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From Tokyo to Los Angeles, workers observe May Day with marches and demonstrations
People across Asia have kicked off May Day celebrations with marches and protests that spotlighted growing unease over U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies and fears of global economic instability ...
China steps up its war of words after branding US and Japanese destroyers 'enemy vessels' - as fears mount PLA will carry out D-Day style invasion of Taiwan after mon…
China has escalated its war of words by branding American and Japanese destroyers as 'enemy vessels.' The People's Liberation ...
USS Missouri’s kamikaze exhibit shares different perspective on Japanese fighter pilots
A special exhibit aboard the battleship USS Missouri has a heart-wrenching perspective on what it is like for a fighter pilot ...
South Korea expresses ‘deep disappointment’ over Japanese PM's offering to WWII shrine
South Korea on Tuesday voiced "deep disappointment and regret" after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering ...
Miami Herald11d
Massive WWII mural found intact on wall of US warship sunk in 1942, NOAA says
Now, human eyes have finally peered deep inside the doomed vessel, revealing a massive wall mural that is still intact ...
NHK15d
Rubio: US may abandon efforts to end war in Ukraine
He said if it's not possible to end the war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump will probably say at a certain point, "Well, we're done." Rubio said: "We are not going to continue with this ...
CNN15d
Japanese airport given full Hello Kitty rebrand for World Expo 2025
Don’t freak out when you try to board a flight to this southwestern Japanese prefecture and the destination on the ticket says “Hello Kitty” — you’re definitely on the right plane.
USA Today17d
Trump meeting with Japanese officials on tariffs as trade war scrambles global economy
WASHINGTON —President Donald Trump is taking trade negotiations into his own hands, meeting with Japanese officials to see if he can cut a deal as his new tariffs scramble trade relations with ...
Hindustan Times21d
Asian markets tumble: Japan’s Nikkei drops 5.6% amid escalating US-China tariffs war
Growing jitters over President Donald Trump’s trade war sent Japan’s Nikkei 225 plunging 5.6%. A man takes photos on an electronic board showing the closing numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average ...
CNN22d
Japan’s biggest Yakuza crime group pledges to end decade-long gang war
Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend ...
The Northern Echo22d
Asian shares sink, Japan’s Nikkei down as China-US trade war escalates
Asian shares sank on Friday in early trading after US stocks surrendered a chunk of their historic gains from the day before. The deepening worries over president Donald Trump’s trade war helped ...
The New Indian Express22d
Asian shares sink, with Japan's Nikkei down 5.6 per cent as China-US trade war escalates
The deepening worries over President Donald Trump’ s trade war initially helped pull Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index down 5.6 percent. By mid-morning in Tokyo, it was down 4.7 per cent at ...