Judge to sentence Trump before inauguration in hush money case

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ The New York judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday set sentencing for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration and said… Read more

Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza as ceasefire talks set to resume in Qatar

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people in Gaza, including children, overnight and into Friday, hospital and emergency response workers said, as health workers and Israel’s… Read more

Soldier who died in Las Vegas explosion left note saying it was to be a wakeup for country’s ills

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ An Army soldier who died in an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hote l in Las Vegas left a note saying it was… Read more

Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support… Read more

Moldovan PM warns of security crisis after cut-off of Russian gas

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Moldova faces a security crisis after its breakaway enclave of Transdniestria was cut off from supplies of Russian gas, Prime Minister Dorin Recean said on Friday.… Read more

Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in office this weekend, traveling to South Korea,… Read more

Japan’s main opposition party fails to boost clout after Oct election

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s main opposition party, led by former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, has struggled to bolster its presence despite its breakthrough in the Oct 27 House of… Read more

South Korea’s acting president vows continued cooperation with U.S., Japan

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok vowed to continue trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States, saying on Friday his country’s diplomacy remains steadfast despite… Read more

Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s proposed deal to acquire U.S. Steel

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel — affirming his earlier vow… Read more

China says it is determined to open up its economy to world in 2025

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ China is “determined” to continue opening up its economy to the world in 2025, a top economic planning official said Friday, as Beijing steels itself for… Read more