DA leading Trump case says rhetoric won’t intimidate office

Tokyo, 20 March, /AJMEDIA/ Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is standing firm against Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile rhetoric, telling his staff that the office won’t be intimidated or deterred as… Read more

Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol

Tokyo, 20 March, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September and a show… Read more

Kim oversees simulated nuclear counterattack against U.S., South Korea

Tokyo, 20 March, /AJMEDIA/ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S. and South Korea in a warning to the allies who… Read more

Man United into FA Cup semifinals; Arsenal extends EPL lead

Tokyo, 20 March, /AJMEDIA/ It was all set up for a famous FA Cup upset as Fulham led treble-chasing Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. But in the space… Read more

Nootbaar’s pepper grinder move unwelcome in Japan high school tourney

Tokyo, 20 March, /AJMEDIA/ Lars Nootbaar’s imaginary pepper grinder was the talk of World Baseball Classic games in Japan, but the fun-loving gesture by the St Louis Cardinals outfielder does… Read more

U.S. routs Cuba to reach World Baseball Classic final

Tokyo, 20 March, /AJMEDIA/ Trea Turner smashed two home runs and defending champion United States routed political rival Cuba 14-2 on Sunday to reach the World Baseball Classic final. The… Read more

How AI could upend the world even more than electricity or the internet

Tokyo, 20 March, /AJMEDIA/ The rise of artificial general intelligence — now seen as inevitable in Silicon Valley — will bring change that is “orders of magnitude” greater than anything… Read more

Japan discusses security in first foreign minister visit to Solomon Islands

Tokyo, 20 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi discussed global security and China’s presence in the Pacific with the leader of the Solomon Islands on Sunday, in what was… Read more

Gov’t to spend additional ¥2 trillion to ease inflation pain

Tokyo, 20 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will spend over 2 trillion yen in reserve funds from the state budget for the current business year to March to give cash handouts to… Read more

Kishida in India to announce new Indo-Pacific plan

Tokyo, 20 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived Monday in India, where he is expected to announce a new plan for a free and open Indo-Pacific and deepen… Read more