Japan will host summit with South Korea to bolster ties as Tokyo's relations with Beijing worsen

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in her hometown on Tuesday, in a summit ...

Japan dives into New Year with prayers and an icy plunge

Dozens of worshipers took a deep breath and a brave plunge into icy waters at a Tokyo shrine Sunday, keeping afloat a New ...

Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies

A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo's drive to ...

South Korea's Lee to head for Japan summit a week after meeting China's Xi

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set for a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, a week after ...

MLB Insider Provides Reason For Optimism For Kazuma Okamoto and Toronto Blue Jays

Earlier this week, the Toronto Blue Jays officially came to terms with Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto on a four-year deal ...

Japanese PM’s claim on China’s export control on dual-use items exposes ‘lack of sincerity and dangerous foreign policy approach,’ expert says

Following China's decision to tighten export controls on dual-use items destined for Japan last week, Japanese Prime Minister ...

Kitano: "There are still many challenges in everyday life."

Conversation with Japanese internationalIn early June 2025, Sota Kitano moved from his youth club Osaka to our Red Bulls in ...

Meta removes 500,000 youth accounts under Australia's new social media ban

Meta has removed more than half a million social media accounts belonging to Australians under the age of 16, the company ...

Malaysia, Indonesia first to restrict X's Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Grok, the first countries to bar the use of X's artificial intelligence service ...

First responders enter devastated Aleppo neighborhood after days of deadly fighting

First responders on Sunday entered a contested neighborhood in Syria’ s northern city of Aleppo after days of deadly clashes ...

Prediction markets downplay Powell exit risk despite DOJ probe: Asia Morning Briefing

Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are shrugging off the idea that a criminal investigation into the chair of the Federal ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaii baseball team enters spring training packed with returning talent

UH’s Ben Zeigler-Namoa turned the corner at third base against Marshall during a game on Feb. 14, 2025.