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UN experts say famine has spread throughout Gaza
The recent deaths of several more children from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip indicate that famine has spread throughout the enclave, a group of independent human rights experts mandated by the United Nations said on Tuesday. Gaza health authorities say at least 33 children have died of malnutrition, mostly in… Read
Japan must strengthen NATO ties to safeguard global peace, PM says
Russia's deepening military cooperation with North Korea has underlined the need for Japan to forge closer ties with NATO as regional security threats become increasingly intertwined, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Reuters. In written remarks ahead of his attendance at a NATO summit in Washington DC this week, Kishida also… Read
Harris focuses on her personal story, not Biden questions, as she speaks to Black and Asian voters
First, Vice President Kamala Harris went to Nevada to launch the reelection’s outreach campaign to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and addressed the crowd as “longtime friends.” Then, she was in Dallas to speak at the annual gathering of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Black sorority that she… Read
Missing woman rescued near Tokyo after 36 hours adrift at sea
A woman was rescued from the sea off Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Wednesday morning after drifting some 80 kilometers over about 36 hours, a local coast guard office said. The 21-year-old Chinese woman, who was on a swim ring, was found dehydrated but conscious, according to the office. She… Read
Japan destroyer sailed into China territorial waters despite warnings
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer temporarily sailed into Chinese territorial waters off the country's eastern province of Zhejiang last week, despite repeated warnings by Chinese vessels, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. The Suzutsuki, tasked with monitoring Chinese military drills on the high seas, navigated into Chinese waters on July 4,… Read
Israel to attend Hiroshima peace ceremony amid call for cease-fire
The western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Monday announced that Israel has expressed its intention to attend the Aug. 6 annual peace ceremony commemorating the atomic bomb attack on the city, bringing the number of countries slated to take part to a record high of 115. The invitation to Israel,… Read
Tokyo residents seek to block building of massive data center
A group of residents in Tokyo said on Wednesday they were aiming to block construction of a massive logistics and data center planned by Singaporean developer GLP, in a worrying sign for businesses looking to Japan to meet growing demand. The petition by more than 220 residents of Akishima city… Read
Man gets 30 years for killing wife, 2 children
The Nagoya District Court has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 30 years in prison for killing his wife and two children in Inuyama City and Fuso Town, Aichi Prefecture, in August 2022. According to the ruling Tuesday at the lay judge trial, Daisuke Tanaka, a former telecommunications construction worker, was… Read
India's Modi hugs Putin on first Russia visit since Ukraine offensive
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into Moscow on Monday and warmly hugged President Vladimir Putin on a visit that treads a fine line between maintaining a longstanding relationship with Moscow and courting closer Western security ties. The visit is Modi's first since Russia launched its campaign in Ukraine and since… Read
Japan court OKs gender change without confirmation surgery
A Japanese high court on Wednesday approved an official gender change for a transgender woman who has not undergone confirmation surgery as legally required, in a rare decision. The clause requiring gender confirmation surgery is "suspected of being unconstitutional" as it forces an individual to choose between undergoing surgery or… Read
