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Japan's moon lander wasn't built to survive a weekslong lunar night; it's still going after 3
Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Wednesday after receiving an image from the device three months after it landed on the moon. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the lunar probe responded to a signal from the earth Tuesday night, confirming… Read
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
In 2018, Tokyo’s aging Tsukiji Fish Market closed down and its wholesale operations relocated to the Toyosu district of the city. This wasn’t because Tsukiji was a bad location, however. If anything, the location was too good, as being in a developed, transportation-connected part of downtown meant there wasn’t space to build a new facility for the… Read
Trump meets former Japanese PM Aso; criticizes strong dollar against yen
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with another senior foreign government official while he's in New York for his criminal hush money trial. The presumptive GOP nominee was hosting former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, one of the country's most influential politicians, at Trump Tower on Tuesday evening. “He’s a highly respected man… Read
Nikkei leads Asian gains following Wall Street rally
Asian shares rose on Wednesday, led by an 2% gain in Japan’s Nikkei 225 after U.S. stocks rallied for a second straight day Tuesday, blunting the blow from what’s been a rough April. U.S. futures rose while oil prices edged lower. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.1% in morning trading… Read
Extreme heat hits Philippines
Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing thousands of schools to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people to limit the amount of time spent outdoors. The months of March, April and May are typically the hottest and driest in the archipelago nation, but conditions this year have… Read
Taiwan happy with U.S. aid package; China objects to arms sales
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday she was happy the U.S. Congress had passed a sweeping foreign aid package which includes arms support for the island, as China urged Washington to stop selling weapons to Taipei. The United States is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier even… Read
Family court sends 16-year-old boy back to prosecutors to be tried for killing his parents
The Yokohama Family Court has sent a 16-year-old boy who allegedly murdered his parents at their apartment in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, back to public prosecutors after determining that the minor should be tried as an adult. The boy, who was 15 at the time, is accused of murdering his… Read
Musk targets Australian senator, gun laws in deepening dispute over X stabbing content
Elon Musk said an Australian senator should be jailed and suggested the country's gun laws were meant to stop resistance against its "fascist government", escalating his battle over a court order to remove video posts of a bishop being stabbed. After Australia's federal court told Musk's platform X to temporarily… Read
Ohtani hits 450-foot homer into second deck at Nationals Park in Dodgers' 4-1 win
Shohei Ohtani hit a 450-foot homer to the second deck in right field in his first visit to Nationals Park, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Washington 4-1 on Tuesday night. Ohtani's sixth homer of the season was the hardest-hit of his career at 118.7 mph. It was also the hardest-hit home run… Read
Bill to ban TikTok in U.S. unless it divests from Chinese parent clears Congress
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. The measure was part of a $95 billion foreign aid package, including military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and… Read
