A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan on Wednesday, killing at least nine and at least initially sending populations in neighboring Pacific countries scrambling for higher ground. Among the dead, according to The Associated Press, were three hikers who were killed by a rockslide at Taiwan’s Taroko National Park, in the northeast part of the island […]
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles. The contentious decision to allow international arms sales is expected to help secure Japan’s role in the joint […]
TOKYO (AP) — A South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, authorities said, killing seven people on board. One crew member survived, and the fate of three others was unknown. The Japan Coast Guard said it received a distress call from the chemical tanker Keoyoung Sun, saying that it was […]
The Air Force said a “material failure” caused the Nov. 29 crash of an Osprey tiltrotor aircraft off the coast of Japan that killed all eight airmen on board. Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, convened an accident investigation board to determine why the Osprey, call sign Gundam 22, went […]
Bloomberg reported over the weekend that the UK and Japan both fell into recession at the end of last year, as defined by two consecutive quarters of contracting activity. In Europe, officials said they expect weaker economic growth across the European Union trading bloc. “Following subdued growth last year, the EU economy has entered 2024 […]
The long-held domestic fear of “Japan Passing,” or long-term national decline, returned to haunt the country Thursday after it was officially confirmed that Germany had surpassed it as the world’s third-largest economy. Source link
SEOUL, South Korea — In a region overshadowed by China and North Korea, Washington has been keen to encourage the new cooperative spirit currently uniting Seoul and Tokyo, enabling the trilateralism U.S. defense planners have so long sought to project in the region. The voters in America’s two key East Asian allies, however, are far […]
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would stop the sale of U.S. Steel to the Japanese company set to buy it. “I would block it instantaneously. Absolutely,” Mr. Trump told reporters after his meeting with Teamsters’ leaders in Washington. “We saved the steel industry. Now U.S. Steel is being bought by Japan. So […]
Pop star Taylor Swift joins a growing legion of hypocritical climate alarmists who gallivant around the world in gas-guzzling private jets while scolding everyone else to be environmentally conscious. Swift — who’s dating Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, in case you haven’t heard — is expected to fly 5,500 miles from a Feb. 10 […]
Even though we haven’t put human beings on the moon in over 50 years, several space agencies are attempting to explore the lunar surface with landers and robotic probes. It’s a small club of nations that have landed something on the moon, and Japan recently became the fifth nation, joining the U.S., China, India, […]
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