King Charles greets happy crowds, an angry MP and an alpaca on visit to Canberra

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Among the thousand plus well-wishers gathered to greet King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Monday was Hephner, a nine-year… Read more

U.S., Canada warships pass through Taiwan Strait

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ A U.S. and a Canadian warship have passed through waters separating Taiwan and China, a week after Beijing held large-scale military drills in the sensitive passage.… Read more

Trump serves fries at McDonald’s; says Harris lied about working there in college

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania on Sunday before staging an impromptu news conference, answering questions through the… Read more

Israel says it will target Hezbollah’s financial arm and announces imminent strikes in Lebanon

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Israel’s military announced Sunday it will now take aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s financial arm and planned to attack a “large number of targets” in the… Read more

Japan shifting back to nuclear to ditch coal, power AI

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Glinting in the sun by the world’s biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. But as the huge facility gears up to restart,… Read more

Dodgers finish off Mets with 10-5 win in NLCS and advance to face Yankees in World Series

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered to send Shohei Ohtani into the World Series for the first time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated the New… Read more

Asian markets mostly higher after another winning close on Wall Street

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Asian shares were mixed on Monday after U.S. stocks rose to records to close out their latest winning week. U.S. futures also were mixed and oil… Read more

Used smartphone sales to hit record high in Japan amid price hikes

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Sales of used smartphones in Japan are expected to hit an all-time high in fiscal 2024, as rising prices of new devices drive consumers toward more… Read more

‘Smile 2’ grinning to No. 1 at North American box office

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts and an Oscar contender got off to a sparkling start this weekend. “Smile 2,” in its first weekend,… Read more

Tech giants go nuclear in AI arms race

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ The artificial intelligence arms race has gone nuclear. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are now looking to outgun each other with announcements on atomic energy, which they… Read more