Netanyahu vows retaliation against Hezbollah after weekend strike as U.S. warns against escalation

Tokyo, 30 July, /AJMEDIA/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed heavy retaliation against Hezbollah amid furious diplomatic efforts to prevent a spiral into regional war following a weekend… Read more

Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court changes

Tokyo, 30 July, /AJMEDIA/ President Joe Biden has unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an enforceable ethics… Read more

McDonald’s same-store sales fall for 1st time since the pandemic, profit slides 12%

Tokyo, 30 July, /AJMEDIA/ They’re not lovin’ it. McDonald’s global same-stores fell for the first time in nearly four years in the second quarter as inflation-weary consumers skipped eating out… Read more

Defying downturn, auction houses bid high on Hong Kong

Tokyo, 30 July, /AJMEDIA/ Three of the world’s top auction houses are racing to expand in Hong Kong, eager to woo young Asian buyers even as the global art market… Read more

Japanese police seek info on French woman who vanished in Nikko in 2018

Tokyo, 30 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese police on Monday renewed calls for information about a French woman who went missing six years ago during a trip to a tourist spot north… Read more

Ex-peace museum head recalls fleeing Hiroshima A-bomb over bodies

Tokyo, 30 July, /AJMEDIA/ Hiroshi Harada was 6, waiting with his parents for a train at Hiroshima Station, when the atomic bomb exploded on Aug. 6, 1945, leveling the western… Read more

Olympics show golden age of metal music

Tokyo, 30 July, /AJMEDIA/ A thundering performance by thrash metal band Gojira at the Olympics opening ceremony shows how much the demonic-sounding genre has entered the pop culture mainstream. The… Read more

AI startups swap independence for Big Tech’s deep pockets

Tokyo, 30 July, /AJMEDIA/ It’s the case of the vanishing startup: some of Silicon Valley’s most promising names in the fast-developing generative AI space are being gobbled up by or… Read more

Djokovic withdraws from ATP Montreal event

Tokyo, 30 July, /AJMEDIA/ World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week’s ATP Canadian Open tournament in Montreal, Tennis Canada said on Monday. The 24-time Grand Slam champion… Read more