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Ishiba will instead offer a "masakaki" ritual offering to the shrine, the sources said, as he did during its autumn festival when he and his entire Cabinet refrained from visiting.
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The two Star Alliance carriers signed a deal the same day to launch a joint venture aimed at providing customers with enhanced flight connectivity beyond their existing codeshare arrangement.
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The United States collected a total of 52 points from the men's and women's short programs and ice dance's rhythm dance, eight points above second-place Japan, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni shrine, a site that has long been a source of diplomatic friction with Japan's neighbors, during its spring festival next week, sources familiar with the plan said Thursday.
Ishiba will instead offer a "masakaki" ritual offering to the shrine, the sources said, as he did during its autumn festival when he and his entire Cabinet refrained from visiting.
Read full story here
In a book published on Thursday, two journalists reveal that they consulted archives showing that the Holy See was aware of Abb? Pierre's actions 'as early as autumn 1955.'
All Nippon Airways Co. and Singapore Airlines Ltd. will launch joint fare products for flights between Japan and Singapore starting in September as they deepen their commercial partnership, the two carriers said Thursday.
The two Star Alliance carriers signed a deal the same day to launch a joint venture aimed at providing customers with enhanced flight connectivity beyond their existing codeshare arrangement.
Read full story here
US President Donald Trump railed against the US Federal Reserve's high interest rates, while Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Trump's tariffs could force him to choose between fighting inflation or unemployment.
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.抯 shares fell Friday after a US congressional committee called on two American banks to withdraw from working on the Chinese battery maker抯 planned initial public offering in Hong Kong.
The organizers of the May election want to prevent a repeat of November 2024, when the vote was canceled following revelations of a large-scale TikTok manipulation operation.
The Foundation for the Memory of Slavery has called on France to address the sensitive issue of reparations for its colonial past, coinciding with the bicentennial of Haiti's debt on April 17.
Ilia Malinin and Alysa Liu topped their respective short program standings Thursday as the United States took the lead after the opening day of the three-day World Team Trophy figure skating competition.
The United States collected a total of 52 points from the men's and women's short programs and ice dance's rhythm dance, eight points above second-place Japan, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Read full story here
Europeans are waiting to be informed about the Trump administration's specific plans regarding its potential withdrawal of troops from their continent. They are closely watching the appointments and dismissals at the Pentagon.
Watch live coverage after an active shooter was reported at Florida State University.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the decision to reduce the benchmark deposit rate to 2.25% had come at a time of 'exceptional uncertainty' due to Donald Trump's tariffs on global imports.
Exclusive: backbenchers may be allowed to abstain, a major climbdown from previous votes when rebels were suspended from the partyMinisters are scrambling to avoid a damaging rebellion this summer when MPs vote on controversial ... ... 
The Trump administration is continuing its battle against Harvard University this time, canceling $2.7 million in grants and threatening to stop the enrollment of international students.