Philippine rescuers battle floodwaters to reach stranded

Tokyo, 26 October, /AJMEDIA/ Rescuers in the northern Philippines raced Saturday to reach people still stranded in areas made inaccessible by flooding from Tropical Storm Trami, which has displaced nearly… Read more

Israel hits back at Iran, Syria with strikes on military targets

Tokyo, 26 October, /AJMEDIA/ Israel struck military sites in Iran early on Saturday, saying it was retaliating against Tehran’s strikes on Israel this month, the latest attack in the escalating… Read more

Harris and Beyonce ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump

Tokyo, 26 October, /AJMEDIA/ Kamala Harris and Beyonce ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Donald Trump on Friday, with the superstar telling the Democratic nominee’s biggest crowd… Read more

Trump leaves Michigan rallygoers waiting in the cold for hours to tape Joe Rogan podcast

Tokyo, 26 October, /AJMEDIA/ Many of Donald Trump’s supporters left a Michigan rally before he arrived Friday night after the former president kept them waiting for three hours to tape… Read more

King Charles and Queen Camilla leave Samoa’s Commonwealth summit

Tokyo, 26 October, /AJMEDIA/ Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla flew out of Samoa on Saturday, after a visit in which the monarch acknowledged the Commonwealth’s “painful” history, amid a… Read more

Lower-priced new cars are gaining popularity in U.S., and not just for cash-poor buyers

Tokyo, 26 October, /AJMEDIA/ Had she wanted to, Michelle Chumley could have afforded a pricey new SUV loaded with options. But when it came time to replace her Chevrolet Blazer… Read more

Candidates make last-ditch appeals ahead of Sunday’s election

Tokyo, 26 October, /AJMEDIA/ Candidates in Japan’s super-tight parliamentary election made last-ditch appeals to voters on Saturday, with opinion polls suggesting the ruling coalition might fall short of a majority.… Read more

Japan election may force ruling party into power-sharing deals

Tokyo, 26 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s voters could end more than a decade of Liberal Democratic Party dominance on Sunday, forcing the ruling party into power-sharing deals that could undermine the… Read more

Lone child brings hope to Japan’s puppet village

Tokyo, 26 October, /AJMEDIA/ Riding his tricycle with cheerful abandon, Kuranosuke Kato is the only child in his tiny, depopulated Japanese village overrun by life-sized puppets. The two-year-old was the… Read more

Japan’s newest life-size Gundam is finished; receives Shinto blessing in Osaka

Tokyo, 26 October, /AJMEDIA/ When doing construction projects in Japan, it’s customary to have a Shinto priest come to the site to purify it, bestow a blessing upon the project,… Read more