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[ad_1] China’s military on Monday launched military drills around Taiwan, calling the large-scale exercises a “stern warning to the separatist acts of Taiwan Independence forces.”The exercises, code-named Joint Sword-2024B, are intended “to test the joint operations capabilities of the theater command's troops,” China’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. It did not say when the drills, which were taking place in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south […]

[ad_1] Osaka – With just six months to go before the 2025 World Exposition in the city of Osaka, there are still a host of challenges for organizers such as the slow sale of advance tickets.The Osaka Expo is scheduled to take place on Yumeshima, an artificial island, from April 13 through Oct. 13 next year.A ring-shaped roof with a circumference of around 2 kilometers — one of the world's […]

[ad_1] Los Angeles – In the days after the debacle, several members of the Los Angeles Dodgers approached Yoshinobu Yamamoto.The weight of a Game 1 failure in a National League Division Series hung on Yamamoto’s shoulders, his distress obvious to a group that does not speak his language. A procession of teammates tried to lift his spirits. He heard from pitchers and catchers, infielders and outfielders, coaches and executives, all […]

[ad_1] Just days after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a grassroots group of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors pushing for the abolition of nuclear arms, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has signaled that his government will “seriously consider” participating as an observer in a conference of signatories to a U.N. treaty that bans the destructive weapons.Speaking on an NHK television program Sunday featuring other major party leaders, the […]

[ad_1] The upcoming Oct. 27 general election presents the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), the largest opposition party in parliament, with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to present itself as a credible alternative to the scandal-tainted Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the eyes of the voters.However, despite the LDP’s fumbling over its handling of a slush funds scandal, the CDP still faces deep-rooted doubts over its ability to govern, and the […]

[ad_1] Barcelona – Emirates Team New Zealand began its America's Cup defense in style on Saturday, cruising to a first race win by a wide margin over challenger Ineos Britannia.Skippered by Peter Burling, the Kiwis were faultless as they drew first blood by 0.41 seconds in the opening race of the best-of-13 series.The futuristic foiling yachts may have cost millions of dollars to develop but the AC75s are rendered redundant […]

[ad_1] Empress Emerita Michiko left the hospital on Sunday afternoon after treatment for a fractured right femur. The 89-year-old former empress underwent surgery for the fracture at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Tuesday after falling at the Sento Imperial Residence in Tokyo on Oct. 6. The Empress Emerita expressed her gratitude to hospital staff for their dedicated efforts during her surgery and rehabilitation, according to the Imperial Household Agency, […]

[ad_1] While his views on defense garnered most of the headlines during last month’s Liberal Democratic Party leadership campaign, where Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stands on energy-related issues is the focal point for climate experts and activists. The early indications are that Japan’s new leader may depart from some, but not all, of his predecessor’s policies. In some respects, Ishiba’s views on how to deal with the crucial issue of […]

[ad_1] JERUSALEM – For more than two years, Yahya Sinwar huddled with his top Hamas commanders and plotted what they hoped would be the most devastating and destabilizing attack on Israel in the militant group’s four-decade history.Minutes of Hamas’ secret meetings, seized by the Israeli military and obtained by The New York Times, provide a detailed record of the planning for the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, as well as […]