24.12.2024 15:42 A bear measuring about 90 centimeters from head to tail was tranquilized and captured Tuesday, a day after it was found under a traditional Japanese "kotatsu" blanketed table in a living room in northeastern Japan, local police said.
The resident, a man in his 60s, discovered the animal with its head under the table when he returned to his home in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, on Monday evening. The man escaped unharmed to a neighboring house and the police restricted access to the area.
Read full story here24.12.2024 15:51 Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday expressed his willingness to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump "at an early date" to further strengthen the bilateral alliance.
While Trump is perceived to be willing to meet with Ishiba before his Jan. 20 return to the White House, the prime minister noted that there are "various views" within the government about when would be the best time for the two leaders to meet and said, "I will choose the most appropriate timing."
Read full story here24.12.2024 16:01 Japan's parliament approved Tuesday a series of legislative changes aimed at restoring voter trust through abolishing "policy activity funds" that can be spent without disclosure and setting up a third-party oversight entity to monitor fund reporting.
The passage of the bills through the House of Councillors came on the final day of an extraordinary Diet session that was extended by three days to allow for extra deliberations. It marked the first Diet debate since Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito party, transitioned to a minority government following the general election in October.
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Asashoryu won 25 career grand sumo tournaments, the fourth most on the all-time list, and clinched promotion as the first yokozuna from Mongolia at 2003's January meet. And though his 25-year-old nephew is rightly impressed, the ozeki's focus was on doing things his way.
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The Giants have been looking for a starter with 35-year-old right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano, who led the CL with 15 wins this season, leaving for the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball.
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A bear measuring about 90 centimeters from head to tail was tranquilized and captured Tuesday, a day after it was found under a traditional Japanese "kotatsu" blanketed table in a living room in northeastern Japan, local police said.
The resident, a man in his 60s, discovered the animal with its head under the table when he returned to his home in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, on Monday evening. The man escaped unharmed to a neighboring house and the police restricted access to the area.
Read full story here
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday expressed his willingness to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump "at an early date" to further strengthen the bilateral alliance.
While Trump is perceived to be willing to meet with Ishiba before his Jan. 20 return to the White House, the prime minister noted that there are "various views" within the government about when would be the best time for the two leaders to meet and said, "I will choose the most appropriate timing."
Read full story here
Japan's parliament approved Tuesday a series of legislative changes aimed at restoring voter trust through abolishing "policy activity funds" that can be spent without disclosure and setting up a third-party oversight entity to monitor fund reporting.
The passage of the bills through the House of Councillors came on the final day of an extraordinary Diet session that was extended by three days to allow for extra deliberations. It marked the first Diet debate since Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito party, transitioned to a minority government following the general election in October.
Read full story here
Twenty-two years after his uncle approached the same challenge, ozeki Hoshoryu heads into January's New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with a shot at promotion to the sport's highest rank.
Asashoryu won 25 career grand sumo tournaments, the fourth most on the all-time list, and clinched promotion as the first yokozuna from Mongolia at 2003's January meet. And though his 25-year-old nephew is rightly impressed, the ozeki's focus was on doing things his way.
Read full story here
Here are a few you can play during the holidays.
As we prepare for another Squid Game, heres everything you may have forgotten about Season 1. 
In 2024, Hanukkah starts on Christmas, which only happens an average of five times per century.
Former New York Yankee and free agent Masahiro Tanaka has agreed to join the Yomiuri Giants, the Central League club announced Tuesday.
The Giants have been looking for a starter with 35-year-old right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano, who led the CL with 15 wins this season, leaving for the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball.
Read full story here
The Grinch is not just stealing Christmas this year, he's busting criminals in Peru as well.
2024s progress hints at things to come.
Since the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad on December 8, the Israeli army has moved into the buffer zone between the two countries, for the first time since 1974, when a disengagement deal was signed.
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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Read full story here
The country's new authorities announced on Tuesday that they reached an agreement with Syria's rebel groups on their dissolution and integration into the regular defense forces.