecraft tested a new system that allows moon missions to land within 100 meters of a target area, a capability that — if confirmed over the coming weeks […]

[ad_1] The Kansas City Chiefs reached the AFC championship game for the sixth straight year, while the Detroit Lions will play in their first NFC title game in 33 years after their victories in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday.Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes to Travis Kelce, and the Chiefs outlasted the Buffalo Bills in a 27-24 road win in Orchard Park, New York.Isiah Pacheco ran […]

[ad_1] Producers of kamaboko steamed fish cakes, a long-loved seafood product eaten throughout the year that also forms part of New Year feasts, are struggling to stay in business.In December, employees of Wakamatsuya, a producer of processed marine products in Ise, Mie Prefecture, worked round the clock at the company’s factory.Using special knives and molding equipment, surimi (fish paste) is made into half-cylindrical shapes, which are then steamed and cooled […]

[ad_1] Japan's 225-issue Nikkei share average rallied to a fresh 34-year peak on Monday as the U.S. S&P 500's record-high close on Friday buoyed investor sentiment, despite continued signs of overheating in the Asian market.After opening sharply higher, the Nikkei fell back slightly in the morning session before rising as much as 1.69% to 36,571.80, a level not seen since February 1990, in late trade. It closed the day 1.62% […]

[ad_1] Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, is set to work at the Japanese Red Cross Society from April after graduating from university, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday.Although planning to continue engaging in her official duties as an imperial family member, the 22-year-old princess has been hoping to be employed by the society, which she said she has "always had an interest in."The society […]

[ad_1] A reform panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will propose the introduction of a system enabling the party to request that a faction disband if it is found to have violated the political funds control law, sources close to the matter said Monday. In its interim report, expected to be released later this week, the panel will also recommend that the party toughen its penalties for lawmakers in […]

[ad_1] Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s sudden announcement late last week of his plan to dissolve his political faction in order to restore public trust in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party — and his own administration — appears to be a gamble that has failed.Leaders of three major LDP factions, including Kishida, announced last week that they would disband their groups over a political slush funds scandal, but on Monday polls […]