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[ad_1] Promotion-chasing sekiwake Kotonowaka claimed the outright lead Tuesday, the 10th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, moving ahead of his five closest rivals by a single win.Kotonowaka (9-1) cruised in his highly-anticipated bout against top-tier makuuchi-division debutant and fellow joint overnight leader Onosato (8-2), helped by the No. 15 maegashira's tepid opening charge and failure to make use of his big frame at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.A powerful […]

[ad_1] With only a few days left before the opening of the next session of parliament on Friday, the debate over the future of Liberal Democratic Party factions is reaching a peak this week with no sign of a broad consensus.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s pledge to expedite the discussion and outline the party’s stance on political reform before the start of the assembly will likely leave some disgruntled.At the moment, […]

[ad_1] World Bank President Ajay Banga is not short on ambition when it comes to his vision for growing the global financial institution in order to realize its new climate-focused agenda.“We're going to need to become a bigger bank to be able to meet some of the challenges ahead of us,” he said Monday during his first official visit to Japan since assuming the position in June 2023.The bank’s mission […]

[ad_1] The United States has promised to consult with Japan before it resumes Osprey flights after suspending them following a deadly crash of one of the tilt-rotor aircraft late last year, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Tuesday. Kihara stated at a news conference that he understands U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has instructed the U.S. forces and relevant departments not to operate Ospreys in Japan without advance coordination with […]