Japan

[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 […]

[ad_1] LONDON – From the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war nearly 100 days ago, U.S. President Joe Biden and his aides have struggled to keep the war contained, fearful that a regional escalation could quickly draw in U.S. forces.Now, with the U.S.-led strikes on nearly 30 sites in Yemen on Thursday, there is no longer a question of whether there will be a regional conflict. It has already begun. The […]

[ad_1] The year that was in games saw a staggering number of industry layoffs with community-based tracking clocking in over 10,000 people being let go. At the same time, it was a year that saw some of the highest caliber of games released, among them Baldur’s Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Final Fantasy XVI.With such a striking dichotomy, debate still rages among fans, developers […]

[ad_1] The Japanese government this week started construction work essential to the relocation of the Futenma Marine base in Okinawa over the objections of the prefectural government and the wishes of many of its citizens.The work and the move are long overdue.We understand the concerns of the Okinawa people. They have borne a heavy, perhaps disproportionate, burden in the Japan-U.S. alliance. But the base must be moved. The failure to […]