Australian team wrangles 102 venomous snakes from backyard

Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ A team of Australian reptile catchers says it has topped the beloved children’s tale “The Hundred and One Dalmatians”, stumbling across a nest of 102 venomous… Read more

Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out ‘anti-Christian bias’ and urges ‘bring God back’

Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to root out “anti-Christian bias” in the U.S., announcing that he was forming a task force led by… Read more

Trump says Israel would hand over Gaza after fighting; no U.S. troops needed

Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday Israel would hand over Gaza to the United States after fighting was over and the enclave’s population was already… Read more

U.S. judge blocks Trump buyout offer for government workers until at least Monday

Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s proposed buyout for federal workers until at least Monday, giving an initial win to labor unions… Read more

On eve of summit with Japan PM, Trump reportedly meets U.S. Steel CEO

Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly met with United States Steel Corp CEO David Burritt at the White House on Thursday, the eve of his first summit… Read more

OpenAI to host some customers’ data in Europe

Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ ChatGPT developer OpenAI said Thursday that it would allow some European customers to store and process data from conversations with its chatbots within the European Union,… Read more

Entrepreneur launches support service for international school kids in Japan

Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese parents of the growing number of children attending international school in Japan often feel overwhelmed due to a lack of support, which may hinder their… Read more

Asian shares mixed as DeepSeek lifts Chinese tech stocks

Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped nearly 0.72% in afternoon trading… Read more

Honda-Nissan tie-up failure leaves Japanese automakers’ future hazy

Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ A once-envisioned historic tie-up between Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Co has collapsed, forcing the two major Japanese automakers to reassess their strategies to stay… Read more

Trader Itochu weighs joining Seven & i management buyout plan

Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese trading house Itochu Corp said Thursday it is considering joining other companies in a management buyout of Seven & i Holdings Co proposed by its… Read more